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Unannounced Ryzen Mobile, Desktop, and Threadripper chips show up in AMD product list

AMD recently launched the first of its 2nd-gen Ryzen processors for desktops, promising that the new chips would bring better performance, higher clock speeds, and reduced cache and memory latency, among other things. At launch, the company is shipping 4 new processors, two hexa-core chips and two octa-core variants. But the folks at VideoCardz were looking […]

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Dell quietly launches two laptops with AMD Ryzen Mobile chips

When AMD launched its Ryzen Mobile processors last year, the company promised we’d see laptops from Acer, HP, and Lenovo featuring the processors. HP was first out of the gate, but Acer and Lenovo eventually followed. Now Dell is getting in on the action. The company recently started selling an AMD Ryzen-powered version of its […]

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HP EliteBook 700 G5 laptops with AMD Ryzen Mobile chips coming soon?

It looks like HP could be getting ready to launch a set of business class laptops with AMD Ryzen Mobile processor options. The company hasn’t made any official announcements yet, but the folks at Tom’s Hardware spotted listings in HP’s support pages for a whole bunch of new EliteBook 700 series laptops sporting AMD’s latest laptop-class […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad E485 with AMD Ryzen leaked, coming in April (ThinkPad E585 too)

AMD’s first Ryzen Mobile processors launched in late 2017, but so far we’ve only seen a handful of laptops powered by the chips. More could be on the way soon though. A leaked product roadmap for Lenovo’s ThinkPad line of business laptops suggests that at least two Ryzen-powered notebooks are coming in April. The Lenovo […]

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AMD expands Ryzen Mobile lineup with Ryzen 3 chips and Ryzen PRO mobile processors

There may only be one laptop currently shipping with Ryzen Mobile processors, but more are on the way… and more Ryzen Mobile chips are on the way too. Last year AMD launched the Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 2700U processors for laptops. Now the company is adding lower-end Ryzen 3 chips. AMD is also introducing […]

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Acer Nitro 5 is a gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen Mobile for $799 and up

AMD’s Ryzen Mobile processor lineup is well-positioned to take on Intel’s 8th-gen Core U-series quad-core processors in terms of price and performance. But so far HP has been the only company to release a laptop with Ryzen Mobile processor options. Now Acer wants in on the action. The company’s new Nitro 5 gaming laptop is […]

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AMD and Qualcomm partner on Ryzen-powered PCs with Snapdragon LTE modems

The first “Always Connected” PCs with Qualcomm Snapdragon chip are on the way. But it turns out not all of those always-connected device will feature Snapdragon 835 processors. AMD has announced it’s partnering with Qualcomm to enable high-performance mobile computers featuring AMD Ryzen processors and Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modems. You won’t necessarily get the same […]

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Early AMD Ryzen mobile benchmarks: They’re within spitting distance of Intel 8th-gen Core chips

The first laptop with an AMD Ryzen mobile processor is now available for purchase, and while the HP Envy x360 15z convertible notebook is a bit large for my tastes, with its 15.6 inch display, it’s still noteworthy as the first commercially available computer with an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U quad-core processor. So I was […]