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GPD Win Max 2 AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 16GB RAM / 1TB M.2 SSD Laptop Tablet 10.1

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All in all, the new Ryzen 7 6800U, with its power limits, is a suitable processor for compact laptops. However, performance is somewhat reduced in battery mode because the processor is only allowed to consume a maximum of 18 watts, which drops to 16 watts after a few seconds. This does not affect single-core performance, while multi-core performance is about 25% lower. In Whisper mode at 12 watts, multi-core performance drops by around 35%. At first glance, we're impressed by how close together all the 7 models perform. The performance spread is surprisingly tight especially when compared to something like the Core i7-1165G7 where certain models can perform 50 percent slower than another with the exact same processor. The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U in the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3, for example, is only about 15 percent slower than the Ryzen 7 6800U in the Lenovo Yoga 7 14 even though the ThinkPad is the slowest performer in our database thus far.

Generally speaking, U series chips on both the AMD and Intel side are found in thin, portability-first systems. The lower wattage ceilings are a good match for the lower thermal limits of these smaller laptops. You don’t need a load of variation at the U series level of laptops, and if you're configuring a new custom-build laptop or evaluating specs of ready-to-ship ones, you can drop down to an older Ryzen or up to an H chip as needed. The ideal use case for the latest U series processor is about getting the most performance you can out of a thin, ultraportable notebook. The Zen 3+ chips aren't all that different from Zen 3 that was used in the 5800U and so there isn't much headroom to improve performance. On the other hand, the 1260P is significantly faster than Intel's previous-gen, the Core i7-1165G7, a huge 71 percent performance uplift allows Intel to close the gap, and surely, the much better naming scheme helped here, too. Compared to average LCD displays in the market, measuring energy emission of blue light in between 415-455 nm wavelength.Our test model is a top-specced configuration of the 2022 Asus ZenBook S 13, code name UM5302TA, with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U processor and Radeon 680M graphics, 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 memory, and a fast 1 TB gen4 SSD. Other than the UBS-C only IO, there’s little to complain about the daily-use experience and the practicality of this design.

There’s little to complain about the overall thermal performance of this design, even closer to the 25W sustained power settings. Still, fresh air intake is somewhat choked with the laptop sitting on the desk, so you should consider opting for a cooling pad for long work/gaming sessions.The Ryzen 7 6800U is AMD's latest and greatest chip from their new Zen 3+ line for ultraportables, while the Intel Core i7-1260P is headlining a number of today's powerful thin and light systems based on the Alder Lake architecture. W (12+ h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 60%, Wi-Fi ON;

This laptop is available with a 13.3-inch 16:10 glossy OLED 2.8K panel, in either a touch or a non-touch variant. Three further benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads, to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads. Maxon's Cinebench R23 uses that company's Cinema 4D engine to render a complex scene, while Primate Labs' Geekbench 5.4 Pro simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning. Finally, we use the open-source video transcoder HandBrake 1.4 to convert a 12-minute video clip from 4K to 1080p resolution (lower times are better).The major benefit of this redesign is the fact that hot air no longer blows into the display, as with all the previous ZenBooks. Instead, hot air is pushed out and away on the left edge. Overall it's been an interesting comparison between the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Intel Core i7-1260P, as both parts end up trading blows depending on the workload, and each have their own strengths and weaknesses. JarredWaltonGPU said:Andrew was a bit under the gun to get the review up, but we've added some graphics tests after the fact. Unfortunately, we don't have comparable performance data from other laptops we've reviewed, as that hasn't been something deemed "important" on non-gaming laptops. We're planning to test the graphics performance of some of the other budget "non-gaming" laptops going forward, to build out our suite of results. Right now, it looks like the Radeon 680M is about 80% faster than Intel's Iris Xe 96 EU graphics solution, which is used in both Alder Lake and the older Tiger Lake. It's also a big step down from the sort of performance you'd get from even a GTX 1650 laptop solution.It is not as fast as a GTX 1650, that is to be expected. After all, this is supposed to be an APU that sustains a 15 to 28W TDP. It is really to see how much of a difference people can expect in 3D applications by moving from the aged Vega to RDNA2. The mobile GTX 1650 will require something like a H series processor to catch up due to higher power limit and also better cooling solution deployed. Before re-reading in a quieter environment I have two questions about GPU performance which is meant to be the big selling point of this generation :

At 321 nits of brightness, the Zenbook S 13 is absolutely usable. But the MacBook won out again at 435 nits, while the Yoga 9i (352 nits) and Ideapad Slim 7 Carbon (369 nits) were also both a bit brighter. If that happens, you could also consider gaming on the Balanced profile here, which limits the APU power at around 15W in most titles, with fan levels of around 36-38 dB. Given the small difference in capabilities and noise levels between the Balanced and Performance modes with the current software, I would just keep the laptop in Performance, if nothing changes on the retail units. Asus went with a single-fan single-heatpipe thermal module here, much like with all of their previous ZenBook 13/14 generations.

Where the 6000 U Series Fits In the Ryzen Landscape

Keep in mind that we’re constantly working on updating these lists, yet the information is scarce right now, and some of the info is based on leaks or rumors. The Phoenix platform offers Zen4 Cores and Radeon RDNA3 graphics, as well as the latest improvements available with mobile AMD hardware, while the Rembrandt-R hardware is based on Zen3+ Cores and RDNA2 Radeon 680M graphics, as a refresh of the Ryzen 76800U hardware available in 2022-gen devices. On to more demanding loads, we start by testing the CPU’s performance in the Cinebench R15 loop test. The cooling module has been redesigned. Fresh air still comes inside through the open grills on the bottom of the laptop, but the radiator was moved to the left edge, so the hot air no-longer blows into the screen. To me, this is a major upgrade for this S 13 generation.

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