The supposed specs of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU have surfaced for laptops. The CPU will have eight Zen 3+ cores and an integrated RDNA2 GPU called the Radeon 680M. An announcement is expected during CES.
Resources Report to Wccftech That the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX has eight cores and sixteen threads. According to the website, the maximum turbo frequency is 4.6GHz, just like the current Ryzen 9 5900HX. The upcoming CPU should be based on Zen 3+, and be an improved version of the existing Zen 3 microarchitecture. The processor is produced by TSMC at 6nm, according to the website, while current Ryzen CPUs are made at 7nm.
The tech site also reported that the alleged laptop processor will be used in laptops with discrete Nvidia laptop GPUs, such as the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. According to Wccftech, the CPU will also receive an integrated RDNA2 GPU, as has been expected for some time. The GPU will be called the “Radeon 680M,” the site reports. It is not known how many units of account Get this GPU. Spread previous rumors The next laptop processors will have a maximum of twelve RDNA2 CUs.
The processor will also receive support for DDR5-4800 memory, Wccftech reports. DDR4 support is not discussed. Additionally, according to Wccftech, the CPU will receive a 4MB L2 cache and a 16MB L3 cache. The site also writes that the upcoming laptop’s CPU will not use AMD’s 3D cache. This technology will only be introduced in AMD processors for laptops in a few generations.
AMD is expected to announce new laptop processors during CES. The company will be holding a presentation on January 4. Threadripper PRO 5000 CPUs, based on Zen 3. AMD is also expected to showcase the Radeon RX 6500 XT and RX 6400. These GPUs will be produced at 6nm.
Alleged AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs. Ryzen 9 5900HX | ||
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Model | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX |
Code name | Rembrandt | Cezanne |
Processing | TSMC 6 nm | TSMC 7 nm |
CPU architecture | Zen 3+ | Zain 3 |
Cores/Threads | 8C/16T | 8C/16T |
Boostclock | 4,6 GHz | 4,6 GHz |
Tdp | 45 W + | 45 W + |
GPU | Radeon 680M, RDNA2 | Radeon Vega 8, GCN |
cache | L2: 4MB L3: 16MB |
L2: 4MB L3: 16MB |
Memory support | DDR5-4800 Lpddr5x-? |
DDR4-3200 Lpddr4-4266 |
launch | First Quarter 2022 | First Quarter 2021 |
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