AMD is an abbreviation for Advanced Micro Devices. It is a multinational American semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Jerry Sanders, Jack Gifford, and John Carey created it. It began supplying x86 processors as a secondary source manufacturer and competed with Am386.

When compared to the current generation Core series, these processors are more efficient. AMD APUs are also a good option due to their good iGPU performance and CPU performance that is comparable to the Core I series. Laptops powered by Ryzen processors often clock lower and less aggressively than Intel-powered laptops, and they often run cooler and longer on battery, so Ryzen-powered laptops can be used when higher iGPU performance and longer battery life are desired.