Amd and qualcomm team up to create ryzen laptops with lte

Qualcomm currently dominates the mobile scene with its Snapdragon processors and gradually wants to do so on the PC as well. He recently found an ally with Microsoft so that his ARM processors could work with Windows 10 and now it is AMD who joins the "Always Connected" computer party, which is where Qualcomm wants to contribute all its LTE connection technology.

AMD and Qualcomm Join Forces for Next-Generation Laptops

Both Qualcomm and AMD are teaming up to make always connected PCs 'Always Connected' with the Ryzen Mobile platform using Snapdragon's LTE modems to enable super-fast Internet connections. With gigabit LTE, we could download a movie in less than 30 seconds with our mobile or laptop.

Gigabit LTE connection speeds are impressive

AMD unveiled its Ryzen Mobile chips in October, featuring built-in Radeon Vega graphics. Ryzen CPUs are designed to provide desktop performance while offering enough space to be used on notebook computers. The company has revealed two Ryzen portable processors so far, both eight-core quad-core chips, an architecture similar to eighth-generation Intel chipsets.

By combining Ryzen's performance with Snapdragon's X16 LTE modems, laptops with this junction could be powerful enough for online gaming over mobile connections. '' You could, for example, play a sports game or an MMO title while traveling on LTE, thanks to the low latency and high bandwidth of current LTE connections, '' said David McAfee, the managing director. of AMD products.

During the announcement, no product with both technologies was presented, so we will have to wait until next year to see the first results of this union between AMD and Qualcomm.

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