Loongson has revealed that its next-gen CPUs will be able to match Intel's 12th Gen Core i7 & Core i5 CPUs, propelling the domestic Chinese PC market to new heights.
06.05.2024 - 17:29 / wccftech.com / Hassan Mujtaba
ASUS is reportedly readying a total of 14 next-gen ROG, TUF & ProArt laptops equipped with AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs based on Zen 5.
ASUS is preparing an extensive lineup of laptops that will be utilizing AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs. The models are reported to have been leaked within the product page of the 240 and 180W ROG Compact Plug adapter which lists down the new variants.
According to ITHome, the "W" models represent the next-gen variants featuring AMD's Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs while the "U" variants represent the AMD Ryzen "Hawk Point" 8040 APUs. Following is the full list of laptops that have been revealed:
ASUS TUF Gaming (A14 Series)
ASUS TUF Gaming (A16 Series)
ASUS Creator ProArt P16
ASUS Creator ProArt X13
Although the exact configurations of these laptops are still a mystery when it comes to the APU specifications, we know from previous information that AMD's Strix Point APUs will be branded under the Ryzen 9000 series and feature a hybrid design based on the next-gen Zen 5 & Zen 5C core architecture. The first roundup of chips will be monolithic designs based on the 4nm node, featuring the latest RDNA 3+ iGPU cores with up to 16 compute units and supporting LPDDR5X memory and an XDNA 2 NPU with up to 50 total AI TOPS.
AMD Ryzen 9050 Strix Mono Expected Features:
These chips will be supported on FP8 platforms & are expected to launch in the second half of 2024. AMD is expected to provide more details at Computex 2024 which is less than a month away now.
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