AMD quietly rebrands older Ryzen laptop chips

AMD has quietly reassigned model numbers to a range of Ryzen laptop chips without altering the silicon, adding fresh labels to 2022-vintage parts. The rebranded processors use Rembrandt‑R (Zen 3+ CPU, RDNA 2 graphics) or Mendocino (Zen 2, RDNA 2), with Rembrandt‑R marking its second rename since debuting as Ryzen 6000. The move slots into a four-tier lineup—Ryzen AI 300, Ryzen 200, Ryzen 100, and two‑digit Ryzen/Athlon—while competing against Intel’s non‑Ultra Core 100 chips. Performance remains serviceable, but the expanding nomenclature risks confusing buyers and keeping truly new features at premium prices.