AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su took to the stage at CES 2023 in Las Vegas this evening (January 4) to showcase the chip company’s latest developments, and one of the most anticipated announcements was the new Ryzen 7000 CPUs.
The company launched the line in late September of 2022 with an opening salvo of four desktop CPUs, all built on TSMC’s 5nm process and running on AMD’s new AM5 platform (which means yes, it requires a new motherboard, too).
But we’ve had to wait until now to see more from the Ryzen 7000 line, and here’s what AMD brought to CES in the form of its new Ryzen 7040 laptop CPU (shown above).
Here’s what we learned about the new Ryzen 7040 laptop chips, which are built on TSNMC’s 4nm process.
AMD Ryzen 7040: What we know so far
Notably, the 7040 includes a custom on-chip AI engine branded Ryzen AI. AMD claims the 7040 is the first laptop chip to include a dedicated AI engine, and is capable of assisting with AI-intensive tasks like Windows Studio Effects in video calls (think: background blur, auto-framing, etc.).
AMD also claims the 7040 is able to run through multiprocessing workloads in Cinebench nT up to 34% faster than the Apple M1 Pro, which would be significant if true. Of course, we’ll have to wait for real chipset owners to get their hands on these CPUs and put them through their paces.
AMD also says the 7040 can deliver up to 30 hours of video playback in a laptop, which is a big claim that we can’t wait to test. The first Ryzen 7040-powered laptops are expected in March, and more will come throughout the year.
AMD Ryzen 7040: Outlook
That’s a big deal because Ryzen 7000 CPUs are the next big thing from AMD, and the Ryzen 7040 is the new high-end flagship for AMD laptops. Of course, Intel dropped the fastest 13th-generation Raptor Lake processors to date at CES 2023, including its first 24-core laptop CPU. It remains to be seen if the 7040 can compete with Intel’s top Raptor Lake lineup.
The inclusion of Ryzen AI on board is intriguing, and I can’t wait to get some AMD 7040 laptops for testing so we can see what kinds of improvements this chip offers in terms of performance and power efficiency. Stay tuned.
[ad_2]
