AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a processor for big (workstation) laptops based on the Rembrandt generation. The R9 6900HX integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.9 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm TSMC process. The 6950H is the professional version of the consumer R9 6900HX without overclocking features but with additional management features and the Microsoft Pluton Security processor.

The new Zen 3+ is a refresh of the Zen 3 architecture and should not offer a lot of changes. The chip itself however, offers a lot of new features, like support for USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCI-E Gen 4, DDR5-4800MT/s or LPDDR5-6400MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.2, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 decode.

The processor performance should be a bit higher than the old Ryzen 9 5980HX thanks to the higher boost clock (+100 MHz). The new Alder Lake mobile CPUs with 14 cores (like the Core i9-12900HK) should however offer a higher multi-core performance. Compared to the fastest model, the Ryzen 9 6980HX, the 6950H offers a 100 MHz lower Boost clock and therefore a slightly lower performance.

A big novelty is the integrated GPU Radeon 680M, that is now based on the RDNA2 architecture and offers 12 CUs at up to 2.4 GHz. It should be the fastest iGPU of all at the time of announcement.

Power consumption

This Ryzen has a default TDP of 45 W (also known as the PL1). A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this one here.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is built with TSMC's 6 nm process leading to great, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

Series	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX 3.3 - 5 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 3.3 - 4.9 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 3.3 - 4.9 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 7 6800H 3.2 - 4.7 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 3.2 - 4.7 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 3.3 - 4.5 GHz 6 / 12  16 MB L3
Clock Rate	3300 - 4900 MHz
Level 2 Cache	4 MB
Level 3 Cache	16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	8 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	6 nm
Max. Temperature	95 °C
Socket	FP7
Features	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
GPU	AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	04/20/2022
Product Link (external)	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R9 PRO 6950H

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Reviews for the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor

Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 G1 21D4002GG: AMD Radeon RX 6500M, 16.00", 1.9 kg
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