AMD Misses Ryzen 7040 Phoenix APU Launch Deadline, First Laptops Now Arriving In May

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AMD's Ryzen 7040 Phoenix APU-powered laptops have once again missed their launch schedule and have now been delayed until May.

Last month, AMD announced that they were pushing back the launch of Ryzen 7040 Phoenix APUs from March to April. The reason for the pushback was said to align with platform readiness and to ensure the best possible user experience. In the meanwhile, we have seen a lot of Ryzen 7040 APU-powered devices being announced.

Now, April is almost over for us and we have yet to see a single product hit retail or announced for official availability. The vast majority of the products announced have so far been handheld gaming consoles which are targeting a launch in mid of May. There are also a few laptops that are listed for pre-orders at certain retailers such as a few models from ASUS at the Chinese retailer JD.com but besides that, there's not much to go by.

There is vast majority of users who have been waiting to get hands-on AMD Phoenix APU-powered laptops for a while now. Not only do these laptops offer amazing performance and efficiency but it also provides one of the best-integrated graphics solutions which can be a game-changer for users who are looking to buy a budget gaming laptop. We have heard that most of these laptops will be targeting the $1000 US price point and some variants will even sell for below that which is great. As for handhelds, we have seen options ranging from $599 US all the way up to $999 US. You can also check out various performance benchmarks of the RDNA 3 iGPU here to get a taste of what you get when buying a Phoenix laptop.

One must remember that the AMD Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" CPUs recently had their specifications downgraded with the GPU core clocks being reduced by up to 200