OEM Partners Launch Additional Ryzen™ 8040 Series-Powered Laptops at CES
AMD OEM partners including ACER, ASUS, Lenovo, HP and Razer are introducing more AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series-powered handheld gaming systems, gaming laptops and personal laptops, with incredible performance for gamers, professionals and consumers of all types, and unlocking AI-ready capabilities for content creation and everyday productivity.

First announced at the AMD “Advancing AI” event in December 2023, the Ryzen™ 8040 Series helps bring new AI PCs to market with its integrated Ryzen AI NPU on select models.

“Through our partnership with AMD, we are able to deliver seamless, AI-backed gaming experiences to customers,” said James Lin, general manager, Notebooks at Acer Inc. “Our latest Nitro V 16 laptop powered by the AMD Ryzen 8040 Series processors is a great example of how we’re bringing AI-ready gaming laptops to gamers everywhere. With Ryzen 8040 Series processors, we will deliver new and enhanced features equipping gamers with more immersive in-game experiences and a competitive edge.”

“We’re excited to launch the latest laptops, including the ROG Zephyrus G14 and the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 and A16, all featuring Ryzen 8040 processors aimed at delivering the most exhilarating on-the-go gaming experiences to our customers,” said ASUS Co-CEO S.Y. Hsu. “We’ve completely redefined mobile gaming by partnering with AMD. The new Ryzen 8040 Series processors will provide customers with the highest quality gameplay for hours without drops in speed or game stuttering.”

“Lenovo and AMD have a long-standing partnership that continues to deliver to customers the power and flexibility they have come to expect,” said Jun Ouyang, Lenovo’s vice president and general manager of the Consumer Business Segment, Intelligent Devices Group. “This partnership has continued with the expansion of our product portfolio to include the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 (14", 9), Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 (14", 9) and Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 (16", 9) all powered by new Ryzen 8040 processors to support the creative and productivity pursuits of today’s brightest thinkers and doers.”

"At HP, we are redefining the PC for the next generation of more personal computing, and partnering with AMD for our future solutions,” said Alex Cho, president, Personal Systems, HP Inc. “With AMD, we are committed to delivering groundbreaking, personalized experiences that revolutionize the way we live, work, and play.”

“The Ryzen 8040 Series processors represent a significant milestone for gamers looking for speed, performance and an AI accelerated experience,” said Travis Furst, head of Notebook and Accessories Division at Razer. “We are thrilled to launch the new Razer Blade 14, our most portable Razer Blade, integrating the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor with Ryzen AI to provide gamers with an unparalleled mobile experience.”

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) introduced the AMD Radeon™ RX 7600 XT, a high-performance, feature-rich graphics card designed to power demanding games and content creation applications today and for years to come.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card is an ideal upgrade solution for gamers, offering fast, smooth, and visually stunning gaming and raytracing experiences at 1080p and beyond. Additionally, featuring 16GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory it unleashes users’ creativity in next-gen AI and content creation workloads.

In addition, with support for advanced technologies including AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution2 3 and AMD HYPR-RX3 with AMD Fluid Motion Frames4, users can crank up their game settings for fully immersive and highly responsive gaming at up to 1440p, delivering up to 1.9X faster gaming and raytracing performance than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 in select titles at 1080p.

“Discerning gamers around the world are looking for a simple goal of smooth lag-free gameplay at affordable prices to enjoy the most of their gaming experience. Today, the Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card delivers on that goal,” said Jack Huynh, senior vice president and GM, Computing and Graphics Group at AMD.

“Surveys show that a large number of gamers play at 1080p, and the new AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card, with its 16GB frame buffer, delivers future-proofed performance to this sweet spot of the market,” said Dave Altavilla, principal analyst at HotTech Vision And Analysis. “The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card also has the ability to hit 1440p resolutions as well with advanced features like FSR 3 AMD Fluid Motion Frames.”

Breakthrough Gaming and Content Creation Performance
Featuring 32 unified high-performance AMD RDNA™ 3 compute units, advanced AI technology, dedicated raytracing accelerators and high-capacity graphics memory, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card is optimized to render games at max settings, delivering incredible gaming experiences at 1080p and beyond.

Alternatively, for professionals and hobbyists looking to push the creative boundaries of their work, the new graphics card delivers blistering-fast content creation performance to power professional video editing, graphic design, and 3D modelling applications, bringing photorealistic worlds to life. Key features and capabilities include:

• Higher FPS In Thousands of Games – Available in the next AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ application release, the driver-based AMD Fluid Motion Frames frame generation technology increases FPS to deliver a massive performance improvement and smooth gameplay in thousands of games5.
• Performance Made Easy – AMD HYPR-RX technology simplifies and manages the simultaneous interoperation of AMD Fluid Motion Frames, AMD Radeon Super Resolution (RSR), and AMD Radeon Boost technologies to achieve a performance-stacking effect. In addition, in a select number of ‘HYPR-tuned’ games, AMD HYPR-RX also automatically enables AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) and AMD RSR with one click, making it easy for users to maximize performance in supported games.
• Ultra-High Definition Encoding – The encode/decode media engine provides the ultimate performance, unlocking new multi-media experiences with full AV1 encode/decode support6, wide color gamut and high-dynamic range enhancements. Furthermore, AV1, AVC and HEVC rate control optimizations deliver enhanced video quality encoding and decoding.
• Improved Streaming Quality and Performance – Enables high-fidelity streaming with hardware AV1 encoding when using OBS Studio, the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition application or other streaming applications. AMD AI and content adaptive machine learning technology has also been integrated into the AMD Media Framework to enable better looking and crisper text when streaming at low bitrates and resolutions. In addition, the AI-powered AMD Noise Suppression technology helps reduce ambient noise for superior streaming quality.
• Accelerating AI – Integrated AI accelerators are optimized for cutting-edge AI workloads. Leveraging Windows DirectML technology, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card powers next-generation generative AI and upscaling consumer applications.
• New Levels of Immersion – The AMD Radiance Display™ Engine provides support for next-gen DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI® 2.1a-based displays for ultra-high resolutions and high refresh rates for gaming and content creation workloads7.

Premium Gaming with Expanded AMD Advantage™ Program
To deliver incredible gaming experiences, AMD is expanding the AMD Advantage program, giving OEM and system builders the opportunity to develop high-volume, multi-segment desktops and laptops. AMD Advantage-certified systems are designed to deliver a phenomenal gaming experience with more features and capabilities exclusively with all-AMD systems. They combine AMD Radeon graphics, AMD Ryzen™ processors, AMD smart technologies, AMD Software: Adrenaline Edition application features, and other advanced system design characteristics.

AMD will continue to maintain the existing AMD Advantage program – now branded “AMD Advantage Premium.” Based on extensive customer feedback and with over 200 design touchpoints, AMD will continue to work directly with partners to ensure that select, top-tier AMD Advantage Premium systems are designed and tested following a rigorous set of qualifications and standards to deliver the absolute best possible gaming experiences.

Key AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Specifications