AMD's Ryzen AI PRO 300 APUs see their first integration in a Lenovo laptop, powered by the 8-core Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.
Lenovo Showcases The First Ryzen AI 300 PRO Laptop In Its ThinkPad Lineup, 8-Core Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
AMD isn't done with its "Strix Point" APU lineup since the firm has one more release impending, likely associated with the rumored "PRO" SKUs within the Hawk Point lineup. We have seen extensive rumors in the past surrounding the "Ryzen AI 300 PRO" APU models; however, Lenovo has decided to lift the curtains, revealing a new laptop based upon AMD's Ryzen AI 300 PRO APU, none other than the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6.
The news comes from the media outlet Liliputing, which claims that Lenovo's upcoming laptop will feature AMD's Ryzen AI 300 PRO architecture, marking the first product to integrate the "unannounced" APU.
In terms of specifications, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 is expected to debut with AMD's Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 APU, composed of three Zen 5 cores and five Zen 5C cores in a 3+5 configuration, which makes up a total of 8 cores. It also features a Radeon 880M iGPU onboard, based upon the RDNA 3.5 architecture,
Apart from this, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 features a 14-inch IPS LCD with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a decent design language, corresponding to what the previous ThinkPad models came with. For memory and storage options, the laptop offers up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-7500 memory and support for 1TB PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD, so it's pretty stacked up in this particular department.
For connectivity, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 comes with Thunderbolt 4 connections, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, and 1 x HDMI 2.1. The laptop also features support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, which is on par with modern-day standards. Interestingly, Lenovo is also offering a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite counterpart featuring the X1E-78-100 SKU, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up against the upcoming Ryzen AI 300 PRO offering. The AMD variant is listed for $1700 US while the Qualcomm variant is listed for $1754 US.
AMD's last bits of "Hawk Point" APUs are expected to debut in the markets by October 10th, right around the Advancing AI 2024 event. Since these APUs are more oriented for professional use, we won't see much of a difference in raw performance, but there will be certain exclusive features in the PRO variants.
AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix/Krackan" APUs:
| CPU Name | Cores / Threads | Core Config | Clock Speeds (Max) | Cache (Total) | AI Capabilities | iGPU | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 | 12/24 | 4x Zen 5 / 8x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.1 GHz | 36 MB / 24 MB L3 | 85 AI TOPs (55 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | 12/24 | 4x Zen 5 / 8x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.1 GHz | 36 MB / 24 MB L3 | 80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 | 12/24 | 4x Zen 5 / 8x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.1 GHz | 36 MB / 24 MB L3 | 80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 7 365 | 10/20 | 4x Zen 5 / 6x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.0 GHz | 30 MB / 20 MB L3 | 80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 880M (12 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 | 8/16 | 3x Zen 5 / 5x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.0 GHz | 24 MB / 16 MB L3 | 72 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 880M (12 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 7 350 | 8/16 | 4x Zen 5 / 4x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.0 GHz | 24 MB / 16 MB L3 | 66 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 860M (8 CU @ 3.0 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 5 340 | 6/12 | 3x Zen 5 / 3x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 4.8 GHz | 22 MB / 16 MB L3 | 59 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 840M (4 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 5 330 | 4/8 | 1x Zen 5 / 3x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 4.5 GHz | 12 MB / 8 MB L3 | 50 TOPS (NPU) | Radeon 820M (2 CU @ 2.8 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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