It's that time of the year again – back-to-school season. As the saying goes, to do a good job, one must first have the right tools. A high-performance laptop can undoubtedly make the study life much easier.
For those entering the workforce soon, new opportunities arise, making it particularly necessary to upgrade to a laptop that suits your needs.
In today's world, AI has become the hottest topic, and the next version of Windows is set to focus on AI experiences, deeply integrating AI functionalities. However, all of this requires hardware support.
The Ryzen 7000 series and Ryzen 8000 series processors not only support AI effects in the current Windows 11 but also prepare laptops for running next-generation software more smoothly and efficiently. The latest Ryzen 8000 series NPU performance has seen a significant boost of 60%.
Below, we have selected a few lightweight laptops currently available in the market equipped with AMD Ryzen AI NPU, providing you with a one-stop solution.
Coincidentally, AMD, in collaboration with numerous laptop manufacturers, has launched a back-to-school promotion on JD.com. The promotion runs until March 8, with the peak day being on February 27.
During this back-to-school season, placing an order for an AMD laptop and sharing a positive review with a picture will get you a 100 CNY JD E-card (limited to orders and payments during the promotional period, with an overall limit of 3000 cards). Additionally, there are special benefits for joining as a member when purchasing a laptop.
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Introducing the ASUS ROG Strix G14 Ryzen Edition, priced at $7299.
The Strix G14 Ryzen Edition is powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H processor, featuring the advanced "Zen 4" architecture on a 4nm process, significantly improving energy efficiency. With 8 cores and 16 threads, it boasts a single-core boost frequency of up to 5.2GHz, meeting the high-performance demands of gamers.
The laptop features a versatile 2.5K resolution esports display, covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. It offers a high refresh rate of 165Hz, a rapid 3ms response time, and G-SYNC technology, ensuring smooth gameplay without screen tearing.
With support for dual graphics card hot-switching technology, it allows for flexible performance switching based on different scenarios. The cooling system is equipped with the Glacier Cooling System, featuring four exhaust vents and five heat pipes. Additionally, the FN+F5 shortcut enables instant switching to the cooling mode, ensuring stable performance at all times.
Lenovo XiaoXin Pro16 2024 AI Powerhouse, priced at 5499 CNY
The XiaoXin Pro16 2024 AI Powerhouse comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 8845H processor, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads, peaking at 5.1GHz. The NPU designed for AI computations has seen a significant 60% performance boost over its predecessor, meeting a variety of AI needs for users.
It boasts a 16-inch display with a golden ratio of 16:10, a 2.5K resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a brightness of 350nits, and a 100% sRGB color gamut.
With an 84Wh battery, the XiaoXin Pro16 2024 AI Powerhouse offers a real-life battery life of up to 11.2 hours, while the XiaoXin Pro14 2024 AI Powerhouse has a tested battery life of about 10 hours.
The ROG Flow 14 Air is priced at 10,499 RMB.
Powered by the AMD Ryzen 8000 series processor, specifically the Ryzen 9 8945HS, and featuring an integrated Ryzen AI module NPU, this laptop delivers exceptional computing power. It supports Windows Studio Effects productivity tools, enabling intelligent framing, gaze correction, and advanced background effects.
On the GPU front, it comes equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 laptop GPU. Leveraging advanced features such as DLSS 3.5, frame generation, and ray tracing, it comprehensively enhances responsiveness and smoothness in complex creative tasks.
The ROG Flow 14 Air boasts a 2.8K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and a rapid 0.2ms response time, delivering high-quality display effects and immersive visuals.
Additionally, ROG has pioneered the introduction of G-SYNC functionality for OLED screens, providing users with exceptional dynamic clarity.
Xuanzhi Star Qingfeng, priced at 4499 CNY
The Xuanzhi Star Qingfeng features the Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, with a 4nm process, Zen 4 architecture, 8 cores and 16 threads, a maximum boost frequency of 5.1GHz, and a 55W power release.
This laptop reaches up to 38 TOPS in total AI computing power, with a 40% increase in large language model processing speed, a 60% increase in NPU AI computing power, and supports AI noise reduction for audio.
Moreover, the Ryzen 7 8845HS comes with an integrated AMD Radeon 780M GPU, sharing the same RDNA3 architecture as high-end flagship GPUs, with 12 cores and a 2.7GHz GPU frequency.
In terms of display, the Xuanzhi Star Qingfeng is equipped with a 16-inch screen, a 2560*1600 resolution, a 165Hz refresh rate, a 16:10 aspect ratio, 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, and 500nit brightness.
The Xuanzhi Star Qingfeng utilizes a dual-fan setup with 8mm dual heat pipes, built-in four speakers, and the new generation VCN 4.0 acceleration engine, supporting AV1 hardware encoding and decoding.
Lenovo Legion Savior R9000P, priced at ¥8499.
The R9000P gaming laptop is equipped with the Ryzen 9 7945HX, featuring Zen 4 core architecture and crafted with a 5nm process. With a specification of 16 cores and 32 threads, its multi-core productivity performance is off the charts.
The display boasts a 16-inch screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600, a high refresh rate of 240Hz, a rapid 3ms response time, 10-bit color depth, 100% sRGB color gamut, an average Delta E less than 2, and a brightness of 500 nits. It supports HDR 400.
Additionally, it holds Rhein TUV low blue light certification, supports G-SYNC and FreeSync Premium, Dolby Vision, and DC dimming without flicker.
In terms of cooling, the laptop employs the Frost Blade Pro cooling system 5.0, featuring 3D Mesh composite main heat pipes, 3D Blade Falcon fans, a multi-zone inlet and outlet air system, and 5 high-performance composite heat pipes.
The Mechrevo Jiaolong 16S is priced at 6499 CNY.
Featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 8845H processor, the Mechrevo Jiaolong 16S gaming laptop boasts 8 cores, 16 threads, and a maximum frequency of 5.1GHz. The NPU for AI computations shows a significant 60% performance improvement compared to its predecessor, meeting the diverse AI needs of users.
With 16GB of DDR5-5600 memory and a blazing-fast 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD with a sequential read speed of up to 6800MB/s, this laptop ensures smooth and efficient performance.
In terms of display, the notebook sports a 16:10 aspect ratio 16-inch 165Hz esports screen. The screen covers 100% sRGB color gamut, with color accuracy (Delta E) less than 2.
For cooling, the new Jiaolong 16S gaming laptop continues the previous generation's 5-heat pipe dual-fan 4-exhaust port cooling structure, now enhanced with a higher thermal conductivity phase-change silicon grease to improve heat dissipation capability.
