What just happened? Team Red is firing on all cylinders with their latest "Strix Point" mobile processors launching this summer, representing a generational upgrade over last year's Phoenix chips. New images are out, and the most obvious change is the die size increase from 9.06mm x 15.01mm on Phoenix to 12.06mm x 18.71mm, allowing for some serious under-the-hood upgrades.
The Asus Zenbook S16 is the first laptop to be powered by AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, delivering excellent productivity and graphics performance. However, on battery life side it simply cannot compete with Arm-based laptops.
Why it matters: As chipmakers embark on a widespread transition to locally processed generative AI, certain users are still questioning the need of this technology. NPUs have emerged as a new buzzword as hardware vendors aim to introduce the concept of the "AI PC," yet their arrival prompts speculation about whether the valuable die space they occupy could have been allocated to more beneficial purposes.