AMD brings out new Ryzen 9 4000-series CPUs for gamers and creators

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Intel has dominated the notebook infinite for processors at all price segments, though AMD managed to ship some APUs hither and there in affordable notebooks. Ryzen brought about an opportunity to topple the giant and steal back some market share, merely the 3000 series released in 2022 didn't alive up to expectations.

With the switch to 7nm architecture, AMD is able to throw in more than processor cores, up the clock speeds and proceed power and thermals low. This resulted in the creation of the Ryzen 4000 series of mobile CPUs, including some within the Ryzen nine family of SKUs. What this should mean on paper is exceptional performance and the numbers provided by AMD certainly backs this upwardly.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900 H-serial

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen nine'southward desktop analogue. Source: Windows Cardinal

Much like the desktop family of Ryzen processors, for mobile, AMD is keeping things simple by following Intel's vocabulary to assistance get in easier for us to compare processors in reviews and for consumers to determine on the right CPU for their needs. AMD Ryzen ix 4900H is a loftier-performance processor with plenty of power for gamers, creators, and enthusiasts.

AMD as well announced a new Ryzen 9 4900HS, which is meant to be a slightly more power-efficient, lower-clocked version of the Ryzen 9 4900H, with the added benefit of rocking AMD's new SmartShift engineering science. What this allows manufacturers to do is cram in an 8-cadre CPU (with sixteen threads of performance) in a more than compact, lighter gaming laptop.

Processor	Cores/Threads	Base/Heave (GHz)	Cache	Graphics	TDP
Ryzen 9 4900H	8/16	iii.3 (up to four.4)	12MB	Radeon	45W
Ryzen nine 4900HS	8/sixteen	three.0 (up to four.iii)	12MB	Radeon	35W

There'southward not a whole lot that differentiates the two processors, bated from the clock speeds and rated TDP. While the 4900H omits the SmartShift tech, it'southward a neat piece of kit, allowing for the notebook to switch between the CPU and GPU for display output much faster, and allows for both components to perform well without heavy thermal restriction. Compared to the Ryzen 7 4800H, Ryzen 9 has a slightly faster graphics clock (1,750MHz vs. one,600MHz) and an boosted GPU core for a total of eight.

AMD is looking to go upwardly against Intel's Cadre i9-9980HK with the Ryzen nine 4900H and while we still don't know how the new Ryzen mobile processors perform (until nosotros get some review laptops in), AMD has been able to publish some serious figures that almost match what'south being offered by the better established Intel Core serial.

Here's how AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 4900H compares against the equivalent Cadre i9-9980HK from Intel.

	AMD Ryzen ix 4900H	Intel i9-9980HK
Cores/Threads	8/16	8/16
Base/Heave (GHz)	three.3 (up to four.4)	2.4 (up to 5.0)
Cache	12MB	16MB
Graphics	Radeon	Intel UHD
TDP	45W	45W

The same cores and threads are shared across the two processors, but AMD edges out in the lead with not only a higher base clock speed, but as well defended Radeon GPU cores, decimating Intel'south UHD graphics processing. It'll too be interesting if AMD aggressively prices the Ryzen nine 4900H, which could lead to some savings for consumers without taking a performance hit.

The Ryzen 9 4900HS targets the Intel Core i9-9980H CPU and AMD wasn't afraid at a contempo media conference to showcase some figures in a chart to get the point across — Ryzen 9 mobile CPUs are capable workhorses for gaming and creative tasks. Fifty-fifty the slightly lower clocked 4900HS is able to smash the Core i9-9980H in various tests.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS Source: AMD

LAME, Blender, and Handbrake all showed promising results for the Ryzen 9 against the Core i9-9980H. When paired with an NVIDIA RTX 2060 GPU, AMD's mighty trivial HS processor is able to maintain more than than 60 frames-per-2nd (FPS) in numerous titles, including Hitman, Total War, and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Not only are yous able to enjoy faster GPU functioning within the CPU itself, AMD'southward SmartShift tech makes pairing upwardly the Ryzen 4000 series of mobile processors with dedicated GPUs a seamless experience.

Vivid time to come for AMD in mobile

AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile CPUs Source: AMD

The new Ryzen 4000-serial mobile processors volition likely allow AMD to make some footing in the war against Intel. How these processors will fare in the real world is yet to be seen and we'll have a ameliorate agreement in one case we get some laptops in for testing. On paper, AMD made some pregnant improvements to its mobile portfolio.

Besides the new H-series AMD also spilled the tea on new U-serial for ultrathin laptops that reportedly beat Intel's 10th Gen series.

Will Intel take a beating without striking back? Absolutely non, which is why it'll be interesting to see just how flashy AMD'due south slideshow is once Intel has a adventure to reply.

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