Barely boosted Zen 4 chips stumble into RTX 50-powered gaming laptops

As next-gen graphics cards crash into the gaming world with all the subtlety of a wrecking ball, AMD’s CPU follow-up is more of a polite cough. The new Ryzen 8000HX series—officially part of the so-called "Dragon Range Refresh"—has landed, and it's hard not to feel a sense of déjà vu.

New CPUs promise desktop-class punch and RDNA 2 graphics on the go

AMD’s Dragon Range is breathing fire again. The chipmaker has just unleashed its Ryzen 8000HX mobility CPUs — a refresh of the 7000HX lineup — aimed squarely at high-end gaming laptops and mobile workstations.