The GTX acronym is reserved for Nvidia's finest GPUs that are designed for all-around gaming, but it's been a while since the company launched one for laptops. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M debuts today with some notable improvements, including support for a graphics-switching technology called Optimus and improved frame rates at 1080p resolutions.
This marks the first time Nvidia is introducing its Optimus technology into a mobile GTX card. Optimus enables the switch to Intel's processor graphics when the gaming laptop is used for everything else besides hardcore gaming and 3D-intensive tasks. The purpose of a graphic switch is so that the battery can last longer on a single charge (Intel's graphics doesn't demand as much from the battery as an Nvidia chip). During serious gameplay, the GTX 560M takes over.
Most gaming laptops come with huge screens that can scale to 1,920-by-1,080 resolution (or 1080p), but few gaming chips can handle 3D games at this resolution, while cranking up all the quality settings. The GTX 560M can handle games like Crysis 2, Duke Nukem Forever, and Age of Conan at this resolution, with all the details, such as textures and shadows, maxed out. At these settings, Nvidia claims that its GTX chip can easily achieve 30 to 40 frames per second in Crysis 2 and Duke Nukem.
Nvidia will continue to support Direct X 11 and SLI configurations in the GTX 560M, and Toshiba and Alienware will be the first OEMs that'll use it in their mobile gaming rigs.
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