Although the future of AMD processors lies in the new generation ZEN 4, AMD created a product line in the form of transition.

They use an advanced revision of the ZEN 3+ architecture, are manufactured on 6nm technology processes, and will replace the present Ryzen 5000 'Cezanne'.

Aside from boosting performance, AMD seizes the opportunity to endure the new generation of DDR5 memory and its version for laptops LPDDR5, as well as the latest connectivity standards, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 and the latest version of the USB4 peripheral port.

Another notable aspect comes from the optimization of the graphic section with the 'Navi2' chips, which use RDNA 2 technology to progress to the veteran 'Vega'.

As for the rest, they are manufactured under an APU (accelerated processing unit) format that adds a central processing unit, GPU, memory supervisor and other elements of the chipset in exactly the same package to gain integration, lower consumption and reduce costs.

Ryzen 9 6900HX, performance

In its presentation at CES 2022, AMD talked about a performance increase double-digit development and even more in the graphic section.

Right now, from Geekbench We get the first data from others, specifically about a Lenovo laptop with the Windows 11 operating system.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is among the much more attractive models of the dozen 'Rembrandt' APUs that AMD will market.

Although it will have 2 other processors on it, it is an advance with 8 cores and 16 processing threads with working frequencies from 3.3 to 4.9 GHz.

Its multiplier is unlocked for a TDP of 45 watts, whose maximum level of capacity will be established by each developer according to the positioning they want for the equipment they install it on and the cooling system they use.

In such a case, Geekbench does not establish it, although it does provide reference points that have the possibility of offering us a concept of its performance.

This central processing unit scores 1593 points in the single-core test and 10151 points in the multi-core test.

This means an increase in 12% and 33% respectively vs. Ryzen 9 5900HX supported by Zen3 'Cezanne' silicon.

Worse novelties arrive if we equate it with the true rivalry which is none other than the new Intel Alder Lake.

AMD's APU falls well short of the Core i9-12900H's scores (7 to 21% in single thread and 37 to 42% in multicore).

It must be said that the maximum continuity used by the Ryzen 9 6900HX for these tests is not known and that we require other than synthetic tests to review its real performance.

In addition to this, Intel's central processing unit has quite a lot more cores (14) and also threads (20) and its price is going to be higher as well.

Where does this leave us? In a medium term.

There is no doubt that these 6000 series APUs are efficient developments and an essential optimization compared to the previous ones, especially in the graphic section with the new RDNA 2 chips.

Another thing will be to challenge Intel.

The huge chip did an excellent job with Alder Lake and AMD may not be able to compete in performance until its next ZEN 4 architecture arrives.

Of course, we still need to understand the setting of costs and how they affect the final cost of the laptops and convertibles where they will be installed.

There is a lot there so that AMD has convinced the OEMs.

Soon we will understand.

We await release from next month.

Just in case you didn't see it at the time, we leave you with the official catalog of these 'Rembrandt' APUs.

AMD Ryzen 6000 series