Framework Laptop 16 (2025 upgrade) review: The RTX 5070 is the star
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Plenty of companies have promised to produce a gaming laptop that could be upgraded over time. If we’re honest, nobody has managed to properly deliver on that pledge until now, as Framework launches a meaningful CPU and GPU upgrade for the Laptop 16. Almost two years after the machine first went on sale, you can now swap out its discrete Radeon RX 7700S for NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5070. If the company deserves a standing ovation for that feat, then it gets an extra prize for bringing an NVIDIA GPU to AMD’s hinterland.
- Upgrades are meaningful
- Upgrades are powerful
- It'll last a long while
- Great performance
- Cooling is an issue
- Intolerably loud fan noise
- Pricier than other machines
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Framework’s late-2025 upgrade for the laptop is arguably more important than ...
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