Razer seems set to join team red with an AMD-powered laptop

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Rumors suggest that Razer will soon release a laptop with a Ryzen 5000 series processor.
Specifically, the laptop will reportedly have a Ryzen 9 5900HX and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU.
This would be the first Ryzen-powered Razer gaming laptop.

Razer makes some of the best gaming laptops around, and all of its laptops have one thing in common; their processor maker. Up to this point, all Razer laptops have been powered by Intel CPUs. That looks like it's about to change, as recent rumors suggest that an upcoming Razer laptop will run on a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor.

A tweet by well-known leaker "rogame" says that the upcoming Razer laptop will run on a Ryzen 5900HX CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. A follow-up tweet clarifies that it appears to be a 14-inch laptop (via PC Gamer).

This looks like 14" device 👀This looks like 14" device 👀— _rogame (@_rogame) March 24, 2021 March 24, 2021

The AMD 5000-series mobile processors have impressive figures, including the 5900HX that's rumored to be in this upcoming Razer laptop.

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CPU	Cores	Threads	Base/Boost Clock	Cache	Node	TDP
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	8	16	3.0GHz (4.6GHz)	20MB	7nm	35W
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	8	16	3.3GHz (4.6GHz)	20MB	7nm	45W+
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	8	16	3.0GHz (4.8GHz)	20MB	7nm	35W
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	8	16	3.3GHz (4.8GHz)	20MB	7nm	45W+

Our Cale Hunt shares insight regarding the high-end Ryzen CPU:

The Ryzen 9 5000 H-series lineup has the most entries at four total. The Ryzen 9 5900HS and the Ryzen 9 5900HX are the more standard CPUs, with 35W and 45W+ respectively. Yes, the "HX" version can draw more power as needed for better performance, and it should be reserved for larger laptops. The "HS" version is again reserved for thin and light notebooks.

Both rogame and PC Gamer's sources have talked about an upcoming 14-inch laptop from Razer, so it seems likely that the rumors are accurate. PC Gamer speculates that Razer may keep its AMD and Intel offerings in different segments.

If these reports are accurate, the upcoming Razer laptop should be very powerful, thanks to a combination of the Ryzen 9 5900HX and the RTX 3060.

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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He's covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean's journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.