ASUS claims that their upcoming VivoBook S16 laptops, which are equipped with a 12-core AMD CPU, will introduce an entirely fresh naming convention. Unlike Lenovo's approach with its T14 laptop, AMD's upcoming Strix Point APU series could adopt an entirely new nomenclature.

AMD seems to be aligning its naming strategy with Intel. The Core Ultra 9 is set to take on AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX processor, currently identified as the HX 170 SKU, with 12 cores and a clock speed of up to 5.1 GHz. The processor is expected to power the soon-to-be-announced VivoBook S16 OLED laptop (M5606), which will likely make its debut at Computex next month.

These latest models represent an evolution from systems based on the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor, delivering 39 tops of combined AI performance. ASUS indicates that upcoming AMD APUs will deliver up to 77 TOPS, largely due to the XDNA2 AI core and faster RDNA3.5 graphics. ASUS confirms that the NPU alone will deliver 45 tops.

The transition to the Ryzen AI branding with the Ryzen 9 name comes shortly after Intel unveiled its Core Ultra branding. Both firms appear to be circling back into the 100 series. The change also prompts questions about the Ryzen 9000, alternatively called desktop components, which companies like Gigabyte have acknowledged.

Source: ASUS