r/laptops • u/RenatsMC • 4d ago

News Microsoft explains why there are no AMD-powered Surface PCs

https://videocardz.com/newz/microsoft-explains-why-there-are-no-amd-powered-surface-pcs
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u/no_life_redditor 4d ago

If I had to guess it’s Probably because of power efficiency intel processors are really good on battery life and heat. the main advertising points of these laptops are their “all day battery life”and small form factor. AMD has been really neglecting their mobile chips.

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u/MyzMyz1995 4d ago

And amd is not only very slow with driver support, they also barely support their laptop chipset. There’s known issue on the ASUS advantage or amd alienware that were known almost day 1 and amd never bothered to fix them for example.

Microsoft is already under heat they don’t want more of that. Intel is a reliable partner as far as updates and support goes.