AMD kicks off CES with new Athlon, A-series and Ryzen Mobile CPUs

Posted on Sunday, January 06 2019 @ 20:23 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
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AMD kicks off CES with the introduction of a bunch of new laptop processors. The company offers six new 12nm Ryzen 3000 series processors plus one Athlon model for ultrathin laptops, as well as two 7th generation A-series APUs for Chromebooks.
Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the first members of its 2019 mobility line-up encompassing all notebook segments: 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile Processors powering ultrathin and gaming notebooks; AMD Athlon 300 Series Mobile Processors powering mainstream notebooks with the fast and efficient “Zen” core; and optimized 7th Gen AMD A-Series processors, elevating performance for mainstream Chromebooks. In addition, AMD announced that starting this quarter, gamers, creators and enthusiasts will be able to install Radeon™ Software Adrenalin software to bring the latest GPU features and game optimizations to all systems powered by AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.

“Users expect mobile PCs that excel at both everyday tasks and compute-heavy experiences, and with our latest mobile processor portfolio AMD offers exactly that across all levels of the market,” said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, Client Compute, AMD. “Notebook users want to experience the latest modern features while streaming, gaming, or finishing work faster. Enabling breakthrough entertainment experiences, AMD is pleased to enable a wide range of AMD powered notebooks than ever that deliver on those expectations with blazing fast performance, rich graphics, and long battery life.”

2nd Gen Ryzen Mobile Processors: Featuring world’s fastest processor for ultrathin laptops
Built on 12nm manufacturing technology, new AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors deliver best-in-class performance4, a brilliant entertainment experience, and state-of-the-art features as well as offering impressive performance improvements well above the competition.

The new AMD Ryzen mobile processors deliver;
  • engaging and entertaining features like Wake on Voice, Modern Standby, smooth PC gaming, and is 4K HDR Streaming-capable
  • up to 10 hours of video playback battery life
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700U can edit media up to 29% faster than the Intel Core i7-8550U6, and the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U can load websites up to 14% faster than the Intel Core i5-8250U

  • Consumers will be able to purchase the first 2nd Gen Ryzen mobile powered notebooks starting in Q1, with more systems expected to launch throughout 2019. These new notebooks will be coming through Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Huawei, Lenovo, and Samsung this year.
  • Starting in Q1 2019, AMD plans to provide regular Radeon Software Adrenalin updates for all Ryzen Processors with Radeon Vega graphics via AMD.com, enabling frequent support for new games, new features, improved performance and more robust stability.
  • AMD is also offering “Zen” -based Athlon Mobile Processors bringing consumers more choice, enabling mobile computing to meet nearly any budget, slated to be available from global OEMs in early 2019.

    Product Model

    Cores/
    Threads

    TDP

    Boost/Base Freq.

    Radeon Graphics

    GPU Cores

    Max GPU Freq.

    L2+L3 Cache

    AMD Ryzen™ 7 3750H

    4C/8T

    35W

    4.0/2.3 GHz

    Vega

    10

    1400 MHz

    6MB

    AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700U

    4C/8T

    15W

    4.0/2.3 GHz

    Vega

    10

    1400 MHz

    6MB

    AMD Ryzen™ 5 3550H

    4C/8T

    35W

    3.7/2.1 GHz

    Vega

    8

    1200 MHz

    6MB

    AMD Ryzen™ 5 3500U

    4C/8T

    15W

    3.7/2.1 GHz

    Vega

    8

    1200 MHz

    6MB

    AMD Ryzen™ 3 3300U

    4C/4T

    15W

    3.5/2.1 GHz

    Vega

    6

    1200 MHz

    6MB

    AMD Ryzen™ 3 3200U

    2C/4T

    15W

    3.5/2.6 GHz

    Vega

    3

    1200 MHz

    5MB

    AMD Athlon 300U

    2C/4T

    15W

    3.3/2.4 GHz

    Vega

    3

    1000 MHz

    5MB



    7th Generation A-Series Processors: Versatile A-Series processor for Google Chromebooks
    The 7th Gen AMD A-Series processors deliver ideal computing experiences, from fluid web browsing to effortless everyday productivity, social media, streaming and web gaming. The AMD A6-9220C processor provides;

  • up to 23% faster web browsing and up to 24% faster web application performance than the Intel Pentium N4200 and Celeron N3350, respectively
  • up to 3.2X faster email performance and up to 74% higher office application productivity than the Intel Pentium N4200 and Celeron N3350, respectively
  • up to 42% faster photo editing performance and up to 43% faster web gaming experiences than the Intel Pentium N4200 and Celeron N3350, respectively

  • Starting with the Acer Chromebook 315 and HP Chromebook 14, leading global OEMs are scheduled to release several AMD powered Chromebooks in 2019 delivering fast and efficient computing, with battery life that keeps pace with the consumer’s needs.

    Product Model

    Cores/
    Threads

    TDP

    Boost/Base Freq.

    Radeon Graphics

    GPU Cores/Shaders

    Max GPU Freq.

    L2 Cache

    AMD A6-9220C

    2C/2T

    6W

    2.7/1.8 GHz

    R5 Series

    3 / 192
    (GCN 1.2)

    720 MHz

    1MB

    AMD A4-9120C

    2C/2T

    6W

    2.4/1.6 GHz

    R4 Series

    3 / 192
    (GCN 1.2)

    600 MHz

    1MB



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    Thomas De Maesschalck

    Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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