Because of the release of new processor categories for 2023 which are Mendocino - which focuses on feature-rich notebooks and Dragon Range for top-tier gaming, it prompts AMD to create a new naming scheme to properly recognize their mobile processors. All 2023+ mobile processors of AMD will be named based on their new naming system. Based on the image above from AMD, the new naming is composed of the Portfolio Year, Segment, Architecture, Feature isolation, and Form Factor/TDP. Portfolio Year: To tell the model year of the processor (e.g. As shown below, AMD is expected to have 5 different markets/segments using different SoCs. As clarified by AMD, they’re not planning to change the general numbering system that they’ve used since the AMD Ryzen 1000 series. AMD has kicked off CES 2025 with a slew of announcements across its processor and GPU lineups, targeting desktops, laptops, and handheld gaming PCs. New Ryzen 9000 Series Desktop Processors AMD revealed the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D, both featuring the company’s 3D V-cache technology. Read more in our articles including "New AMD naming scheme for mobile processors unveiled" and "AMD Unveils New Processors for Desktops, Laptops, and Handheld Gaming PCs at CES 2025".
Because of the release of new processor categories for 2023 which are Mendocino - which focuses on feature-rich notebooks and Dragon Range for top-tier gaming, it prompts AMD to create a new naming scheme to properly recognize their mobile processors. All 2023+ mobile processors of AMD will be named based on their new naming system.
Based on the image above from AMD, the new naming is composed of the Portfolio Year, Segment, Architecture, Feature isolation, and Form Factor/TDP. Portfolio Year: To tell the model year of the processor (e.g. As shown below, AMD is expected to have 5 different markets/segments using different SoCs.
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