Just days after news broke about Intel’s Core i9-10980HK, an Asus laptop has been pictured sporting the Ryzen 9 4900H, AMD’s top-of-the-line Renoir mobile SKU. The ASUS TUF GAMING FA506IV was spotted by Videocardz.
This isn’t the first time a Renoir R9 APU has been spotted. Two additional Ryzen 9 parts were earlier seen, powering a Lenovo and an Asus Zephyrus laptop, respectively. This is the second Asus laptop known to feature a Ryzen 9 SKU. The 45W Ryzen 9 4900H will feature eight cores and sixteen threads, potentially offering better multi-threaded performance than Intel’s flagship desktop i7-9700K, albeit at a frugal 45W TDP.
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U Mobile Processor Leaked by Lenovo
Romanian Retailer Lists AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS Laptop with 4.4GHz Boost Clock
| 45W H Lineup | Cores/Threads | Base Clock | Boost Clock | L2 | L3 | GPU CUs | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 9 4900HS | 8/16 | 2.8GHz? | 4400MHz | 4MB | 8MB? | 7CUs | 35W |
| Ryzen 9 4900H | 8/16 | 2.8GHz? | 4200MHz | 4MB | 8MB? | 7CUs | 45W |
| Ryzen 7 4800H | 8/ 16 | 2900MHz | 4200MHz | 4MB | 8MB | 7CUs | 45 W |
| Ryzen 7 4800HS | 8/16 | 2900MHz | 4200MHz | 4MB | 8MB | 7CUs | 35 W |
| Ryzen 5 4600H | 6/12 | 3000MHz | 4000MHz | 3MB | 8MB | 6CUs | 45 W |
The Ryzen 9 4900H in this Asus laptop has a 4.2 GHz max boost clock. This is a bit confusing as the HS variant with a lower TDP of 35W specified a boost of 4.4GHz. It’s not clear whether this is an error or an OEM decision.
Compared to the 4800H, there might be a difference in terms of integrated graphics performance. The lower-end Ryzen 7 4800H is paired with a Vega 7 iGPU. The Ryzen 9 4900H might likely make use of the somewhat more powerful Vega 8. Information is still thin on the ground. We will keep you posted.
