AMD executive talks about ThinkPad: I like it! This is an incredible device

According to Zhitong Finance APP, on September 6th, Lenovo (00992) held the 2024 Innovation World Conference in Berlin, Germany during the IFA conference, where they unveiled several groundbreaking AI PCs. Among them, several products are equipped with the latest Ryzen AI processors, with their NPU performance reaching the highest 50 TOPS currently available on the market.

Luca Rossi, Executive Vice President of Lenovo Group and President of the Intelligent Devices Group (IDG), stated that today, they launched the new Lenovo ThinkPad, ThinkBook, and Yoga series laptops, all featuring the third-generation Ryzen AI technology. They also introduced additional options for IdeaPad laptops.

Among them, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s AMD Gen 6 is the first x86 next-generation AI PC launched by the ThinkPad brand for business users. It is powered by the new generation AMD Ryzen AI PRO with a new Radeon integrated graphics driver, providing an amazing 50 TOPS performance with its NPU. This means outstanding responsiveness, fast multitasking, and an excellent 17-hour battery life. The ThinkPad T14 also offers world-class security to ensure enterprises have confidence in productivity and protection.

For small and medium-sized enterprises and professional users, the new ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ and Yoga Pro 7 laptops are equipped with AMD Ryzen AI 9 processors, with NPU performance also reaching 50 TOPS. This means a 3x improvement in AI performance compared to previous generations, efficiently handling demanding tasks such as 4K video editing or complex 3D model rendering. The Ryzen AI 9 processor paves the way for the future of personalized AI computing. The new Ryzen-based laptops also include the new IdeaPad Slim5 in 15-inch and 13-inch sizes.

Jack Huynh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Computing and Graphics at AMD, mentioned that AMD and Lenovo have been innovating and designing together for over 25 years. During this time, their partnership has continued to grow, bringing some of the most advanced devices to the market. "I have been personally testing and using the ThinkPad T14, and I love it! It's an incredible device."

Furthermore, AMD's EPYC CPU powers one-third of the world's data center and cloud workloads and continues to grow. EPYC is the preferred CPU for hyperscale enterprises, supporting cloud services used by billions of people globally every day, whether it's Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, WeChat, or WhatsApp The world's largest and most advanced artificial intelligence model runs perfectly on AMD's data center GPU with the highest cost-effectiveness (including GPT-4). "We will bring all the technologies from the server and data center to the enterprise end. That's why AMD designed Ryzen AI 300, which is very suitable for enterprises," said Jack Huynh.

Jack Huynh announced with great pleasure today that the first enterprise Copilot+ PC with ThinkPad has been released. Enterprise CIOs no longer need to choose between Windows enterprise compatibility and reliability - you can now use Windows, Ryzen AI, and ThinkPad at the same time.

In terms of performance, AMD is also in a leading position, with its performance exceeding Apple M3 by more than 1.7 times.

AMD hopes that Ryzen AI will become the preferred platform for developers based on open technology, and it is creating an ecosystem composed of ISVs, OEMs, and partners