— New AMD Ryzen™ PRO 7040 Series Mobile processors bring advanced “Zen 4” performance and a dedicated Ryzen™ AI engine to select Windows 11 business laptops from top PC vendors including HP and Lenovo —

— AMD Ryzen PRO 7000 Series desktop processors deliver leadership performance and efficiency for the future of work —

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced its new Ryzen™ PRO 7040 Series Mobile processors, bringing the most advanced and power efficient x86 processors to more premium Windows 11 business laptops and mobile workstations.¹ With “Zen 4” architecture, AMD RDNA™ 3 integrated graphics, AMD PRO technologies, and Ryzen^TM AI on select models, the Ryzen PRO 7040 Series processors are purposefully designed to meet the demands of the modern workforce. Further expanding its commercial lineup, AMD also announced the Ryzen PRO 7000 Series processors for desktop, bringing the power of “Zen 4” and AMD RDNA™ 2 integrated graphics to professional desktop users.

“More than half (52%) of IT managers surveyed say they don’t have the proper technology infrastructure needed to handle AI workloads,” said Matthew Unangst, senior director, commercial client and workstation, AMD.² “The new Ryzen PRO 7040 Series pairs incredible performance and battery life to meet the needs of today’s workforce, while also offering a new dedicated AI engine on select models, to help meet the demands of the AI transformation.”

AMD Ryzen PRO 7040 Series Processors for Mobile with Ryzen AI

Built on industry-leading 4nm technology and featuring up to 8 “Zen 4” cores and RDNA™ 3 integrated graphics, the AMD Ryzen PRO 7040 Series processors enable excellent levels of performance and efficiency for business applications, with the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor offering an average 17% increase in performance over the x86 competition.³ The AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 7840U processor offers up to 18% higher CPU performance⁴ and up to 15% better battery life while video conferencing, compared to an Apple M2 Pro processor.⁵

Select AMD Ryzen PRO 7040 Series processors feature Ryzen AI, the world’s first integrated AI engine on an x86 processor.⁶ This AI engine revolutionizes business laptops by enabling premium AI experiences. It offers immersive collaboration experiences on platforms like Microsoft Teams and other leading video conferencing applications. Going forward, it is expected to bring unique advantages in next-gen collaboration, creation, productivity, predictive UI, and AI powered security features. Ryzen AI helps equip select laptops for the future of work with AI.

“Microsoft and AMD have worked closely to enable Ryzen AI in prominent Windows features like Windows Studio Effects, said Pavan Davuluri, Corporate VP, Windows Silicon and System Integration, Microsoft Corp. “We truly believe that AI is going to reinvent how our customers do everything on Windows and the introduction of these Ryzen AI technology-enabled business laptops is the next step toward unlocking a superior experience.”