AMD has released its 2023 roadmap for both desktop PCs and laptops. Three versions are expected, Raphaël for fixed PCs, Dragon Range for gaming laptops and Phoenix for so-called high-performance laptops.
When announcing its results for the first quarter of 2022, AMD had the opportunity to unveil its roadmap for its processors based on the Zen4 architecture. If for desktop PCs the Ryzen 7000 codenamed Raphaël are well identified and their characteristics known, this was not the case for mobile processors.
While on the Ryzen 6000s, AMD has a single version of its Rembrandt with the U and H/HS versions, AMD wants to offer its Ryzen 7000s in two Dragon Range and Phoenix versions.
Dragon Range for gaming laptops
At the start of 2023, we will therefore be entitled to the Ryzen 7000 Dragon Range designed for gaming laptops. They will benefit from the Zen4 architecture with support for DDR5 RAM, PCIe5 and will sport a TDP of 55 W and more. According to the Ryzen designer, this processor will be “the pinnacle of gaming performance” with “the highest number of cores, threads and amount of cache ever seen”.
AMD says these Dragon Range processors will come with the “HS” prefix, the same as the Ryzen 9 6900HS we tested in the Asus Zephyrus G14, but which has a TDP of 35W.
Phoenix for performance and thin laptops
For high-performance and thin laptops, AMD reserves the Ryzen 7000 “Phoenix”. Like Dragon Range, it is equipped with the Zen4 architecture, but compatible with soldered DDR5 and with a TDP of 35 to 45 W. With its Ryzen 7000 mobiles, AMD always wants to offer the best compromise between performance and consumption for Laptop PCs.
Going by previous launches, the Ryzen 7 mobile announcement is expected to take place during CES in January 2023 with likely availability at the end of Q1. The desktop Ryzen 7000s are expected to be announced between Q3 and Q4 of this year.