AMD RX 9000 series will focus on desktop GPUs first — RDNA 4 mobility offerings to follow later

AMD RDNA 4 at CES 2025
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AMD has confirmed that its RDNA 4 architecture will initially be focused on desktop GPUs, with mobile offerings planned for later in a review with Notebookcheck. At CES, AMD debuted RDNA 4, but with an impending keynote from Nvidia, it remained hesitant to share more details. After a long tussle with premature ads and existing retailer inventory, AMD finally slated the Radeon RX 9000 series for launch in March.

"Our current graphics strategy is focused on the desktop market with RDNA 4. So, I think you'll see those types of products first in the future. Certainly, RDNA 4 and future graphics technologies will make it into mobile, whether they be on APUs or future products," Ben Conrad, Director of Product Management for Premium Mobile Client at AMD, told Notebookcheck.

Sadly, AMD never ported RDNA 3.5 to its mobile dGPU lineup. As such, the gap between AMD's existing options and the soon-to-be-in-vogue RTX 50 series could be considerable in terms of performance and supply. On the contrary, AMD's Strix Halo, with the integrated Radeon 8060S at its heart, is said to beat the RTX 4070 laptop GPU. Maybe AMD doesn't need to go the dGPU route, as a potential Strix Halo successor with RDNA 4 and FSR 4 could compete with Blackwell.

Hassam Nasir
Contributing Writer

Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.

  • heffeque
    I doubt Strix Halo's replacement with RDNA4 will come any time soon.
    I'd expect it maybe mid-2026 the soonest.
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  • Mama Changa
    heffeque said:
    I doubt Strix Halo's replacement with RDNA4 will come any time soon.
    I'd expect it maybe mid-2026 the soonest.
    It'll come with Zen 6 naturally, which is H2 2026 at this stage
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  • heffeque
    So what I said.
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