AMD has confirmed that it could potentially switch its Ryzen mobile CPUs from a monolithic design to a chipset-based design in the future, just like its Ryzen desktop and EPYC server CPUs, according to a report from
QuasarZone,. The only caveat behind this strategy, however, is that AMD will need to find enough of a performance/feature improvement in a chiplet-base design first before it can make the switch.
AMD released these details in a recent Q&A session it held with the press in Korea. AMD shed light on its chipset-based approach to mobile CPUs in response to a question asking why its chipset-based architectures have not been introduced into the laptop market yet, particularly the ultra-thin/ultralight notebook market.
"When creating the product, we are considering both monolithic and chiplet structures. Both desktops and laptops," said AMD General Manager David McAfee, per a machine translation. "However, on the laptop side, it is difficult to introduce chiplets because of the major obstacle of power. Since there is a power penalty to be paid when introducing chiplets, it seems that chiplets can be introduced at a time when it is judged to be worth it. So far, considering such factors, the results have shown that monolithic structures are more cost-effective and efficient in the laptop market than chiplets. If there is an incentive to risk it and move in the future, I think I would consider a chiplet."
