Framework Laptop 16 Upgrade To AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Benchmarks
Upgrading my Framework Laptop 16 review unit from the Ryzen 7 7840HS to Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 along with the Radeon to NVIDIA dGPU conversion and upgraded keyboard was a pain-free experience... Just as easy as with the Framework Laptop 13.
👁 Framework 16 new motherboard
The upgrade experience was trouble-free and straight-forward. Upgrading or doing a DIY build can be easily done in 30~60 minutes depending upon your prior experience with Framework Laptops.
👁 Framework 16 NVIDIA RTX module
With the AMD Strix Point hardware there also wasn't any surprises when it came to the Linux support. Thanks to the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series having mature Linux support and being in good shape since launch, no real surprises but the hardware can work fine on modern Linux distributions. Same for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics too -- just make sure to use the packaged NVIDIA Linux driver for the best support/performance.
With the Linux support in good shape, let's jump to the performance and CPU power benchmark numbers for this upgraded Framework Laptop 16 to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. Ubuntu 25.04 was used for these benchmarks just as that's what I have built up all the laptop data (re)testing over the past few months on Ubuntu 25.04 with Linux 6.14. The Framework Laptop 16 upgrade also worked fine on Fedora Workstation 43, Ubuntu 25.10, and other modern Linux distributions.
👁 Framework 16 running Ubuntu Linux
The laptops benchmarked for this Ubuntu 25.04 mass performance showdown included:
- Core i7 8550U - Dell XPS 9370
- Core i7 8565U - Dell XPS 9380
- Core i7 1065G7 - Dell XPS 7390
- Core i7 1165G7 - Dell XPS 9310
- Core i7 1185G7 - Dell XPS 9310
- Core i7 1280P - MSI Prestige 14Evo
- Core i5 1334U - Framework 12
- Core Ultra 7 155H - Acer Swift Go 14
- Core Ultra 7 255H - ThinkPad P1 G8
- Core Ultra 7 256V - ASUS Zenbook S14
- Core Ultra 7 258V - X1 Carbon G13
- Ryzen 7 4700U - Lenovo IdeaPad 5
- Ryzen 9 5900HX - ASUS ROG Strix G513QY
- Ryzen 7 7840HS - Framework 16
- Ryzen 7 7840U - Acer Swift Edge 16
- Ryzen 7 7840U - Framework 13
- Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U - ThinkPad T14s G2a
- Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U - ThinkPad X13 G3v
- Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U - ThinkPad P14s G4
- Ryzen AI 5 340 - HP OmniBook 5
- Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 - ThinkPad T14s G6
- Ryzen AI 9 365 - ASUS Zenbook S16
- Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - ASUS Zenbook S16
- Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - Framework 13
- Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - Framework 16
- Ryzen AI Max 390 - HP ZBook Ultra G1a
- Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 - HP ZBook Ultra G1a