Intel's Xe Graphics G7 (both with 80 as well as 96 EUs) offers similar performance.Ī real optimization on the GPU side seems to be the video decoder, because the GPU is more efficient during video playback. Review Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD Ryzen 7Īll the graphics calculations are handled by the integrated Radeon RX Vega 7 of the processor.Review Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5 Intel i7.More information about the optional Ryzen 7 processor is available in our review of the larger Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD: The screen, the speakers, and the input devices are identical, so please see our review of the Surface Laptop 4 13.5 Intel for more information on these sections. We want to test how the Ryzen processor performance and find the differences compared to the Intel SKU. We do not think this limitation makes sense, and you have to get a more expensive Intel configuration (starting at 1449 Euros) if you want more memory. Only business customers can get additional models (R7 CPU, more RAM and/or more storage). While private customers can choose between plenty of configurations with Intel CPUs, Microsoft places the AMD model in the entry-level segment for 1129 Euros with the Ryzen 5, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB SSD storage. Similar to the bigger Surface Laptop 4, Microsoft uses a special AMD chip, which uses a slightly modified iGPU. We have already reviewed the Surface Laptop 4 13.5 with the new Tiger Lake processor, and now we have a look at the new Ryzen model.

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