AMD unveils new Ryzen chips, ‘world’s fastest’ CPUs for ultrathin notebooks

AMD Ryzen mobile chips will be the fastest processor for ultrathin laptops, with as much as 44 percent greater multi-threaded CPU functionality as well as 161 percent more images performance compared to the competition.

AMD has unveiled fresh Ryzen processors for superior 2-in-1s, convertibles and ultrathin laptop computers that it claims are the world’s fastest CPUs for all these devices.

Details on two chips have been unveiled:

Ryzen 7 2700U with Radeon Vega Graphics:

• 4 cores/8 threads
• 3.8 GHz max clock
• 10 Graphics Compute Units
• 1300 MHz GPU
• 6MB L2/L3 cache
• 15W nominal TDP (ranging between 12W and 25W)

Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Graphics:

• 4 cores/8 threads
• 3.6 GHz max clock
• 8 Graphics Compute Units
• 1100 MHz GPU
• 6MB L2/L3 cache
• 15W nominal TDP (ranging between 12W and 25W)