The two new AMD CPUs include the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and the 9950X3D.
The former is a 12-core, 24-thread configuration with a 5.5 Ghz max boost and a 140 MB cache.
Were especially interested in the all-new Ryzen 9 9955HX3D laptop chip.
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The top-end Ryzen 9 9950X3D has been beefed up from the Zen 4.
Intels latest Arrow Lake desktop chips struggled in gaming performance, even compared to Intels 14th-gen chips.
Both new desktop chips will come out sometime in the first quarter of 2025.
The laptop-centric HX3D has a more vague time window of the first half of 2025.
Well have to wait many months before we see the chip in this years slate of gaming laptops.
If the names of these cards remind you of Nvidias latest, its because thats intentional.
Additionally, AMD said it plans to update its AI upscaler from FSR 3.5 to FSR 4.
That should offer better 4K upscaling.
That last chip seems destined for the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld PC.
The Steam Deck currently uses its custom chip based on Zen 2 architecture.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
The Framework 13 now feels like a laptop that’s more than a modular, repairable novelty.
It’s now a gear that’s a joy to both build and use.
However, some of our most-anticipated tech for the month won’t arrive until April.
