RTX 5090 Laptops are BETTER than we Thought

Hardware Canucks March 28, 2025
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The RTX 5090 laptops are here and we wanted our benchmarks and testing to be different, to show a unique side for this GPU. So in addition to 1600p and 4K gaming framerates, we also tested the RTX 5090's effects on Battery Life, gaming while on batter, Creator Workloads and even AI testing with Deepseek on the GPU....and more. It turns out, this GPU MIGHT be better than we thought, but there is one catch. Timestamps: 0:00 - The New Blade 16, Thinner, Better? 0:56 - RTX 5090 Specs Laptop vs Desktop 1:52 - Thinner, Lighter 2:44 - RTX 5090 Laptop Power, Thermals & Noise 4:10 - RTX 5090 vs Competing Laptops 4:44 - 1600p Gaming Results 7:36 - 4K Gaming Results (WOW!) 8:54 - Creator Workload Performance 10:18 - AI Tests - Llama, Deepseek 12:56 - Battery Life is INSANE 13:52 - Gaming + Battery = Even Better! 14:54 - Impressive, Except... SUBSCRIBE ►https://bit.ly/SubHWC Review unit provided free of charge by Razer. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Follow us for more updates! Twitter https://bit.ly/HWC_Twitter FaceBook https://bit.ly/HWC_Facebook Instagram https://bit.ly/HWC_Instagram ----------------------------------------­------------------------ #rtx5090 #razerblade16 #nvidia

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