MSI’s GX70 laptop is the first out with AMD’s new Richland APU, promising 20% more performance for the same price and at the same thermal design power (TDP).
Alongside it is the slightly revised HD7970M, rebranded as the HD8970M with higher clock speeds, 2GB of GDDR5 RAM, and AMD’s Enduro switchable graphics technology.
MyGaming approached several retailers for comment and Corex was the first to respond, confirming the retail prices and confirming that stock will be available in the first week of June 2013 at the same time that Computex Taipei opens its doors to geeks and journalists from around the world. Reviews should be going up at around the same time as well.
Below is a table comparing the GX70 3BE to the GX60 3AE, which will continue to be sold alongside it and features the same processor upgrade. Its possible that current GX60 owners may be able to source the new APU separately and upgrade their BIOS to recognise the processor and enjoy the same speed improvements.
| Components |
MSI GX60 |
MSI GX70 |
| Retail price (RRP) | R14,999 | R19,999 |
| Keyboard | Backlit Steelseries, 16k colours | Backlit Steelseries, 176k colours,separate colour zones |
| Screen | 15.6-inch anti-glare TN Full HD (1080p) panel | 17.3-inch anti-glare TN Full HD (1080p) panel |
| Processor | AMD Richland A10-5750M quad-core, 2.5GHz stock, 3.5GHz Turbo | AMD Richland A10-5750M quad-core, 2.5GHz stock, 3.5GHz Turbo |
| Built-in GPU | AMD Radeon HD8650G, 384 shader cores, 533MHz stock, 720MHz Boost | AMD Radeon HD8650G, 384 shader cores, 533MHz stock, 720MHz Boost |
| Discrete GPU | AMD Radeon HD7970M 2GB GDDR5, 1280 shader cores, 850MHz stock, 4.8GHz memory | AMD Radeon HD8790M 2GB GDDR5, 1280 shader cores, 850MHz stock, 900MHz boost, 4.8GHz memory |
| System RAM | 8GB DDR3-1600 dual-channel | 16GB DDR3-1600 dual-channel |
| Hard drive | 750GB SATA 2.5-inch 7200RPM | 1TB SATA 2.5-inch 5400RPM |
| Solid State drive | None (optional) | 128GB mSATA 2.5-inch |
| Optical drive | Super-Multi DVD-Rewriter dual-layer | Blu-Ray reader, DVD-Rewriter dual-layer |
| Wireless connectivity | All-In-One 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 | All-In-One 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit single language | Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit single language |
| Battery size | 9-cell 87Wh removable | 9-cell 87Wh removablec |
| Warranty terms | 2-year International warranty | 2-year International warranty |
| Bundled free game | Hitman: Absolution | Crysis 3 Hunter Edition |
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My dell xps 17z cost about the same as the GX70 a year ago. And even tho the specs are better now, I could never bring myself to buy these blinged out laptops. Guess I’m not the market. p.s. can’t wait for haswell.