A detailed review of the flagship AMD Ryzen 8040HX series of mobile processors. We examine the key features, Zen 4 architecture, performance, and detailed technical specifications of these high-performance chips, including core count, clock speeds, Radeon 780M graphics, and NPU.
G. Ostrov
Overview of AMD Ryzen 8040HX Flagship Processors
The AMD Ryzen 8040HX series represents the pinnacle of AMD's mobile processors for enthusiasts. Based on the advanced Zen 4 architecture, these processors offer high performance thanks to a large number of cores and threads, as well as integrated Radeon 780M graphics and a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for artificial intelligence tasks.
Technical Specifications of AMD Ryzen 8040HX Processors (Example Models)
Below are the technical specifications of some likely flagship models in the Ryzen 8040HX series:
- Model: Ryzen 9 8945HX
- Cores/Threads: 8/16
- Base Clock: ~2.5 GHz
- Max Boost Clock: ~5.2 GHz
- Integrated Graphics: Radeon 780M (12 RDNA 3 cores)
- NPU: AMD Ryzen AI
- L2 Cache: 8 MB
- L3 Cache: 16 MB
- TDP: 45-75W+
- Model: Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS (possible close model)
- Cores/Threads: 8/16
- Base Clock: ~2.4 GHz
- Max Boost Clock: ~5.1 GHz
- Integrated Graphics: Radeon 780M (12 RDNA 3 cores)
- NPU: AMD Ryzen AI
- L2 Cache: 8 MB
- L3 Cache: 16 MB
- TDP: 35-54W
- Possible other models may include: Ryzen 7 8845HX and other variants with different core counts and clock speeds.
Key Features of Zen 4 Architecture:
- Increased performance per watt
- Improved IPC (Instructions Per Cycle)
- Support for advanced connectivity technologies
Integrated Radeon 780M Graphics: Provides a significant performance boost compared to previous generations of integrated graphics, allowing many modern games to be played at medium settings.
AMD Ryzen AI (NPU): Designed to accelerate artificial intelligence-related workloads directly on the processor, improving efficiency and reducing latency.