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GeForce GTX 980 Notebooks a VR Developer’s Dream

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Virtual reality takes immense amounts of computing horsepower. Creating VR content takes even more graphics grunt. No surprise, then, that content creators have been asking us for VR-ready performance in a notebook.

Today they're getting it. That's thanks to a spate of new notebooks equipped with the power of our GeForce GTX 980 GPU.

That's no typo. These notebooks use the same 2,048-core GM204 GPU found in our GeForce GTX 980 graphics cards. They're equipped with GDDR5 memory, fast CPUs, multiple USB 3.0 ports and direct HDMI out, making them the world's first notebooks to meet (and exceed) the recommended spec for Oculus Rift.

Run Unreal Engine 4? Not a problem. "The GTX 980 notebook includes a fully loaded GTX 980 GPU in a laptop form factor. It's a great platform for utilizing Unreal Engine 4’s high-end features, such as physically based shading, DirectX 12 and virtual reality device support," says Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games.

Power demanding VR games? Without breaking a sweat. "The GeForce GTX 980 notebook is a very impressive piece of hardware. EVE: Valkyrie runs super smooth on it with rock-solid performance," says Owen O'Brien, executive producer, EVE: Valkyrie, CCP Games.

These machines are designed for heavy-duty gaming and game development. Both the CPU and GPU are overclockable. Many are equipped with G-SYNC display technology for stutter-free, tear-free frame delivery. And those are just the highlights.

Whether a developer is showcasing a new VR demo at an event or creating the next killer VR app, GeForce GTX 980 notebooks can deliver on the go. Borrowing a rig or safely packing one up to hit the road is now a thing of the past.

The first GeForce GTX 980-equipped notebooks will be available in October. The full list of OEMs include: MSI, Aorus, ASUS, Clevo, Origin PC, Maingear, Falcon NW, Digital Storm , Sager, XMG, PC Specialist, LDLC, Hyperbook, G-Tune, AfterShock, BossMonster, Metabox and Terransforce.

GameWorks VR SDK Update

To coincide with the release of this new hardware, our GameWorks VR SDK gets an update with the following features:

GeForce GTX notebook support
VR SLI enhancements when using Direct Mode
Expanded head-mount display supported
Bug fixes and stability improvements

Download our latest display driver to get the GameWorks VR updates. Stay tuned for more VR news at Oculus Connect later this week!

Learn more about GameWorks VR.

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Attention, Enthusiasts: Get Ready for a New Breed of Gaming Notebooks

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 06:00 AM PDT

Meet the world's first notebooks built for enthusiasts.

They're especially engineered with premium components that set new performance benchmarks. And what's more, you can push the performance envelope further: These notebooks are built to overclock.

A long list of achievements, never seen before on notebooks, includes lightning-fast 7 Gbps memory, 4-8 phase power supplies, overclocking headroom, unlocked GPUs and CPUs, fan control and to top it all off — a desktop GeForce GTX 980 GPU.

Full Desktop Performance

The unrivaled efficiency of the Maxwell architecture combined with system innovations enables us to put the same GeForce GTX 980 2,048-core GPU into these notebooks. The result is glorious: For the first time, extreme desktop gaming — without any compromises — has come to notebooks.

The experiences are nothing short of incredible. Play the latest games — such as The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Grand Theft Auto V, Mad Max, Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain and The Killing Floor 2 — at maxed out graphics settings. Imagine gaming across three displays in full HD for a completely immersive gaming experience. Yep, with these notebooks you can do that, too.

Overclocker's Delight

These notebooks are an overclocker's delight. For the first time on notebooks, you can control the fan to trade-off acoustics for performance. With unlocked GPUs, there are no ceilings to turbocharging your performance. And extreme cooling solutions combined with meticulously designed power delivery systems give you the added headroom to push your clocks into uncharted territory.

World's First Virtual Reality Notebooks

Packed with the graphics horsepower to surpass virtual reality's steep demands of 90 FPS, low-latency gameplay, these are the world's first notebooks that meet the recommended spec for Oculus Rift. Featuring support for the full set of GameWorks VR technologies, they deliver fast, responsive and immersive VR that you can put in your backpack.

Partners

These notebooks will come in all your favorite enthusiast brands and will be available with NVIDIA G-SYNC display technology for a smooth, tear-free gaming experience.

Along with Aorus, ASUS, MSI and Clevo, they'll be available from a number of local gaming brands such as Origin PC, Maingear, Falcon NW, Digital Storm , Sager, XMG, PC Specialist, LDLC, Hyperbook, G-Tune, AfterShock, BossMonster, Metabox, ThunderRobot and Terrans Force.

We can’t wait to see what you’ll do with this glorious new breed of gaming machines.

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