GPD Win 3 Windows Handheld [i7-1195G7 16GB/1TB]

Description

The Win 3 is the latest installment in GPDs Win series of Windows gaming devices, what started out with low-performance computers that could only run outdated and older titles, to now being able to effectively rival the performance of a Desktop Computer and comfortably running the latest titles and AAA games at high settings. The Win3 is the pinnacle of ultraportable gaming with today's technology.

The Win 3 is in a super compact handheld form factor (heavily based on the Sony UX PDA) includes not only a full controller but also a keyboard under the sliding screen. With an up to 5GHz quad-core octuple thread processor, the ability to use inbuilt graphics or almost any external GPU, 16GB of Ram, and 1 TB of storage - There is very little that the Win 3 is not capable of doing.

Processor & Thermal Design

The win 3 has the Intel Gen 11 Tiger Lake-U series  i7-1195g7 processor, a quad-core, octuple thread processor, running up to 5 GHz, matching the performance of most mid to high-end desktops in multi-core performance, and surpassing all but the newest desktop processors in single-core performance/speed. For comparison to desktop processors, it has the same performance in multi-core as the I7-8700H Desktop processor, and up to 45% better performance in single thread.

Graphics/Storage/Ram

The Win 3 is also fitted with Intel Gen12 Iris Xe Graphics running at up to 1.3ghz. This was a bit higher performance than the MX350 GPUs, but about equivalent to/ slightly lower performance as the MX450 GPU.  While good enough for most games, the Win 3 additionally has the ability to take almost any desktop GPU externally with an external GPU adapter through its usb4 interface (contact us at sales@nomadtechnology.com.au to get our latest offerings on those, as they tend to change from month to month)

The Win 3 has One Terabyte of SSD storage, with an M.2 NVMe SSD that has a read rate of 2k-7.8k MB/s (fast enough to match the USB4 interface). The SSD can be further upgraded with any single-sided M.2 2280 SSD of the same format.

Additionally, to take maximum advantage of the processor the Win3 has 16GB of onboard LPDDR4x 4266 ram, to provide low latency, and to avoid any performance bottlenecks.

Design/Keyboard

The Win3 is designed with a lightweight 550g design, with a full controller inbuilt, full keyboard, and custom back buttons. The main body uses LG-DOW 121H aviation-grade ABS synthetic resin - for reference the same materials used in our MicroPC durable industrial purpose computers. It has dual rumble motors, and a full linear stereo speaker with a large sound cavity, giving it much louder and clear sounds than previous generations that had standard stereo speakers. The Win 3 has a 46 Watt-hour battery and takes any 65-watt USB-C charger. The Win 3 takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to charge and the battery will generally last between 3 hours (heavy use) to 14 hours (light use), but this can vary heavily depending on the workload applied.

Under the sliding screen, there is a haptic keyboard with capacitive buttons (a flat interface with a vibration motor to imitate mechanical button pressing). The keyboard is great for smaller writing tasks, and light usage (not recommended for any typing heavy work) Additionally the Keyboard has backlighting for easy use in low light conditions. 

Connectivity/Ports/Other Parts

In addition to the keyboard and controller, there are two custom buttons on the back that can be mapped to commonly used keys. These are usually mapped to keys such as ESC or SHIFT (eg to pause the game) to use when gaming when the screen is usually down and covering the keyboard. To simplify logins the Win 3 also has a fingerprint sensor for use with Windows Hello.

The screen on the Win3 is a 5.5 inch 268 PPI screen at a 1280×720 resolution (H-IPS,  5th generation Corning Gorilla Glass, NTSC: 84%, and the ability to mirror to up to an 8k screen or 4 different screens depending on the connections used.

The Win 3 supports 2.4G/5G Dual-band wifi and Bluetooth 5.0, 3MB/s transmission speed, with local GPS capacity within 1 meter, long-distance communication of up to 300 meters, and up to 7 Bluetooth devices can be connected.

In terms of ports, it has an Audio Jack and USB 3.2 interface on the top, a MicroSD card slot, and a USB 4 port on the bottom (The same format as USB-C, can compatible with any USB-C charger).

The transfer rate of USB4 is still the same 40Gbps as TB3, but with the PCIe 4.0 bandwidth doubled, and the maximum transfer rate supported by each connected device is increased to 32Gbps (4GB/s). The power of EGPU setups will be much better utilized because of the increased bandwidth over the older TB3.

Additional ports are added by the Win 3 base (deluxe version)

1×USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 

3×USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 

1×HDMI 2.0b 

1×RJ45 

Manufacturer Specifications and Supporting Information.

