The next wave of AMD-powered laptops is due to hit store shelves soon, built around Ryzen 7040 series processors, codenamed “Phoenix”. Unlike top-end “Dragon Range” Ryzen 7045 HX series processors, which target larger gaming laptops and desktop-replacement mobile workstations, the AMD Ryzen 7040 series is designed to accommodate many more smaller, lighter form factors, with more modest default TDPs in the 35w – 54w range. AMD Ryzen 7040 series processors are also based on a fresh slice of silicon, which features up to 8 Zen 4 cores, integrated RDNA3 graphics, and a dedicated Ryzen AI processor that enables some interesting new capabilities – for an x86 platform at least. The first Ryzen 7040-based system we’ve gotten ahold of is the slick Razer Blade 14...



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