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Microsoft rumored to be getting cozier with AMD for Surface Laptop 4 release
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Published onFebruary 25, 2021
published onFebruary 25, 2021
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Microsoft has been mum on the release of a Surface Laptop 4, let alone the existence of the device at all. The global pandemic had put traditional hardware release schedules on their heads in 2020 and as a result, some companies delayed or outright canceled the release of some devices slated for distribution last year.
While Microsoft’s Surface hardware is normally on an unconventional cadence regarding product releases, with some devices coming in late Spring, early Fall, or spec bumps in mid-summer, presumably a missing Surface Laptop 4 announcement the entirety of 2020 was some part, a result of the pandemic.
However,there are hintsthat Microsoft could be set to release its year-delayed flagship follow-up sometime in 2020 and also unveil a variant powered by a custom AMD Ryzen 5 3590 U Surface Edition CPU with 6 cores, 12 threads, and clocked at 2.20GHz.
The rumors follow a Geekbench benchmarking listing that’s surfaced with the above specs codename Renoir and based on the Zen 2 CPU and Vega GPU microarchitectures. The siteWindows Latest backs the findingwith a report that clarifies that the AMD Ryzen 5 listed in the Geekbench finding is most likely a placeholder. An AMD Ryzen 5 chipset already exists in the current Surface Laptop 3 with the exact same title but does not come with the same sort of specs as recently discovered.
According to the new listing, Microsoft has based the Surface Laptop 4 on the Renoir platform, although theRyzen 5 3580U Microsoft Surface Editionis listed as the processor name. Inevitably, the latter is a placeholder, as theRyzen 5 3580Udoes not have six cores and twelve threads.
Presumably, if and when this Surface Laptop 4 does ship, it will come with a moremodern Ryzen 5 4600U,550U,or even the Ryzen 7 3780Uonboard given the state of chips being dropped into current devices powered by AMD.
Regarding the actual performance gains from a potentially more advanced AMD chipset in the latest Surface Laptop, it appears to be more a spec bump than an all-out-processing revolution. Given the deficit AMD chips have customarily had when compared to Intel-powered devices, the fact this new chip is charting above its predecessor shows the valley between Intel and AMD is shrinking.
Once again, it should be noted, Microsoft has not confirmed that it’s going to sell a Surface Laptop 4, any time soon, so please take the above speculations, and theories with a huge grain of salt and keep your fingers crossed for a 2022 release if you’re in the market for a new Microsoft laptop.
Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.
He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.
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Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security
