Earlier this week, Intel unloaded its full arsenal of 8th generation Core i5 and Core i7 processors that are backed with AMD Radeon RX Vega M GPUs . The unlikely pair has delivered a mobile powerhouse chip package that combines excellent processing performance with GeForce GTX 1050 -class graphics for thin-and-light systems.

Dell is the latest to embrace this new "combo" chip, and has placed it inside the XPS 15 2-in-1 convertible. In fact, Dell is proclaiming that the new XPS 15 2-in-1 is "the world's most powerful 2-in-1 ever" -- a claim that Hewlett-Packard has also used for its new Spectre x360 15, which was announced yesterday morning. We'll just have to wait until we get both on our test bench before we can crown the "true" king in this category.

Customers will have the choice of either the Core i5-8305G (6MB cache, 3.8GHz) or the Core i7-8705G (8MB cache, 4.1GHz). Both are quad-core chips, and both come with Radeon RX Vega M GL GPUs with 4GB HBM2 onboard. Systems can be configured from the factory with either 8GB or 16GB of DDR4-2400 memory, however, customers can install up to 32GB if they choose.



Regardless, hit the video walk-around with HotHardware's Dave Altavilla here, for a quick hands-on taste of this carbon fiber-clad sweetness...