Modder Creates Gaming Handheld with RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and Intel i9-14900HX Featuring 12.5-Inch 4K Display and 175W Mobile GPU

Sure, here you go:

—

So, get this, there’s this tech enthusiast from China, Qingchen DIY, who went and pulled off a wild one. Picture a gaming handheld, but, like, BIG. We’re talking a 12.5-inch behemoth with a 4K screen. No clue why they thought it was a good idea, but it’s intriguing, right? They’re flaunting an Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU and—get ready—an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU. I mean, who does that?

AMD’s been the big fish in the sea with its gaming portables, like the fancy Asus ROG Ally and the Steam Deck OLED. I guess Intel had a moment too with MSI’s Lunar Lake thingamajig. But still, marrying Intel CPUs with Nvidia GPUs in a handheld? Not your usual cocktail. Maybe our pal Qingchen just wanted to turn the tables and see what the fuss was about if Intel and Nvidia joined forces. Who knows?

From what I caught in a Bilibili video, Qingchen DIY took a Tongfang chassis—yep, that one—turning it into this handheld wonder. You’ve probably brushed shoulders with Tongfang stuff without even realizing—PC brands like XMG and Maingear, ring a bell? I didn’t know either until now.

But hold on, this ain’t your run-of-the-mill setup. It’s housing an i9-14900HX (8 P-cores and 16 E-cores, if specs are your jam), and it’s friends with the RTX 4090 Laptop GPU having 9,728 CUDA cores and 16GB VRAM. That’s a mouthful. I tried to imagine this mobile gaming beast and instantly thought of the colossal MSI Titan 18 HX and Alienware m18 R4—giants in portable gaming. So, yeah, compared to them, this 12.5-inch thing isn’t monstrous. Kind of?

Oh, and side note, if you’re worried about this thing setting on fire with all that processing power crammed in, it’s apparently handling the heat like a pro. The modder shared some insight; temperatures stayed under 72°C while playing heavy hitters like God of War. Yeah, while gulping down almost 175W on a 4K screen—intense!

Other tidbits? It’s got 64GB of DDR5 RAM and twin 2TB SSDs. You can swap them out, which is cool. Battery’s a 50Wh job—probably not a great idea to stray too far from an outlet.

So, maybe an Intel + Nvidia handheld isn’t what’s next commercially. But fingers crossed, right? Rumor has it, Nvidia might dive into solo ventures by 2026 with something called the Nvidia N1 and N1X. Sounds promising with 20 Arm cores and a Blackwell GPU. Meanwhile, AMD’s probably scheming a comeback.

Stay caught up with Tom’s Hardware on Google News if that’s your thing. Keep hitting those follow buttons!