Framework’s Modular Laptop 13 Design Gets AMD Phoenix Treatment, Features Ryzen 7040U APUs & Starts At $849

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Framework has announced that its upcoming Laptop 13 designs will be featuring AMD's recently announced Ryzen 7040U Phoenix APUs.

The Framework Laptop 13 system was announced last month at the Framework Next Level event. During the event, the company revealed that it was going to feature both Intel 13th Gen and AMD Ryzen 7040 APUs. But additional details were kept under wraps until today.

Now, AMD has formally announced its Ryzen 7040U Phoenix APU aiming for ultra-thin and low-power devices. This makes them a perfect choice for the super modular Framework Laptop 13. Framework has announced that its Laptop 13 will come in two CPU flavors, the Ryzen 7 7840U & the Ryzen 5 7640U. For these APUs, Framework has come up with a brand new cooling solution that is rated to cool up to 28 Watts of continuous load or if you want to do light-weigh tasks, you can easily switch to the more eco-friendly and efficient 15W mode.

Although the AMD Radeon 780M and Radeon 760M RDNA 3 GPUs available with these APUs are very capable on their own terms, Framework is going one step ahead and offering support for a eGPU through two fully capable USB4 ports.

If you want to use an eGPU, you can do that too! This is because the Framework Laptop 13 with Ryzen 7040 Series processors has two fully capable USB4 ports, with the back left and back right Expansion Cards slots. The front left Expansion Card slot can handle both USB 3.2 and DisplayPort Alt Mode, while the front right Expansion Card can use USB 3.2. This does mean there is one Expansion Card slot that can't support the HDMI or DisplayPort Expansion Cards, and most OS's will provide a warning if you forget. You can charge your Framework Laptop through any of the four Expansion Cards as well.

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