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AMD and the battle against Intel on APU laptops

AMD, APU, Battle, Intel, laptops


This new APU A9-9820 could be a jump really for great performance in the laptops sector, a niche market where AMD traditionally has been behind the competition because Provides only low maintenance equipment, and where the company now seems to be focusing on promoting the selection of manufacturers for their products.

Intel's domain is at risk

So far, any user who wants a laptop of any kind will find that most computers have an Intel processor, so options regarding the laptop desktop are limited to the processor generation and their width, but there are no options to change the Brand.

Don't interrupt Intel's work on this, because if you currently have one absolute power in the notes market as of yet his suggestions for this market were what they needed.

However, now technological ghosts look like they are lying in factories because if we take a closer look at the features of modern laptops, most of them equip eight generation monitors, with the exception of the ninth generation that is just beginning to be recognized. And this is why AMD has not posted the competition, there were no alternatives except for some exceptions to the installation date, which is why the manufacturers only offer their own Intel operating system.

It is the compilers that choose the processor …

Now the situation is changing. Already last year AMD made an effort to introduce its processors Ryzen 3000 in the market for notes but its proposal was not accepted by the manufacturers, as it was ultimately the one who decided to sell their equipment with one or the other processor options. However, with the latest stuff Ryzen 4000 presented by AMD and the new generation of APUs, user expectations have become prominent in AMD.

AMD Ryzen APUs

These new-generation processes inherit many of their desktop name features, such as the 7 nm high-resolution processor, the Zen 2 architecture and, as we mentioned earlier, these are processors that will offer 8 cores and 16 cores. thread processing, and all with 45W of high TDP.

Let's put a moment on the skin laptop manufacturers: We have an agreement with Intel, but its solutions are no longer working, with thermal designs that block the best performance without completely changing the laptops' mold.

And now comes the AMD offering more cores, more power, more performance, the latest technology and all this at a lower price and with the same thermal design, which will allow to maintain the design of the laptops themselves. In addition, users complained of AMD. Would it not be obvious which road to take? The decision ultimately comes from the manufacturers and the agreement that comes with Intel or AMD, but that decision seems clear from the perspective of the user.

… and have never abandoned AMD APIs

Despite being dominated by Intel, no one wants to close the doors. If the producers so far did not provide almost any notebook containing AMD APUs, it was precisely because of the lack of provision – and competition – for AMD. After all, if the product is good, why can't they offer it? Not that they have individual contracts or anything similar.

An example is found in Release Domain of HP Store, where we will find a comprehensive catalog of complete programs (desktop, All in One, laptops …) powered by AMD, and use the best technology available at all times. For example, the HP 15-db0088n is powered by the APU AMD A9-9425 dual-core at 3.7 GHz covering three cores Radeon R5, and all this 15W TDP.

This is the most versatile team (with 12 GB of DDR4 RAM and M.2 256 GB SSD among other things) that we can now offer for less than 430 euros, and that will help us both work out playing simple games

Many examples can be found in the All in One product range, such as the 20-c411ns with a 19.5-inch Full HD WLED screen powered by AMD APU A4-9125 with photos of the AMD Radeon R3.

Or if we want to go all-in-One, HP also offers other options such as the 24-f1019ns with 23.8-inch Full HD IPS display and is powered by a processor. AMD Ryzen 3 3200U and AMD Radeon Vega 3 graphics (with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM and 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD)

HP also offers its own HP store Exit Location same model, All in One 24-f1008ns with the same screen as the original but improved hardware, because it is powered by a processor AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and Radeon Vega 8 graphics (with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, 256 GB PCIe NVMe SSD + 1 TB mechanical disk).

This alone shows that manufacturers, such as HP, they never came to get rid of AMD and they currently offer many different machines based on their APUs and processors, with more attractive options and in particular. For this reason, it is expected that the next generation of laptops and All in One of the brand will not only provide AMD processors, but they do so with new generations leaving behind – until now – Intel monopoly in this market

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