Stefan Mileschin

With the recent release of Zen 2 for desktop, many users were wondering when we may see them hit the mobile segment which is still based on the Zen+ 12nm architecture. If you haven’t heard yet, the wait is over at CES 2020. Ryzen 4000 mobile has arrived bringing with it some very low TDPs and higher thread counts on the updated Zen 2 platform and 7nm process. On the video card front, AMD officially announced the Radeon RX 5600 XT XT which will slot in between the RX 5700 and recently released RX 5500 XT. Along with the new CPUs and video card, the big gun came out in Threadripper 3990x and its 64 core, 128 thread content creating beast.

Starting with the Renoir based APU’s, AMD’s flagship U-series part, the Ryzen 4800U, brings eight cores and 16 threads with a 15W TDP. This should compete well with Intel offerings. AMD says the 4800H 45W part has the same boost clocks and thread count as 4800U except double the base clock and triple the TDP. AMD and its 2nd generation Zen architecture has turned some heads and will continue to do so in the mobile market in 2020.

Another major announcement this week from AMD is the RX 5600 XT. The new GPU will be out soon (how soon, we cannot share) and is said to compete with Nvidia’s GTX 1660 Ti. The RX 5600 XT is targeted to be the ultimate 1080p gaming GPU and will start at $279.

The Navi 10 based GPU sports 2,304 shaders, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPS on the backend. Clock speeds will start from 1375 MHz (Game clock) with each of the card partners able to set speeds different. Memory capacity is listed at 6GB of GDDR6 running at 12 Gbps. AMD lists the TDP as 150W (compared to the 1660 Ti at 120W). Keep an eye out for a review on the card!

https://www.overclockers.com/ces-202...990x-and-more/