Weekly review: Details on iPhone 16 and iPad Mini 7, RTX 50 power consumption, new Surface devices & a new NZXT case

GeForce RTX 50 cards with high power consumption

How “thirsty” new graphics cards will be is always the subject of speculation. A well-known leaker now reveals that Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 50 graphics cards with Blackwell architecture will probably Significantly more electricity is consumed As the RTX 40 generation: According to the leak, an RTX 5090 with a TDP of 500 watts is 50 watts more than a standard RTX 4090. The expected jump in performance is partly bought at the cost of corresponding energy consumption.

Microsoft launches new Surface devices with AI features and 5G

The next generation of Microsoft's Surface notebooks will have a number of modern features: including the currently all-too-talked-about artificial intelligence and 5G as an extension of connectivity. To use modern AI systems, the devices will be equipped with neural processing units, or NPUs for short. On the CPU side, there will be variants with Core Ultra processors from Intel or with Snapdragon X Elite or Snapdragon X Plus chips.

NXZT shows new mid-tower case

The H5 Flow 2024 case from NZXT is an update of the H5 Flow, and is supposed to offer improved cooling compared to its predecessor. The starting price is 104€, for which you get space for up to eight 120mm fans and several mesh panels. The case is available in black, white and an RGB version.

New details about iPhone 16 and iPad Mini 7

When Apple invites, the tech world listens carefully – now it's that time again: Under the title “It's Glowtime”, Apple will present new products tomorrow (September 9, 2024). Although the company is officially keeping quiet, the date in autumn is usually used to present the new product generation – from which they hope to also generate strong Christmas business. Observers assume that the new product generation is the iPad mini 7 Includes that will be equipped with an 8.3 inch display and WiFi 6E and an A17 Pro or A18 Pro chip.

A leak about the iPhone 16 probably shows us the colors that the new iPhone will be available in to attract customers. If the leak is correct, the new standard model will be offered in black, white, silver and a gold tone – the iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro will also get a refreshed look according to the leak.