Microsoft launches Surface Laptop 4 with AMD Ryzen 4000 and Intel 11th gen processors

Microsoft has announced its latest laptop offerings in the form of Surface Laptop 4. The series is up for sale in select markets, in a total of four CPU options, two each from AMD and Intel, and several memory variants.

Building on its more than four decades of hardware legacy, Microsoft has announced the new Surface Laptop 4. An update to the Surface Laptop 3, the new laptops will come with a choice of new processors - AMD Ryzen 4000 and Intel 11th gen processors. This means that the new Surface Laptop 4 will be available in two CPU options, each from AMD and Intel. Microsoft says that it has customised the silicon in both the chips in ways that "boost performance while offering improved battery life." These CPU choices on the Surface Laptop 4 include Ryzen 5 4680U and Ryzen 7 4980U from AMD and Intel's Core i5-1135G7 and Core i7-1185G7. The AMD parts feature Radeon Graphics, whereas the Intel parts have Intel Iris Xe Graphics.