Display    

Touch Panel:    Yes

Screen Type:    Corning Gorilla Glass 5，H-IPS Technology

Screen Size:    5.5 Inches

Aspect Ratio:    16:9

Screen Resolution:    1280×720

Pixels Per Inch:    268PPI

CPU    

Product model:    Intel Core i7-1195G7

# of Cores / # of Threads:    4 / 8

Processor Base Frequency:    2.90 GHz

Turbo Boost:    5.00 GHz

Level 2:    5 MB

Level 3:    12 MB | 8 MB

Bus Speed:    4 GT/s OPI

Core Architecture:    Tiger Lake-U

Lithography:    10nm

TDP:    Three levels: 15-20W, 20-25W, 25-28W, Adjusted in BIOS

GPU    

Graphics Card:    Integrated Graphics

Processor Graphics:    Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Graphics Base Frequency:    400 MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency:    1400 MHz

Execution Unit:    96 EUs

Video Memory:    Shared Memory

4K Image resolution:    Yes

HDMI 2.0b Format:    "4Kx2K @48-60Hz 24bpp (RGB/YUV444)

 4Kx2K @48-60Hz: 12bpc (YUV420)"

DP 1.4， eDP 1.4b
eDP: 4096x2304@60Hz 36bpp
DP: 7680x4320@60Hz 24bpp

DirectX:    DX12.1

Storage    

Memory:    16GB

Memory Types:    LPDDR4x-4266

Memory Dual Channel:    Yes

Hard Disk Type:    M.2 SSD

Hard Disk Interface:    Socket 3

Hard Disk Specifications:    PCIe 3.0/4.0 M.2 2280, Only Supports Single-Side Device Layouts

Standard Capacity:    1TB, Replaceable, No Capacity Limit

Bus Specification:    PCIe Gen 4.0 × 4

Transfer Protocol:    NVMe 1.3 / 1.4

Multimedia support    

Audio System:    Built-in Sound Chip

Loudspeakers:    Built-in Dual Speakers

Microphone:    Built-in microphone

Network Communications    

Wi-Fi:    Wi-Fi 6

MU-MIMO:    Yes

Wired network card:    10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet card (Integrated with The Base with the Ethernet Cable Interface)

Bluetooth:    5

I/O Interface    (Includes Ports added by base)

Data / Charging:    1×USB4 Added by Base:[1×USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, 4×USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A]

microSDXC Slot :   Supported

Video Interface:    1×USB4 (Full USB Speed), 1×HDMI 2.0b (Provided By The Base)

Ethernet Interface:    1×RJ45 (Provided By The Base)

Audio Port:    1×3.5mm Headphone/Microphone Combo Interface

I/O Device    

Keyboard:    White Backlit Touch Keyboard (Hidden), QWERTY Keyboard Design

Mouse:    The Joystick Simulates A Mouse, Requires Switching The Mode From Handle/Mouse

Fingerprint Recognition:    Yes

Joystick:    ALPS Original Dual 3D Joysticks, Natively Supports L3/R3

D-Pad:    Siamese Arrow Keys

Game Function Buttons:    ABXY/△○×□  , Select, Start, Controller Home

Game Accessories Buttons:    L1/L2/R1/R2 (L2/R2 Are The Analog Signal Buttons),

Handle Vibration:    Double Vibration Motor

Other Keys:    "Volume +/- Buttons, Power Button, Gamepad/Mouse Switch Button, 2 Custom Physical Buttons"

Speaker:  2 Pcs

Indicator Lamps:    Charging Indicator, Running Indicator

Battery    

Battery Type:    Li-polymer

Battery Capacity:    45.62Wh, 11.55V==3950mAh×3 Series

Battery Life:    3 Hours Of Heavy Use, 6-8 Hours Of Moderate Use, 14 Hours Of Light Use, Depending On The Specific Environment Of Use

Appearance    

Net Weight:    560g

Length:    198mm

Width:    92mm

Thickness:    27mm

Shell Material:    LG-DOW 121H Aviation ABS, UL94-V0, Magnesium Alloy

Shell Color:    All Black, Silver Black

Thermal Design:    Active Cooling, Big Fan + Dual Heat Pipe

Sensor:    Hall Sensor，G-sensor

Accessories    

Package Specifications:    GPD WIN 3 × 1, Australian Charger, 65 W EU Charger + Adapter, Product Manual ×1

Warranty Information (NomadTechnology)   

Warranty Policy:    Australian Warranty

Warranty Time:    Device 15 months

Australian Website:    www.nomadtechnology.com.au