Ryzen Mobile 7040HS “Phoenix” Laptops to Reach Retailers in a Couple More Weeks

In addition to their usual financial numbers, AMD also provided a quick update on the state of their next-generation Ryzen Mobile 7040HS ‘Phoenix’ CPUs as part of their quarterly earnings announcement. Initially he was slated for a March launch, which was later pushed back to April, but the laptop is finally out. According to AMD, the first systems should start arriving in retail stores within a few weeks.

First revealed at AMD’s CES 2023 keynote, the Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series (codenamed Phoenix) is AMD’s first monolithic die CPU for mobile based on the Zen 4 architecture and flagship silicon for mobile devices in 2023. becomes. In addition to the CPU architecture, Phoenix adds its latest RDNA3 architecture iGPU to the mix and, for the first time in an AMD CPU, adds a dedicated AI processing block, aptly named by AMD as Ryzen AI. They are all manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process, making them the most advanced single silicon from AMD.

In a Q&A after the call with press and analysts, AMD representatives provided an update on the state of the 7040HS series processors and the laptops they are powered by. According to AMD, the 7040HS series chips started increasing in the first quarter, contributing to AMD’s client sales and are now shipping to OEMs. As a result, AMD expects the first systems to reach retailers within a few weeks.

More than anything else, the extended launch schedule highlights the difference between how AMD and arch-rival Intel communicate their product launches and what counts as shipments. Intel’s massive client base requires massive product boosts, such as shipping mobile chips to OEMs months before anything is announced, but AMD has been doing much better than system availability in recent years. We are happy to announce new mobile hardware ahead of time. As a result, whether intentional or not, AMD for the most part sees mobile launches based on how chips are shipped to OEMs, rather than the availability of OEM systems. It will be defined as when And that seems to be what happened here.

For our part, it dates back to April 30th^th anand tech I found a single US retail listing that claims to have the Ryzen 7040HS laptop in stock. ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14is currently being read as a pre-order, with retailers expecting it to be in stock on May 5th.^thAssuming they receive the systems on that date, this makes the arrival of the first systems a bit earlier than AMD’s latest forecast.

Ultimately, AMD has big plans for its first monolithic Zen 4 product, despite Phoenix’s delayed launch. Phoenix will not only serve as the basis for next year’s high-performance mobile products, but will also be used in AMD’s Ryzen Z1 processor for handheld PC gaming consoles. And his eventual Ryzen Embedded product with silicon is practically a must. So Phoenix will end up being highly rated at AMD.