AMD’s upcoming Zen 5-based ‘Fire Range’ CPUs will use the same socket as their current Zen 4 ‘Dragon Range’ CPUs, offering a smooth transition for laptop manufacturers. This contrasts with Intel’s move to new sockets with its 14th Gen Core and Core Ultra CPUs, requiring motherboard redesigns. The news presents an opportunity for AMD to gain market share in high-performance and gaming laptops, especially with the upcoming GeForce RTX 50 series.
AMD’s upcoming Fire Range CPUs, designed for gaming laptops, are rumored to share the same packaging as the Ryzen 7040HX CPUs. This could mean easier upgrades for laptop makers but might create a timing issue with the anticipated release of Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs. The first Fire Range laptops are likely to feature RTX 40-series GPUs, with integration of the newer RTX 50-series potentially delayed until later releases.
