AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS | Review

Launched in March 2020, AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is a mobile APU that integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture on a 7 nm process by TSMC, for high-end laptops. AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS clocks 3 GHz up to 4.3 GHz (Turbo) with 8 cores and supports Hyperthreading (16 threads). As per sources, the Ryzen 9 4900HS is only 5% faster than the Ryzen 7 4800HS thanks to its higher base and boost (100 MHz +). In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics card along with DDR4-3200 and energy-efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM.

Performance and Benchmarks

When compared to its previous generation, the AMD Ryzen 9 4900Hs sees almost 2x improvement in performance per watt as stated before. It can easily handle your day-to-day tasks such as Browsing, Streaming, and using office productivity software. Now, if your day-to-day workflow involves using video editing, photo editing, and CAD applications the 4900Hs is an absolute powerhouse and beats the i9 10980HK.

IGPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) based on AMD’s 5th generation GCN Vega architecture sees a massive improvement in its performance thanks to the massive improvements in clock speed. This means better gaming performance and you can play modern AAA titles such as GTA 5 at 60 FPS at 1080p at the lowest setting settings. However, it won’t matter as the 4900Hs will come paired with dedicated graphics.

Laptops Powered by AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

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