The display lid of the 17.3-inch XMG APEX 17 MAX, measuring 402 x 265 x 28.6 mm and weighing 2.85 kg, is made of aluminium for enhanced stability. The IPS panel features a classic 16:9 format with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, covering 100% of both the DCI-P3 and sRGB color spaces. It has a 165 Hz refresh rate, 330 nits of brightness, and supports AMD FreeSync. The display also offers a power-saving 60 Hz mode, allowing for extended battery life from the 73 Wh battery, which is internally screw-fastened and therefore replaceable. Additionally, the iGPU-only mode, selectable via the Control Center, enhances battery efficiency by completely deactivating the NVIDIA dGPU after a system restart, allowing the system to rely solely on the energy-efficient AMD iGPU. A MUX switch also enables users to switch the internal display connection between the dGPU and iGPU.
(PR) XMG Introduces APEX 17 MAX Notebook with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX and RTX 4070 or RTX 4060
XMG is introducing the XMG APEX 17 MAX, its first gaming laptop featuring AMD’s high-end processors from the Dragon Range series. This classic 17.3-inch laptop combines a Ryzen 9 7945HX with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4070 or 4060, along with a 165 Hz WQHD display offering 100% DCI-P3 and sRGB color space coverage. The ‘MAX’ suffix has always signified maximum CPU performance in XMG’s APEX series laptops. While the APEX 17 MAX (M24) no longer features a socketed processor like earlier models, it is powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, the laptop version of the Zen 4 desktop CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Both are built on the same ‘Raphael’ processor die, manufactured in a 5 nm process, offering 16 fully-fledged cores and 32 threads. This powerhouse CPU is paired with either an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 or 4060, both delivering up to 125 watts of graphics performance (115 W TGP plus 10 W Dynamic Boost).