Unleashing Power: The Ryzen 9955HX3D Set to Revolutionize Gaming Laptops!

AMD unveiled the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D mobile processor designed for gaming laptops at CES 2025, boldly claiming it to be the leading mobile processor for gaming and content creation worldwide.

During a press briefing at the CES event in Las Vegas, AMD introduced a duo of new processors, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D, to its desktop series. Similar to the 9955HX3D, these chips are equipped with substantial on-package V-Cache for enhanced gaming capabilities—prompting AMD to assert that they are the finest gaming and productivity processors available. The Ryzen 9 9955HX3D follows a like strategy, incorporating a marginally reduced amount of cache within a chip tailored for laptops.

On Monday, AMD unveiled a trio of fresh “Fire Range” processors aimed at mobile gaming. The Ryzen 9 9955HX3D takes the lead, complemented by two more traditional processors: the Ryzen 9 9955HX and the Ryzen 9 9850HX. Both of these latter processors utilize AMD’s classic mobile Ryzen architecture, featuring a significant yet not breathtaking amount of local cache.

Below is a brief overview of AMD’s announcements, showcasing the new “Fire Range” processor at the forefront:

• Ryzen 9 9955HX3D: 16 cores/32 threads, up to 5.4GHz turbo; 144MB cache; 54W TDP
• Ryzen 9 9955HX: 16 cores/32 threads, up to 5.4GHz turbo; 80MB cache; 54W TDP
• Ryzen 9 9850HX: 12 cores/24 threads, up to 5.2GHz turbo; 76MB cache; 54W TDP

As with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D announcement, AMD omitted some critical specifics, particularly the base clock frequency and pricing. (Chip manufacturers seldom reveal the prices they set for laptop manufacturers.) AMD indicated that these processors are expected to be available in the first half of 2025, suggesting that further details will be disclosed as the launch nears. While the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D operates at a slightly lower speed compared to the desktop 9950X3D (5.4GHz versus 5.7GHz turbo), it features the same volume of V-Cache.

Representatives from AMD confirmed that the new cores are built on the Zen 5 architecture. Earlier in January 2023, AMD introduced the Ryzen 7045HX “Dragon Range” mobile processors, which utilized Zen 4 chips, paving the way for fresh Zen 5 CPU cores in forthcoming models. In July 2023, AMD rolled out the mobile Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, which combined stacked V-Cache technology with the HX processor.

Notably, AMD did not publish any performance projections for the three new processors, despite having provided such estimates for the desktop Ryzen 9 9950X3D. According to AMD, that chip outperformed Intel’s Core 285K “Arrow Lake” desktop processor by roughly 20 percent across a series of gaming benchmarks.

In any case, we’ll need to await more information, particularly a comparative analysis between AMD’s Fire Range and Intel’s forthcoming Core HX processors for gaming laptops.

“During CES 2025, we are only disclosing ‘Fire Range’ specifications,” an AMD spokesperson noted in an email. “AMD will announce comprehensive details regarding ‘Fire Range,’ including performance and benchmarking, as we approach retail availability.”