MSI Alpha 15 is the first laptop to sport Radeon RX 5500M graphics, starts at $999

MSI launched the new Alpha 15 today, which is the showtime laptop to include AMD'due south new Radeon RX 5500 series graphics. Aimed at gamers on a budget, the laptop packs in a lot of bells and whistles without breaking the bank.

Within the MSI Alpha 15, you'll go up to an AMD Ryzen vii 3750H processor, Radeon RX 5500M graphics with 4GB of GDDR6 video memory, and up to 16GB of RAM. The brandish is a fifteen.six-inch 1080p panel with support for AMD FreeSync and options for either 144Hz or 120Hz. There's also optional per-key RGB lighting with a SteelSeries-branded keyboard.

MSI is also talking upwards the audio on the Alpha 15, which includes the company's "Giant Speaker." Essentially, the speaker sits in a speaker chamber that is 5 times bigger than normal. According to MSI, this allows the speaker to achieve college volume while retaining solid bass response.

Anyone who buys an Alpha xv before the stop of 2022 will also be able to get Borderlands 3 or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint for free "while supplies concluding."

The MSI Alpha 15 is expected to become on auction later in October at $999 with 8GB of RAM or $1,099 with 16GB of RAM.

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