Zen 3+ and AMD’s emphasis on the gaming laptop market

According to AMD’s newly-released roadmap for laptop CPU, AMD will pair their mobiles with refreshed Zen 3+ in 2022.


AMD’s CPU 6000-series for mobiles in 2022 carries the 6nm lithography process, and this is why it’s called Zen 3+, as the predecessor Zen 3 includes a 7nm-node CPU. How exactly will this chip make a difference for AMD?


At the outset, if AMD continues their partnership with TSMC, it’s admitted that there would not be as many renovations of Zen 3+ (in comparison with Zen 3) as expected. TSMC’s 7nm and 6nm nodes are not clearly distinct in performance, and Rembrandt is not even a fresh product lineup to strict eyes.


However, we should not overlook the delicate retouches made by the US-based manufacturer. Chief among them are the well-known RDNA 2 graphics cores, while the Ryzen 5000 mobile employs old Vega counterparts. This integration would promise a well-boosted performance for upcoming gaming laptops running AMD’s CPUs. Specifically, the new graphics cores offer better ray-tracing performances and overall experience, marking a whooping 50% graphics improvement.


Additionally, AMD plans to reap shares in all price segments available using their new mobile chips. The 15W Rembrandt U will potentially conquer the thin laptop market, while the 45W Rembrandt H will be integrated into laptop lineups serving high graphics demands. What matters is that both CPUs will support PCIe 4.0, USB 4 and DDR5, the most advanced features in the PC world at present.


Apart from Rembrandt, the roadmap also sheds light on a few relatively “less attractive” CPUs, such as the energy-saving Van Gogh and Dragon Crest, the 14-nm Dali and Pollock for affordable mobile items, and the 7-nm Barcelo Zen 3 for solid-but-inexpensive ones.


Laptop users can wait for new leaks from AMD in excitement, especially when it has marked a certain number of milestones in the PC world, but this is only one of its first steps in the gaming laptop market. Nevertheless, AMD knows how to impress the public with their hardware products, and Zen 3+ is no exception. Enhancing an already-outstanding Zen 3 with RDNA 2 graphics and the power-efficient design are significant strategies, forcing Intel to equal the offer to customers. The fierce competition between the two giants would open up a pool of laptops for customers to choose from in the foreseeable future.


Now is a good time for AMD to seize particular advantages in the gaming laptop sphere. Laptops are getting better over time, reaching a stage of effectively addressing overheating issues, squeezing the best component performances without shortening their own life span or giving up space. All related parties, from component manufacturers to retailers, are making moves to push the market as dedicated GPUs’ price hike shows hardly any signs to ease. Amid the mass chip shortage, it is predictable that customers would be more likely to accept laptops as a temporary replacement for desktops.




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