Microsoft reveals their Surface Laptop 3 with Intel Ice Lake and AMD Ryzen variants
Microsoft reveals their Surface Laptop 3 with Intel Ice Lake and AMD Ryzen variants
Intel will power Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 13.5-inch model, whereas AMD will power the 15-inch model of the Surface Laptop 3. At this time, the full specifications of the series are unknown, though they will ship with prices starting at $999 and $1199 respectively.Â
The AMD-powered Surface Laptop 3 will utilise a processor called the Ryzen 7 Surface Edition, which is said to offer the “fastest graphics performance of any laptop in its class”. The exact specifications of AMD’s customised Ryzen 7 APU are unknown at the time of writing. It will be interesting to see how these CPUs compare to other Ryzen mobile APUs. Microsoft’s slides state that a “Radeon RX Vega 11” graphics chip is used within Microsoft’s custom Surface Edition APU.Â
Both Surface Laptop 3 variants will ship with 8GB and 16GB memory options and with 128GB-1TB of storage. Both models will also start shipping on October 22nd. Â
AMD is currently the underdog of today’s mobile CPU market, making Ryzen’s inclusion within Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 a major design win for the company. This move may encourage more OEMs to support AMD moving forward in their premium models, or force Microsoft into making more Zen-focused optimisations within Windows 10.Â
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