Gaming Goes Mobile
Today, a new class of gamers want a new type of PC. Intel research reveals that students, young professionals, and other dynamic gamers want thinner, more versatile gaming laptops that are also great all-around PCs for work, school, content creation, and personal activities.
Intel defines “ultraportable gaming” as a laptop with a 14- to 15-inch display, and less than 18mm thin. These laptops are powered by the new 11th Gen Intel® Core™ H35-series processor (an “H”-series part operating at 35W). It has the fastest single-threaded performance of any laptop processor—enabling people to play popular games in 4K resolution at high settings and the majority of popular esports and AAA games in full HD at high settings.2 3
OEMs like MSI, Acer, Vaio, and ASUS are releasing more than 40 ultraportable gaming designs in the first half of 2021, including the MSI Stealth15M—one of thinnest 15” gaming laptops ever designed.
Ultraportable Gaming on the Rise
PC gaming has fully arrived as mainstream entertainment, enjoyed by more than 1.2 billion people around the world.4 This is a large, diverse community that has embraced gaming as a way to compete, relax, and connect. Just consider that, on Twitch, an average of 2.9 million concurrent viewers watched more than 2 billion hours of content in January 2021.
As more people game, many want new and different gaming PC choices that fit their diverse needs. This choice is rooted in how they use their PC. Our research reveals that 39% of people buying a gaming laptop want a thinner, premium PC; one that’s portable, features a long battery life, powers work, school, content creation, and personal activities, and can also be used for gaming.
92% of this group use their gaming laptop as their primary computing device, splitting their time between a range of activities and with a range of purchase triggers, as shown above. And nearly 80% say they want a gaming PC’s high-end specs and features, but on a device that looks more like a traditional laptop.
But many people didn’t see the right choice for them on the market. 38% of those surveyed who did not purchase a gaming laptop said the reason was bulkiness or weight.
Enter the new 11th Gen Intel® Core™ H35-series processor, which meets all the needs of this new class of gamers. This processor includes critical features normally found only in high-end desktop systems: up to 5GHz frequency, PCIe Gen 4.0 architecture for the fastest storage and supporting the latest discrete graphics, and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+). These features provide a balance of mobility and advanced gaming—an industry first and a technical milestone in response to people’s real-world needs.
Source: Intel Content
