- Frames and nvidia have joined forces to introduce portable portable GPUs, starting with a new RTX 5070 module
- The frame laptop 16 with RTX 5070 is now available for pre-order and the GPU module will soon be sold separately for upgrades
- This idea is an improvement from past portable MXM -Laptop GPUs
Upgrading a game -notebook to get better performance usually means buying a whole new system – maybe one of the best game – learable computers out there – but a portable manufacturer, frame and nvidia hope to change all that.
As reported by The Verge, The Framework Laptop 16 has an upgradable NVIDIA RTX 5070 graphics module that allows players to exchange the existing GPU with a new and more powerful. This frame Laptop 16, which packs the RTX 5070 module, is now available for pre-order with the first batch shipment in November.
Frames claim that the installation of the Blackwell Graphics module takes ‘under five minutes’ using the tools provided, and at the appearance of it, the installation should be a simple slot-and-screw process after removing the existing GPU.
Although there is no way to buy it yet, Framework will sell NVIDIA RTX 5070 graphics module individually.
Essentially, this benefits the advantage of a desktop game -pc to the laptop world, making easy GPU upgrades possible. Of course, the RTX 5070 Mobile graphics card is not as powerful as its desktop counterpart, but it still offers lots of grunt for a notebook. And that is clearly a huge upgrade from the LAPTOP 16S former AMD Radeon RX 7700S GPU.
Now it is worth noting that this is not the first portable portable GPU. MXM GPUs allowed players to perform the same trick of switching an old portable graphics card to a new model.
However, these disappeared largely in the last decade (at least for games or mainstream-laptop computers), and besides, they were not the best option for non-technical knowledgeable players. Installation required deeper separation and complications, including thermal pasta again.
In contrast, with frames and Nvidia’s new GPU module, it is only claimed to take a few minutes to install via a simple deterrence and replacement of the process. The end result is a more than capable Blackwell GPU with tools such as DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation at its disposal. There is also a USB-C output on the module that can transmit to an external screen and charge the system at the same time.
Analysis: Could we see something similar for handhelds in the future?
Swappable chips in handheld may sound long -term right now, but what could we possibly write off at this point?
Swappable portable GPUs are not entirely unheard of, as already mentioned, but in the present they may have sounded like a myth for many – but now they are again a reality.
We already see thought-blowing designs as a DIY RTX 4090-powered handheld, and GPD wins 5 with removable battery functionality (which can be negative for some) while using AMD’s most powerful APU, Ryzen AI Max+ 395.
If it is not a strong sign that things are only on the way up from here in terms of portable game -pc hardware, I’m not sure what’s -and I won’t be surprised if we see something similar to what hits and nvidia has cooked up here in future handhelds.
