Complete lists of AMD Fire Range laptops (Ryzen 9 HX 9955HX, 9955HX3D), and best options

In this article we’re discussing the 2025 AMD Fire Range HX hardware platform meant for high-performance and gaming laptops.

This follows-up on AMD’s Dragon Range HX platform from 2023/2024, and integrates updated Zen5 cores, but in a die design that’s otherwise fairly similar to the previous generation, with up to 16Cores/32Threads and optional 3D V-Cache memory on the top-tier Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.

At this point, it’s too early to tell for sure what to expect in terms of performance in comparison to the previous Ryzen 9 7945HX and HX3D CPUs, although we can estimate based on the desktop hardware, where the gains on the Zen5 processors are limited. Nonetheless, this is still going to be the fastest mobile hardware available today in multi-threaded loads, faster the the Intel Core Ultra 200HX platforms, and potentially the best option for high-performance laptops, especially with the HX3D SKU.

At the same time, we can hope for better efficiency with regular use and on battery power, and especially for a wider adoption of the hardware in actual good products, with hopefully more higher-tier implementations; although, the very few announced so far are disappointing.

Down below we’ll go over the specs and particularities of these Ryzen 9 9000HX processors, and then go over the list of actual laptops built on this hardware, with updates as new models are announced.

Here are all the Fire Range HX processors that you will find in notebooks this year. I’ve also included the Dragon Range HX Ryzen 9 7945HX in the table, as the most widespread SKU on that platform, to showcase the differences between the AMD high-performance hardware lineups.

The Ryzen 9 9955HX3D has the potential to showcase the 3D V-Cache memory in games, but so few only the Asus Strix G notebooks were announced to feature this hardware, and only in configurations with mid-tier Nvidia RTX 5000 graphics chips.

Update: There’s also the MSI Raider A18 HX, announced with those much awaited configurations with the R9 9955HX3D processors and up to RTX 5090 graphics, alongside a premium chassis, mini LED display and proper cooling.

For now, there are no other high-tier configuration with this Ryzen HX hardware and RTX 5090 launched so far, not even on the latest Lenovo Legion Pro 7, which in the past was one of the very few laptops to offer this sort of hardware combo. But at least for now, the 2025 Legion Pro 7 is Intel-exclusive, just like all the other top-tier gaming/performance options such as the Asus ROG Scar, Acer Predator or the MSI Titan lineups.

That could perhaps change later in the year, as Dragon Range laptops won’t be available in stores sooner than Q2 or even Q3 2025, as long as AMD can ensure partners that they will actually allocate resources to this mobile hardware platform. As far as I know, inventory for Dragon Range HX has always been problematic, and without inventory, OEMs are not going to even bother developing devices on this hardware, no matter how good they could potentially be and how much clients would actually want them. Even that is debatable.

Complete list or AMD Fire Range laptops (up to Ryzen 9 9955HX3D or 9955HX)

This section lists all available/launched devices built on this Ryzen 9000 HX hardware. There are very few announced so far, but stay around for updates as new models are released.

So far, the new Lenovo Legion Pro 5 is the most interesting design to offer Dragon Range hardware, with the updated chassis and an OLED display, the same offered on the upper-tier Legion Pro 7i this year, and a rarity among mid-tier laptops. At the same time, though, Lenovo won’t offer the 9955HX3D processor on the Pro 5, and have only announced lower and mid-tier GPU configurations for this AMD model, up to an RTX 5070Ti.

And then there’s the MSI Raider A18, a premium-tier gaming chassis configurable up to the best possible specs of the moment, with the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 590 24GB graphics. This costs an arm and a leg, though, as expected.

The Asus Strix G and the MSI Vector A18, on the other hand, offer mid-tier specs within more reasonable budgets. Asus touted the Ryzen 9 9955HX 3D processor on both their 16-inch G16 and 18-inch G18 models, with up to RTX 5070Ti graphics, while MSI still go with the regular 9955HX processor, but paired with up to RTX 5080 graphics in the Vector A18 HX.

We’re updating the list as it goes.

That’s about it for this article.

I’m updating it as new AMD Dragon Range HX notebooks are announced, and as we get to review some of these configurations, hopefully the Legion Pro and the Asus Strix Gs.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this Ryzen 9000 HX mobile hardware and your expectations for high-performance AMD laptops this year.