AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
Benchmarks & Specs

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The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is a powerful mobile processor. It garnered much attention upon its release. It was developed under the Rembrandt (Zen 3+) architecture. Manufactured using an efficient 6-nanometer process, it offered an excellent balance for demanding laptop tasks. You can feel that this chip is designed for efficiency and versatility.

It clearly belongs to the upper segment of mobile chips, recognizable by the Ryzen 9 designation.Integrated AMD Radeon 680M graphics is an outstanding feature. It enabled a smooth gaming experience and compelling multimedia capabilities. A separate graphics card was not necessary. For many applications, this graphics performance still offers sufficient reserves.

Thanks to advanced manufacturing, the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS also demonstrates good energy efficiency. The interplay of computing power and graphics performance was impressive from the start.The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS remains a solid choice for versatile laptops. The design, including 4 MB Level 2 and 16 MB Level 3 cache, promotes good responsiveness.

We see how this processor effortlessly handles many everyday as well as more complex tasks. It represents a successful combination of power and efficiency for mobile use.
  • Powerful mobile processor
  • Integrated AMD Radeon 680M graphics
  • Efficient 6-nm manufacturing
  • Rembrandt (Zen 3+) architecture

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 107 / 334
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 61 / 324
In segment Notebook
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
1,687 pts
Intel Core i3-1220P
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
1,685 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
1,669 pts
Intel Core i5-1235U
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
1,668 pts
Intel Core i5-12450H
8C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
1,665 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
14C / 18T · 4.50 GHz
14,771 pts
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H
14C / 18T · 4.20 GHz
14,771 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
14,736 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
14,711 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
14,670 pts
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
655 cb
Intel Core i5-1335U
10C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
652 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
649 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
642 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
642 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
1,665
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C / 16T · 4.75 GHz
1,652
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
1,651
Intel Core i5-12450H
8C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
1,650
Intel Core i7-1195G7
4C / 8T · 5.00 GHz
1,649
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C / 16T · 3.60 GHz
6,311 cb
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
5,875 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
5,745 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
8C / 16T · 4.25 GHz
5,729 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
5,711 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-13500H
12C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
10,420
Intel Core i5-13505H
12C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
10,420
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
10,230
Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
10,225
Intel Core i7-1280P
14C / 20T · 3.00 GHz
10,126
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Intel Iris Xe 7 Core Graphics 112 EUs (Meteor Lake)
3,942
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
Intel Arc 130T
3,942
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
AMD Radeon 680M
3,686
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X1
3,680
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X1
3,680

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyAMD Ryzen 9 (43)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
ArchitectureRembrandt (Zen 3+)
Technology6 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketFP7
Generation5
PredecessorAMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Q2/2021
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 8x Zen 3+
Frequency: 3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 4.20 GHz
L2-Cache4.00 MB
L3-Cache16.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameAMD Radeon 680M
GPU frequency2.00 - 2.40 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 768
Raytracing
Max. displays4
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology6 nm
Release dateQ1/2022

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory64 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe4.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP35 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up54 W
TDP down
T. junction max.105 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release dateQ1/2022
Release price
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AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
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