Want some Ryzen in your Surface? Rumor has it Microsoft does, too

Enlarge / Microsoft's x86_64 Surface Laptop (right) may be in for an AMD-flavored refresh, alongside the usual Intel varieties. (credit: Microsoft)

According to a report by German news site WinFuture, Microsoft's new Surface 4 Laptop-set to debut this April-will offer AMD and Intel processor options side by side.

With 2020's Surface Laptop 3, only the larger 15-inch model got an AMD option-the smaller 13.5-inch version was Intel-only. But this year with Surface Laptop 4, WinFuture says that Ryzen 5 4680U and Ryzen 7 4980U "Surface Edition" CPUs-lightly modified for Microsoft's tight vertical integration-will be available in the smaller 13.5-inch Surface laptops as well.

Both Ryzen processors include Vega integrated graphics, and the Surface models are expected to include RAM up to 16GiB and SSD up to 512GB-though no word yet on whether the latter two will be socketed or soldered. These Ryzen models will be competing with Intel i5-1145G7 and i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake CPUs with Iris Plus 950 graphics; the Tiger Lake models are expected to offer up to 32GiB RAM and 1TB SSD.

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