With the new announcement of three more Dells to join the RTX elite force, the number of RTX Studio laptops has risen to 78. Here’s a recap of these powerful workstations that aspire to allow 8K proxy-free editing on-the-go. 

Over 75 RTX Studio laptops announced

According to NVIDIA, more than 75 RTX Studio laptops have launched in the last year. The concept to develop an elite unite of dedicated powerful laptops for professionals content creators has been taking shape and accelerated within last year. As stated by NVIDIA: “These new systems launch just shy of the one-year anniversary of our introduction of NVIDIA Studio, a platform featuring dedicated drivers, performance-enhancing software development kits, and thin and light RTX Studio laptops purpose-built for creators. Since then, we’ve worked with every major system manufacturer to expand the RTX Studio lineup and provide a wide range of choices that feature NVIDIA Quadro and GeForce RTX GPUs. In total, there are now 78 RTX Studio systems”. Those RTX Studios are designed to handle demanding workloads like 8K editing, 3D rendering, data analysis, and CAD modeling. In this article, we’ll focus on the 8K editing capabilities of these machines by trying to explain this special line of laptops. 

What is NVIDIA Studio? What is RTX Studio? What is the difference?

NVIDIA Studio is defined as a software and hardware platform utilizing technology to make creative work easier and more efficient. It consists of powerful GPUs that accelerate content creation, dedicated Studio Drivers that deliver the best compatibility and performance for creative applications, purpose-built RTX Studio laptops and desktops from the world’s leading hardware manufacturers, and Studio SDKs that developers can use to add rendering, AI, and video processing features to their apps. The RTX Studios are high-performance mobile systems that are loaded with the NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro RTX GPUs and contain high-spec color-accurate displays, all precision-engineered into ultra-thin profile laptops. Those mobile machines are designed and tested specifically for creative workflows—up to 8K video. The goal is to allow playing back and editing ultra-high resolution video smoothly without pre-caching or generating proxies in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and REDCINE-X PRO. All of this is relevant to Windows systems. Apple has its own Metal which is another ball game. Go here to read our articles regarding Apple’s Metal. 

RTX Studio laptops

Keep in mind that these are not cheap laptops. The price ranges from $1,000 to 5,000. For instance check out the Razer 17.3″ Blade Pro 17, MSI 17.3″ Creator Series, Gigabyte 15.6″ AERO 15, and Razer 15.6″ Blade 15 which are very solid t machines (links below).

Also, check out the slide below that shows some of the other RTX Studio laptops. We’d like to mention that although NVIDIA claims to 78 RTX Studios, we counted only 35. So where are the rest? Goto this link to explore ore Studio machines.

What is the NVIDIA Studio Driver

NVIDIA Studio Drivers are free software downloads specifically designed for creatives that connect your operating system and GPU to select creative applications. Syncing together adds support and unlocks performance boosts and sometimes new features in creative apps, providing artists, creators, and 3D developers the best performance and reliability. 

Which GPUs are supported by Studio Drivers?

NVIDIA Studio Drivers are compatible with GeForce GTX 10-series, GeForce RTX 20-series, GeForce GTX 16-series, TITAN V, TITAN RTX, and all Quadro products released since 2012.

What’s an RTX Studio system? 

RTX Studio systems are high-performance laptops and desktops loaded with NVIDIA GeForce or Quadro RTX GPU and color-accurate displays, all precision-engineered for creators to meet their demands for performance and reliability.

What are the requirements for an RTX Studio laptop or desktop?

The base specifications are:

1. GPU: GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce RTX 2060, TITAN RTX, Quadro RTX 3000, or higher
2. CPU: Intel Core i7 (H Series), equivalent or higher
3. RAM: 16 GB or more
4. SSD: 512 GB or more
5. Display: 1080p up to 4K HDR 

Gaming laptops vs. RTX Studio laptops

Although many gaming laptops are being utilized on content creation tasks, there is some difference between them. The RTX Studio laptops are purpose-built for creators with hardware and software drivers tailored to the needs of demanding creative workflows. Differences can include more memory and storage, and higher resolution and color accurate displays.

More article and reading

Y.M.Cinema Magazine has been following and reporting NVIDIA’s progress regarding the development of new products and drivers to help professional editors and content creator achieving their goals. Have a look at our articles that deal with a comparison between Apple’s Metal and FCPX (Final Cut Pro X) implementation and NVIDIA CUDA plus the RTX Studio laptops. We found the RTX Studio as a fascinating piece of technology that may assist pros to handle 8K native files on the go. Make sure to check our articles: 

• NVIDIA News: New Tutorials, More RTX Studio Laptops, and Driver
• NVIDIA News: Premiere Pro AI Feature and New RTX Studio Beasts
• NVIDIA RTX Studio vs. Macbook Pro: The battle for 8K RAW Editing
• NVIDIA Announced 10 New RTX Studio Laptops for Professional Content Creators
• Premiere Pro 14.2 Released: Improved Stability, Enhanced Performances, and ProRes RAW

Final thoughts 

The RTX laptops can be defined as NVIDIA’s answer to Apple’s Macbook Pro which dominates the filmmaking industry. We hope to get our hands on many RTX Studio machines so we’ll be able to compare their editing capabilities to Macbook Pros and to evaluate their abilities to handle heavy ultra high definition tasks.