AMD quietly updated its mobile processor lineup to introduce the Ryzen 8000HX line of high core-count processors, codenamed "Dragon Range Refresh." These first came to light earlier this week , when a ROG Strix laptop was launched based on a Ryzen 9 8940HX processor model. The "Dragon Range Refresh" is essentially identical to the Ryzen 7000HX "Dragon Range" series, with minor SKU-specific changes such as clock speeds. "Dragon Range" is basically the Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" multi-chip module in a mobile-friendly BGA package. It comes with one or two 5 nm "Zen 4" CCDs for CPU core counts up to 16, and a 6 nm client I/O die with a basic iGPU, but a powerful 28-lane PCIe Gen 5 I/O. These chips are targeted at gaming notebooks and mobile workstations where it's a given that they're paired with discrete GPUs.

The Ryzen 8000HX "Dragon Range Refresh" family consists of four models, the Ryzen 9 8945HX, the Ryzen 9 8940HX, the Ryzen 7 8840HX, and the Ryzen 7 8745HX. The 8945HX is a 16-core/32-thread part with a maximum boost frequency of 5.40 GHz—basically the same chip as the Ryzen 9 7945HX, but at a possibly lower price to notebook OEMs. The Ryzen 9 8940HX is also a 16-core/32-thread part, but with a touch lower clock speeds, with 5.30 GHz max boost. Both the 8845HX and 8840HX have a cTDP of 55 W. Next up, is the Ryzen 7 8840HX, a 12-core/24-thread part with identical specs to the Ryzen 7 7840HX and a maximum boost frequency of 5.10 GHz. The series ends with the Ryzen 7 8745HX, a single-CCD chip with 8-core/16-thread core-count; and 5.10 GHz maximum boost, or identical specs to the 7745HX.