These Nvidia graphics chips will make your laptop fast without melting it

Graphics chip maker Nvidia is taking visual computing to a new level with a line of products that will turn notebook computers into fast gaming machines, letting you kill digital baddies without killing your battery life.

Nvidia is introducing new graphics chips that deliver the same performance of previous generation graphics chips but at half of the power consumption. The new GeForce GTX 800M series of graphics chips include models that are based on Maxwell, a next-generation graphics architecture that will power entire families of Nvidia products. This will enable manufacturers deliver machines that run high-quality PC games without draining battery life at a time when sales of gaming laptops are actually growing.