Razer could launch 14-inch AMD Ryzen 5000 gaming laptop

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Razer gaming laptops are about to get an AMD Ryzen upgrade

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If you're on the hunt for one of the best gaming laptops around, it wouldn't be long before you stumble upon a rig equipped with one of AMD’s admired Ryzen 5000 series processors. Soon, you may even find one in a 14-inch Razer laptop.

Razer is preparing to launch a 14-inch laptop boasting a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor and an RTX 3060 graphics card, according to a recent leak. The gaming hardware company has yet to bring an AMD-based laptop to the market, so it doesn't bode well for Intel if Razer decides to shift gears. 

Twitter leaker @_rogame (via PC Gamer) dropped the leak earlier last week, simply offering the CPU and GPU specs in the possible 14-inch Razer Blade. Bringing an Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series isn't anything new, but the AMD CPU certainly is. Razer has only ever exclusively offered Intel-based chips, with its latest models coming with Intel's 10th Gen mobile processors.

While a simple tweet doesn't confirm whether Razer will actually pull this off, PC Gamer also confirmed that its sources have been teasing an AMD-based 14-inch machine.

One of our all-time favourite gaming laptops is the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, and seeing how that beast of a laptop comes with an AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS processor in a 14-inch form factor, Razer could have a winning piece of tech on its hands.

Razer's latest batch of laptops using Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs may have offered users great graphics power, but it fumbled when it came to CPU performance (find out more in our Razer Blade 15 Base Edition (2021) review). If these rumours are to be believed, bringing Ryzen 5000 processors into a 14-inch gaming laptop could be a game-changer for Razer.

While an AMD Ryzen 5000 processor does sound like the dream, recent leaks of intel's upcoming Tiger Lake-H laptop processors look promising, and it's more than likely Razer is eyeing these CPUs to use in its next Blade models. 

Darragh Murphy
Darragh Murphy
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Darragh Murphy is fascinated by all things bizarre, which usually leads to assorted coverage varying from washing machines designed for AirPods to the mischievous world of cyberattacks. Whether it's connecting Scar from The Lion King to two-factor authentication or turning his love for gadgets into a fabricated rap battle from 8 Mile, he believes there’s always a quirky spin to be made. With a Master’s degree in Magazine Journalism from The University of Sheffield, along with short stints at Kerrang! and Exposed Magazine, Darragh started his career writing about the tech industry at Time Out Dubai and ShortList Dubai, covering everything from the latest iPhone models and Huawei laptops to massive Esports events in the Middle East. Now, he can be found proudly diving into gaming, gadgets, and letting readers know the joys of docking stations for Laptop Mag.