Wednesday, January 13, 2021

AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile Processors now official

AMD has announced the full portfolio of AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile Processors, bringing the Zen 3 core architecture to the laptop market.

The Ryzen 5000 Series includes high-performance H- and ultra-mobile U-Series processors. The Ryzen 5000 H-Series Mobile Processors sport 8 cores and 16 threads and built on the new AMD Zen 3 architecture.

Those looking for top-of-the-line processors can go for the HX Series. One of them is the new Ryzen 9 5980HX processor that is capable of up to 23% increased single-threaded performance and up to 17% faster multi-threaded performance over the previous generation, which is ideal for gaming and creator notebooks.

For mainstream consumers, there’s the Ryzen 5000 U-Series which offers up to 16% more single-threaded performance and up to 14% faster multithreaded performance over the previous generation, and up to 17.5 hours of general usage battery life and up to 21 hours of movie playback on a single charge.

Check out the specs below:

New laptops powered by Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile processors will be available from major PC manufacturers including ASUS, HP, and Lenovo, starting in Q1 2021.

Additionally, AMD also announced that the AMD Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors for business notebooks that require enterprise-grade security. It will be available in the first half of 2021.

For desktops, AMD also announced the reduced-TDP alternatives to the Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X desktop processors, coming to pre-built OEM systems only. The Ryzen 9 5900 is powered by the new Zen 3 core architecture and with a lower 65W TDP, which offers an average of 24% faster 1080p gaming across select titles compared to the prior generation.