Intel NUC X15 Laptop: 15.6" FHD 144Hz, i7-12700H, Arc A550M, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Expired

Didn't intel sell the NUC brand to Asus? Betting this is an Asus made laptop with the Intel NUC branding

Might not be the exact same specs, but here's a review of the model:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Int...643.0.html [notebookcheck.net]

The Intel NUC X15 neither impresses nor does it disappoint. However, taking into account its CPU performance and high power consumption, the laptop's price is simply too high.

Its inefficient Arc GPU delivers less per-watt performance compared to its comparable competitors. The same as on all current GPUs (RX7000, RTX 4000), the A730M features ray-tracing cores and AV1 support (decoding and encoding) - features that are necessary on a creator laptop.

The device's emissions are typical for this class. Practical runtimes of almost 6 hours can be classed as decent. Its USB-C port (Thunderbolt 4) doesn't support Power Delivery but it can output a DisplayPort signal. Furthermore, the laptop features expansion options (docking solution, external GPU). All-in-all, the installed FHD display (15.6 inches, IPS, 144 Hz) left a good impression on us.

An alternative could be the Asus VivoBook Pro 16: It features slightly lower computing performance in total, however, it benefits from longer runtimes, Power Delivery and a 16:10 screen. The Aorus 15 9KF-E3DE383SH could be a good budget alternative. Thanks to its GeForce RTX 4060 (TGP: 140 watts), it delivers much better gaming performance than the X15. You can currently find it online for around US$1,040. We already tested a more powerful version of the Aorus 15.

I do kinda wonder if the ARC GPU is much faster today than when it launched. They made massive strides on the A770

My current gaming laptop is the following:

System Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
System Model: GF65 Thin 10SDR
BIOS: E16W1IMS.50C (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz (12 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 32768MB RAM

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 22273 MB
Dedicated Memory: 5979 MB
Shared Memory: 16294 MB

Would this laptop be an upgrade?

A couple steps up on the processor side
Faster RAM, but half as much
A bit of a loss on the GPU side. Additionally - many believe ARCs are "not there yet" for gaming (but I have no experience with them, only reviews).
If there is nothing wrong with your current rig, I don't think you would celebrate this as an upgrade.

Yeah, maybe if it had the a730m. I have an A770 desktop version and the last few driver updates make them pretty nice. I still use my 6950xt but it works better than the 3060 ti I had prior to the 6950xt in my opinion.