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The 16-inch design's first major revision includes new motherboards and its first Nvidia graphics card, all modular and backwards compatible with existing models.
Image: Framework
Last year, Framework expanded its options for fully modular and repairable laptops into a new 16-inch form factor, with added space for a discrete graphics card. At the time, AMD’s Radeon series was the only option for graphics, paired up with Ryzen processors. Now, the company brings a new refresh that adds Nvidia GPUs to the mix.
The big headliner is a new discrete graphics module, based around the laptop version of the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU. This is essentially the same part as seen on other gaming laptops, with 8GB of GDDR7 memory and a Blackwell core that can boost its clock up to 2.0GHz. The new user-replaceable module also gets a refreshed USB-C port that can handle both display output and charging input via the rear of the device. Compared to the previously available Radeon RX 7700S module, Framework estimates that this delivers a 30 to 40 percent increase in gaming power.
But the GPU isn’t the only thing that’s been updated. Framework Laptop 16 can now be configured with new Ryzen AI 300 CPUs on the motherboard module, including an AI 7 350 (8-core) and a top-of-the-line AI 9 HX 370 (12-core), putting it in line with some of the most powerful workstation laptops on the market. (That’s the same part in the new Framework Desktop.) RAM options top out at 96GB of DDR5 across two slots, with double M.2 storage slots for a maximum of 10TB.
You can configure a new Laptop 16 with the new parts (and a couple of other upgrades like a refreshed webcam and 240-watt charger), with the cheapest configuration lacking RAM, storage, and other add-ons coming in at a hefty $2,200.
But the most exciting option is that both the updated RTX 5070 graphics module and the new 350 and 370 motherboards are available as separate upgrades, letting existing Laptop 16 owners get in on the new parts for a fraction of the price of a new high-powered laptop. That’s delivering on Framework’s promise of modularity, upgradability, and repairability.
The new Laptop 16 and the upgraded parts are up for preorder now, shipping in November. Here’s hoping that tariff madness doesn’t cause any more surprises for the US-based laptop maker.
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he's the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop "battlestation" in his off hours. Michael's previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he's covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he's always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.
Recent stories by Michael Crider:
Image: Framework
Last year, Framework expanded its options for fully modular and repairable laptops into a new 16-inch form factor, with added space for a discrete graphics card. At the time, AMD’s Radeon series was the only option for graphics, paired up with Ryzen processors. Now, the company brings a new refresh that adds Nvidia GPUs to the mix.
The big headliner is a new discrete graphics module, based around the laptop version of the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU. This is essentially the same part as seen on other gaming laptops, with 8GB of GDDR7 memory and a Blackwell core that can boost its clock up to 2.0GHz. The new user-replaceable module also gets a refreshed USB-C port that can handle both display output and charging input via the rear of the device. Compared to the previously available Radeon RX 7700S module, Framework estimates that this delivers a 30 to 40 percent increase in gaming power.
But the GPU isn’t the only thing that’s been updated. Framework Laptop 16 can now be configured with new Ryzen AI 300 CPUs on the motherboard module, including an AI 7 350 (8-core) and a top-of-the-line AI 9 HX 370 (12-core), putting it in line with some of the most powerful workstation laptops on the market. (That’s the same part in the new Framework Desktop.) RAM options top out at 96GB of DDR5 across two slots, with double M.2 storage slots for a maximum of 10TB.
You can configure a new Laptop 16 with the new parts (and a couple of other upgrades like a refreshed webcam and 240-watt charger), with the cheapest configuration lacking RAM, storage, and other add-ons coming in at a hefty $2,200.
But the most exciting option is that both the updated RTX 5070 graphics module and the new 350 and 370 motherboards are available as separate upgrades, letting existing Laptop 16 owners get in on the new parts for a fraction of the price of a new high-powered laptop. That’s delivering on Framework’s promise of modularity, upgradability, and repairability.
The new Laptop 16 and the upgraded parts are up for preorder now, shipping in November. Here’s hoping that tariff madness doesn’t cause any more surprises for the US-based laptop maker.
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he's the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop "battlestation" in his off hours. Michael's previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he's covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he's always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.
Recent stories by Michael Crider:
