AMD Ryzen 6000 Series Release Date, Specifications, Price, and Benchmarks

Before Ryzen mobile processors got introduced, laptops came with just two and, on rare occasions, four-core CPUs. Today, both Intel and AMD offer high-core CPUs with iGPUs that can actually run modern video games.

However, this jump in performance has not stopped either company from creating even faster processors.

Ryzen 6000 is AMD’s next generation of mobile processors based on a Zen 3+ architecture. This 6000 series are exclusively for laptops (for now), while the desktop series will skip this number and go straight to 7000.

With the information available online, whether through leaks, rumors, or official releases, we’ve created this article explaining Ryzen 6000.

let’s see what we can expect from these processors!

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Release Date

During THOSEAMD announced that Ryzen 6000 laptops should start shipping in February 2022.

And they did, with one of the first laptops being the ASUS Zephyrus G14 paired with a flagship Ryzen 9 6900HS. One of the best, if not the best AMD laptop.

Throughout 2022, supposedly, there will be more than two hundred different laptops models Ryzen models available. A promising launch for AMD.

It’s also possible that Ryzen 6000 CPUs may release as desktop APUs later in 2022.

Zen 4 mobile chips may also release in 2022but they’ll probably go under the Ryzen 7000 (or even 8000) name, so that’s for a different article.

Specifications

AMD’s CES 2022 keynote did not share a lot about the next generation of desktop processors, but they certainly shared enough for Ryzen 6000.

The first impressive upgrade over the previous generation of mobile processors has to be the jump to a Zen 3+ architecture.

Both desktop and laptop Zen 3 CPUs were quite efficient, competitive, and offered good value, so getting an upgrade on that will surely bring considerable improvements.

What will make these processors even more powerful is that they’ll be fitted with an RDNA2 GPUs. And with the success of the RX 6000 GPUs (which is based on RDNA 2), you can imagine that the iGPU will deliver legitimate gaming performance.

If you’re interested in getting a Ryzen 6000 system in 2022, take a look at this table of all the SKUs that will release.

Here’s the H-Series of Ryzen 6000 processors:

Here’s the U-Series of Ryzen 6000 processors:

We also have some information regarding the Zen 4 mobile chips, Raphael Hwhich are bound to release in 2022. These chips will probably come after Rembrandt-H and Phoenix APUs.

We are not sure how these chips will fit in the same year or the differences between Raphael and Phoenix. We guess that Rembrandt-H CPUs will be the first on the market in 2022, followed by Raphael-H and finally by Phoenix.

Currently, leakers believe that Raphael-H CPUs might come without a graphic solution, while Phoenix APUs will have a powerful iGPU.

Allegedly, Raphael-H CPUs will be 65W+ while Phoenix APUs will stay under 45W.

Take this with a pinch of salt because it is all based on a leak by @greymon55.

Performance

Below, you can see AMD’s slide of a Ryzen 6800U with a 12 CU RDNA 2 GPU which is considerably faster than Intel’s Intel XE iGPU in the i7-1165G7 and Nvidia’s MX450.

The iGPU in the Ryzen 6800U is up to 3 times faster in Doom Eternal than Nvidia’s MX450 and the iGPU in Intel’s i7-1165G7. That’s impressive but, expected, considering that the GPU will share the system’s memory which will be DDR5. More on that later.

These are first-hand AMD marketing benchmarks, so let’s look at some third-party evidence.

Currently, the most interesting product paired with an AMD Ryzen 6000 series has to be the Zephyrus G14. This laptop has smashed all records these past several years, so let’s see whether the 2022 version will be just as good.

Looking at different reviews, it seems that the G14 is definitely faster than its Ryzen 5900HS predecessor.

From this image alone we can easily work out that the 2022 G14 packs a lot more power. But, keep in mind, the 2022 version comes with a faster (RX6800S) GPUs.

However, Ryzen 6000 mobile processors are not just about raw power. In fact, their main advantage is power efficiency. AMD has been advertising power efficiency up to 2.5x better than Intel’s Alder Lake CPUs.

Linus Tech Tips tested this and proved that the Zephyrus G14 used considerably less power (in certain situations).

Here’s a timestamped video showing the Ryzen 6900HS’ power efficiency:

For this test, they limited both the Intel i9-12900HK and the Ryzen 6900HS to see which one performs better with less power.

At higher wattage, both CPUs have equal amounts of power. But, as power drops down to 40W, 30W, and even 25W, the AMD’s CPU provides considerably more speed than the Intel counterpart.

As a proof for that efficiency, here’s LTT’s battery test:

The new generation ended up lasting two times longer than the last generation G14. Both laptops have the same battery size. Simply incredible power efficiency!

Last but not least is the Ryzen RDNA 2 iGPU.

I believe it is pretty clear from this benchmark that the Iris Xe iGPU in the i9 doesn’t even come close to AMD’s iGPU. Almost twice as fast in Forza Horizon 5!

Here is a Gears 5 chart showing the processing power of the RDNA 2 iGPU.

In this case, the 6900HS GPU is 35% faster than Intel’s XE iGPU in the 12700H. Those are some incredible performance improvements.

DDR5 Memory, PCIe 4.0, USB 4 And More

Usually, iGPUs borrow the system’s RAM to use it as VRAM. So, faster RAM means faster GPU performance.

In the case of Ryzen 6000, the RDNA 2 iGPU will use DDR5 memory. DDR5, as we already know, is still quite new but also faster than DDR4, with the potential to be even faster as time goes by.

LPDDR5 could even go up to 6,400 MT/s. To put that into perspective, the highest LPDDR4X speed is around 4,200 MT/s.

DDR5 isn’t the only thing we’ll see on Ryzen 6000. New Ryzen laptops will come with PCIe 4.0 for faster storage speeds. Yes, this is one generation older than PCIe, which already comes with Alder Lake CPUs and will be introduced with Ryzen 7000, but gen 4 is more than enough for laptops.

USB transfer speeds are also getting a big upgrade (up to 40 Gbps) by moving over to USB4.0.

Price

The pricing for these processors depends entirely on laptop manufacturers. But, since there are so many different Ryzen 6000 SKUs, we’ll probably see laptops at almost all price points.

Everything from budget gaming laptops to high-end gaming laptops with Ryzen 9 6900HX to high-end ultra-light laptops with Ryzen 7 6800U.

Looking at previous generation laptops, prices can start anywhere from $350 and go $1500+.

As new laptops get released, we’ll update this article to share some good options you should consider buying.