The 30xxs weren't a galactic leap over the 20xxs, and Intel's now in their "increment" phase since the 12xxx series are all new architecture. Highly doubt the 40xxs will make the 30xxs seem like a bad choice, and the 13xxx series will not make the 12xxxs seem like dog doo.
There will never be a laptop that is the "killer" of everything that came before it. Even in the premium market, the change is really incremental year-over-year. My 3080 laptop does not destroy my 2080 laptop in performance.
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With this handy chart, it’s pretty easy to see what AMD’s going for. The first digit on a product indicates the Portfolio Model Year, which will be a “7” for 2023 products. That’s pretty straightforward, since the Ryzen 7000 Series will release for laptop next year. Each successive year will increase the numerical value.
The second digit will apply to the Market Segment, which is what we know as Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7 class products, much like how Intel uses i3, i5, i7, and i9 branding. The higher the number, the better the product.
The third digit is by far the easiest to remember. It applies to the Zen architecture iteration. You’ll see plenty of the number “4” soon enough.
The fourth digit applies to the Feature Isolation, which is somewhat like the Market Segment designation, but also not. This is where things get messy. There will be upcoming Phoenix and Dragon Range lineups built for different types of laptops. Phoenix, destined for compact laptops, will receive the 7X40 Series branding. Dragon Range will be referred to as the 7X45 Series to note it’s no-holds-barred approach to ultimate gaming laptop designs.
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Building upon all of this, the letter designations will basically indicate TDP, and how much power/heat you should expect the products to use. “HX” references 55W+ for high-end gaming experiences. “HS” will stick near ~35W so as not to kill your battery too quickly while maintaining performance. “U” will range between 15-28W for more practical, mainstream solutions.
The numbers, what do they mean?
Perhaps time will condition us to better understand what we’re seeing when we look at AMD gaming laptop specs, or perhaps we’ll need to carry around a small decoder. Based on AMD’s statements, this branding scheme will likely remain in place for many years to come, though one can already see how it could retire early. It’s already questionable what AMD would call a V-Cache model for laptop if it were to design one. The Ryzen 7640 HS X3D doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.