{"id":1171249,"date":"2026-02-12T22:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/NxMyteauwn6LdeP2tkH9XC"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:59:01","slug":"amd-muddies-the-laptop-cpu-waters-again-with-a-zen-4-refresh-so-where-are-our-actual-next-gen-zen-5-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/amd-muddies-the-laptop-cpu-waters-again-with-a-zen-4-refresh-so-where-are-our-actual-next-gen-zen-5-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD muddies the laptop CPU waters again with a Zen 4 refresh. So, where are our actual next-gen Zen 5 chips?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Now that the next-gen graphics cards have made their entrance, we&#8217;ve started seeing some high-end next-gen laptops file through, too. These tend to feature Intel Core Ultra 200H-series or AMD Ryzen AI HX 300-series processors, but before long we might start seeing AMD Ryzen 8000HX-series &#8216;Dragon Range Refresh&#8217; chips inside gaming laptops.<\/p>\n<p>AMD has just announced these chips, and there are four of them so far, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/processors\/laptop\/ryzen\/8000-series\/amd-ryzen-7-8745hx.html\" target=\"_blank\">AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/processors\/laptop\/ryzen\/8000-series\/amd-ryzen-7-8840hx.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ryzen 7 8840HX<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/processors\/laptop\/ryzen\/8000-series\/amd-ryzen-9-8940hx.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ryzen 9 8940HX<\/a>, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/processors\/laptop\/ryzen\/8000-series\/amd-ryzen-9-8945hx.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ryzen 9 8945HX<\/a> (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/pc-components\/cpus\/amd-quietly-announces-ryzen-8000hx-series-dragon-range-refresh-arrives-to-replace-amds-top-laptop-cpus\" target=\"_blank\">Tom&#8217;s Hardware<\/a>). These aren&#8217;t fully next-gen processors, though. They look almost identical to the previous-gen 7000-HX chips, as they&#8217;re just a refreshed range of the same Zen 4 chips for the new generation of laptops. Here are the specs:<\/p>\n<p>For those unaware, the &#8216;HX&#8217; designates that these are essentially (but not quite) full-blown desktop chips crammed into mobile devices. This means they should be more powerful than other chips (Ryzen &#8216;HS&#8217; ones, for instance) but also consume more power. As you can see in the table above, they also have a bunch of cache, which is great for gaming.<\/p>\n<p>There is one <em>slight <\/em>difference between this range and the previous-gen one, and that&#8217;s that the Ryzen 9 8940HX is 100 MHz faster than the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/processors\/laptop\/ryzen\/7000-series\/amd-ryzen-9-7940hx.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ryzen 9 7940HX<\/a> on the boost clock. That might get you a fraction of a frame here or there, but I doubt it&#8217;ll amount to much. In all important respects, these chips are practically identical to their predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>What makes them important is just that they should come to reside in at least some of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\">best gaming laptops<\/a> over the coming months and offer performance that can properly match the new high-end Nvidia GPUs. Having configurable TDPs of up to 75 W is no joke, nor are the mid-5 GHz boost clocks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"gqeDawy84dXBdMBSmVS5JP\" name=\"20250401_172238\" alt=\"The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2025 gaming laptop on a wooden desk with the Windows 11 login screen on display\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/amd-muddies-the-laptop-cpu-waters-again-with-a-zen-4-refresh-so-where-are-our-actual-next-gen-zen-5-chips.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, an RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 gaming laptop paired with an AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX or Ryzen 9 8945HX is sure to be a battery-guzzling, heat-producing beast, so I wouldn&#8217;t expect the sleekest and coolest laptops to run such configurations. But for those looking for sheer horsepower, these Dragon Range chips should offer a lot.<\/p>\n<p>If you spot any decent laptops with a previous-gen Ryzen 7000HX chip inside, you won&#8217;t be losing out on much of anything compared to these new ones, and you might save a bit of money by opting for it. But if you want a current-gen GPU, these will probably be paired with the newly refreshed 8000HX chips listed here.<\/p>\n<p>We should also note that properly next-gen Zen 5 chips are on the way too, in the form of AMD&#8217;s &#8216;Fire Range&#8217; 9000HX-series processors. That, crucially, will include at least one X3D chip in the form of the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/processors\/amds-throwing-the-considerably-hefty-ryzen-9-9950x3d-at-gaming-laptops-and-calling-it-a-ryzen-9-9955hx3d\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced at CES<\/a> earlier this year. They&#8217;re supposedly due in the first half of this year, which means they&#8217;ve got less than two months to make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p>If you want true top-of-the-line, this X3D Fire Range chip<em> <\/em>will be where it&#8217;s at\u2014the latest architecture, plus a dollop of 3D V-Cache. I dare say it&#8217;ll be a tad more expensive than this refreshed Zen 4 8000HX line-up, though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"ec9217cc-cbd8-48cd-822b-ef5b242f3332\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Best handheld gaming PC\" data-dimension48=\"Best handheld gaming PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"G3q8TJoeGnSJnYj5gp6AJC\" name=\"1646303119.jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/amd-muddies-the-laptop-cpu-waters-again-with-a-zen-4-refresh-so-where-are-our-actual-next-gen-zen-5-chips-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-handheld-gaming-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"ec9217cc-cbd8-48cd-822b-ef5b242f3332\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Best handheld gaming PC\" data-dimension48=\"Best handheld gaming PC\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Best handheld gaming PC<\/strong><\/a>: What&#8217;s the best travel buddy?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/steam-deck-oled-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Steam Deck OLED review<\/strong><\/a>: Our verdict on Valve&#8217;s handheld.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-steam-deck-accessories-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best Steam Deck accessories<\/strong><\/a>: Get decked out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-laptops\/amd-muddies-the-laptop-cpu-waters-again-with-a-zen-4-refresh-so-where-are-our-actual-next-gen-zen-5-chips\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the next-gen graphics cards have made their entrance, we&#8217;ve started seeing some high-end next-gen laptops file through, too. These tend to feature Intel Core Ultra 200H-series or AMD Ryzen AI HX 300-series processors, but before long we might start seeing AMD Ryzen 8000HX-series &#8216;Dragon Range Refresh&#8217; chips inside gaming laptops. AMD has just announced these chips, and there are four of them so far, the AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX, Ryzen 7 8840HX, Ryzen 9 8940HX, and Ryzen 9 8945HX (via Tom&#8217;s Hardware). These aren&#8217;t fully next-gen processors, though. They look almost identical to the previous-gen 7000-HX chips, as they&#8217;re just a refreshed range of the same Zen 4 chips for the new generation of laptops. Here are the specs: For those unaware, the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/amd-muddies-the-laptop-cpu-waters-again-with-a-zen-4-refresh-so-where-are-our-actual-next-gen-zen-5-chips\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1171250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[10600,66],"class_list":["post-1171249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-laptops","tag-hardware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AMD muddies the laptop CPU waters again with a Zen 4 refresh. 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