AMD Targets OEM Market With New Ryzen Chips
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) brought its Zen 2 architecture paired with an advanced 7nm manufacturing process to desktop PCs in mid-2019 with its Ryzen 3000 series of processors. The chips very nearly closed the performance gap with semiconductor giant Intel, and they offered a strong value proposition for gamers and other power users.
Earlier this year, AMD began rolling out its Ryzen 4000 Mobile line of laptop processors using the same Zen 2 architecture and 7nm manufacturing process. Products featuring the chips have been trickling out over the past few months, giving those in the market for a new laptop a viable alternative to Intel-based devices. AMD's mobile chips feature as many as 8 CPU cores and capable integrated graphics.
Missing from AMD's Zen 2 product lineup were desktop PC chips that featured integrated graphics, removing the need for a discrete graphics card. This left AMD with only last-generation products aimed at much of the pre-built commercial and consumer desktop PC market. That situation will be resolved in the third quarter when systems using AMD's just-announced Ryzen 4000 G-Series desktop processors begin shipping.
Source Fool.com
