Change to RTX 5070!The world's first modular gaming laptop is on sale, allowing you to easily replace GPUs

2025-08-30 22:51:38|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Nirav Patel, CEO of modular laptop manufacturer Framework, once said that he would use Framework Laptop 16 to provide "the holy grail for gamers."In 2023, he also said that this will be the first consumer-grade notebook to truly achieve replaceable and upgradeable graphics cards like a desktop PC.At that time, the foreign media The Verge was skeptical because the last time someone portrayed a similar vision, but ended with litigation and arbitration.

However, about 18 months after the release of the Framework Laptop 16, the company has done something that other laptop manufacturers have never achieved before: launching a new and stronger discrete graphics module (NVIDIA RTX 5070 8GB module), which users can easily load into their existing laptops.

Previously, as AMD withdraws from this generation of mobile graphics card market, many people are worried that this product that emphasizes upgrading will stagnate. Now, the company has only one option - to turn to Nvidia.

In 2024, this laptop was originally equipped with the optional AMD Radeon RX 7700S graphics card module, and cooperated with AMD to realize the promise of "scalable in the future" through a clever expansion warehouse system.Now, Nvidia has officially joined. You can buy a mobile version of GeForce RTX 5070 8GB module, which can be replaced in just two minutes.

Yes, users can even switch freely between AMD and Nvidia.Framework says there is no final performance data yet, but it is expected that the RTX 5070 performance will be improved by about 30% to 40% compared to the AMD 7700S.It also uses redesigned fan blades and Honeywell PTM7950 phase-change thermal conductivity material, and the overall heat dissipation solution has also been upgraded.

Like the 7700S, the continuous power consumption and cooling capacity of the new 5070 module are locked at 100W - although it is not as good as the high-end and heavy gaming laptops, it has exceeded many thin and light models.

Framework CEO Patel told foreign media The Verge that it was not difficult to convince Nvidia to join.Framework began to cooperate with Nvidia in early 2024, when Framework 16 had just been shipped shortly after

He recalled: "Nvidia saw the success of the company and realized that we were a new manufacturer worthy of cooperation. The success of the product allowed us to overcome that hurdle." The fact is that they did not encounter insurmountable obstacles, and today it was announced more than just the Nvidia 5070 upgrade.

Framework will also introduce a new motherboard in the second generation Laptop 16, equipped with AMD's latest AI 300/Strix Point processor, the highest specification is the 12-core and 24-thread Ryzen HX 370, integrated Radeon 890M core graphics, and can run for a long time under 45W TDP.In addition, the new motherboard will support 4 output display signals in 6 expansion card slots (only 3 in the previous generation), and a new MUX direct connection function is added, so that the independent display can drive the internal screen with lower latency.

Just like Framework 13, users can purchase almost all upgraded parts separately without replacing the entire machine.The new phone starts at $1,499 (excluding memory, hard disk and system), the 240W power adapter is $109, the mobile version of the RTX 5070 module is $699, and the new Ryzen AI 300 motherboard starts at $749.The entire machine with pre-installed RTX 5070, 16GB of memory, 512GB of storage and 6 USB-C interfaces starts at US$2,499.

Framework will still adopt batch delivery method, and the first batch will be shipped in November, and pre-orders have been started.

Meanwhile, the company will also sell the modified Radeon RX 7700S module (with new fan and Honeywell thermal material) for $449 and reduce the original 7700S module to $399 (previously $499).

Patel stressed that the new cooling system may be the most noteworthy improvement.The original graphics card module also undertakes the heat dissipation between the CPU and GPU, resulting in obvious overheating and noise problems.This time, not only is the upgrade of the graphics card module, but also includes the optimization of the CPU's thermal diffuser and thermal material. Combined with the new architecture chip, it can theoretically bring quieter and more efficient performance.However, he did not promise that the problem would be completely solved, but only said that the user needs to experience it himself.

This year, Framework will not launch new input modules, nor will it have new colored borders.The only change is to solve the problem of "Mini-touching the keyboard in the closed state caused by booting" through firmware update.In terms of keyboard, a new version with the Microsoft Copilot logo and a version with the Windows logo removed have been added to facilitate Linux users.RGB transparent keyboard, macro keyboard and LED matrix module are still on sale.

Speaking of Linux, Patel also revealed that Framework will officially support the SteamOS-like distribution Bazzite and will provide an official guide.Nvidia RTX 5070 can also run well under Linux. With the latest kernel and drivers, players can play almost all games on Steam.

Of course, the Framework 16 is still an expensive laptop.Its graphics card price is much higher than that of desktop graphics cards of the same level, but it provides lower performance.Even the RTX 5070 is more suitable for running new games at native 2560×1440 resolution. High image quality can be played smoothly, but if you pull it to 4K resolution, you need to moderately reduce the image quality.

However, Framework sells not just performance, but the promise of "sustainable upgrades".Rather than buying a new laptop every few years, it is better to keep updating on the same machine.The company has proven this on Framework 13, and now it seems to be cashing out on Framework 16, too.

As for whether there will be more GPU upgrades in the future? Patel is still cautious."If AMD has new moves in the future, we will certainly communicate. We have a good relationship with Nvidia, and when the time is right, we will show our next plan."

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