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(Slightly) Early Access: OMEN Transcend 14: High-End Gaming on a Thin & Light Notebook [Sponsored] (Patreon)

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2024-05-04 10:28:32

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2024-05

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Hi everyone, some Saturday early access viewing while DF Direct Weekly #161 is cooking.

So, this video is rather interesting as it's a video I've been wanting to make for a long, long time and sponsorship actually made it happen. Typically, when gaming laptops are reviewed, they're benchmarked like a desktop PC and fall short - and to be clear, there are definitely some issues with GPU naming in the mobile space. But what if you treated gaming laptops as a kind of hybrid of consoles and PC handhelds - targeting efficiency, best bang for the buck etc. This video is the result, I loved making it and I hope you enjoy it too.

Here's the blurb: the OMEN Transcend 14 is a 14-inch thin and light laptop with the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, paired with Nvidia's RTX 4070 in 65W form - so to what extent can it game? By combining console-class optimised settings, Nvidia DLSS spatial upscaling and even frame generation, we can achieve PS5-class visual features and more - with ray tracing and even path-tracing in the mix. All PC capture in this video taken directly from the OMEN Transcend 14.

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OMEN Transcend 14: High-End Gaming on a Thin & Light Notebook [Sponsored]

Video sponsored by OMEN. The OMEN Transcend 14 is a 14-inch thin and light laptop with the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, paired with Nvidia's RTX 4070 in 65W form - so to what extent can it game? By combining console-class optimised settings, Nvidia DLSS spatial upscaling and even frame generation, we can achieve PS5-class visual features and more - with ray tracing and even path-tracing in the mix. All PC capture in this video taken directly from the OMEN Transcend 14. Learn more about the OMEN Transcend 14: https://bit.ly/3QxLlfz Cyberpunk 2077 Path Tracing Optimisation Mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/8059 Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net For commercial enquiries, please contact business@digitalfoundry.net 00:00 Introduction 01:14 The OMEN Transcend 14 02:46 Optimised Game Set-Up vs Handheld & Consoles 04:44 Battery Life vs PC Handhelds inc. Asus ROG Ally 06:56 Gaming - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 08:59 Gaming - Alan Wake 2 11:22 Gaming - Fortnite on Unreal Engine 5 12:00 Gaming - Horizon Forbidden West 13:48 Gaming - Cyberpunk 2077 17:59 Gaming - Control 19:06 Gaming Summary 20:17 And Now, The Conclusion #OMENTranscend14 #RTXOn #FramesWinGames