techpowerup AMD Launches Ryzen 3000 C-Series for Chromebooks

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Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the first AMD Ryzen mobile processors and latest AMD Athlon mobile processors for Chromebook platforms, with up to 178% faster web browsing compared to the previous generation. Designed in collaboration with Google, the AMD Ryzen and Athlon 3000 C-Series Mobile Processor lineup introduces the first-ever "Zen" architecture-powered Chromebooks with systems from Acer, ASUS, HP, and Lenovo launching in Q4 2020. The AMD Ryzen 3000 C Series Mobile Processors offer up to 212% better performance for multitasking and content creation compared to the previous generation of AMD Chromebooks. With built-in AMD Radeon Graphics, AMD Ryzen 3000 C-Series Mobile processors include the most powerful graphics available in a Chromebook.
 
"Whether users are online, offline, on-the-go or at home, AMD Ryzen processor-based and Athlon processor-based Chromebooks deliver the combined CPU, graphics and overall performance needed to stay productive and breeze through the high demands of distance learning and remote working," said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, Client Compute, AMD. "We are pleased to be working with Acer, ASUS, Google, HP and Lenovo to significantly expand the number of AMD-powered Chromebooks and deliver more powerful options with the first of many AMD Ryzen-based Chromebook systems."

 

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AMD today announced the Ryzen 3000 and Athlon 3000 C-Series processors for use in Google Chromebooks from multiple vendors.

AMD announced these 3000 C-Series mobile processors as the first Zen optimized Chromebook processors with Acer, ASUS, HP, and Lenovo all committing to releasing AMD Chromebooks in Q4'2020.

Compared to the previous-generation AMD A-Series "Excavator" APUs in Chromebooks, AMD is promoting up to 251% better graphics performance, up to 104% faster productivity, and up to 152% better photo editing with these new Zen C-Series processors.

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Even if the Ryzen and EPYC processors as well as the custom chips for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 are currently in focus, AMD also offers special solutions for an area that not everyone has on the screen. In early 2019, AMD introduced the Athlon A6 and A4 processors, which were intended for Chromebooks. The market for Chromebooks has since grown, especially in the school sector, so that AMD is now introducing several successors in the various categories with the Athlon and Ryzen C series.

The previous A-Series processors are kept for the entry-level range. For the middle class, the Athlon processors of the C series are planned and the new Ryzen processors of the C series are positioned in the premium segment. This brings the Ryzen brand into this Chromebook market segment.

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This could be quite the boon for Chromebooks for the general populous who just consumes media or doing remote learning in a mostly web-based environment.

Edited September 22, 2020 by axipher