We first brought you news about Framework’s 16-inch laptop in March, but the company was silent on pricing and component partners. Now, the preorder phase has finally arrived for customers in the US, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, and Australia. The company has also revealed that the Framework Laptop 16 is powered by the latest-generation AMD Ryzen and Radeon GPUs. Not only is the Framework Laptop 16 highly customizable, but it’s also upgradeable to a level that isn’t possible with most off-the-shelf laptop designs.
Base systems come with a Ryzen 7 7840HS processor that can boost up to 5.1GHz, while top-spec machines opt for the Ryzen 9 7940HS (5.2 GHz boost). As we expect from Zen 4-based laptop CPUs, a Radeon 780M is onboard to handle graphics duties. But for those that need more graphics muscle, Framework will give customers the option to purchase a Graphics Module that slots into the Laptop 16’s expansion bay. The company says that the first Graphics Module available will be the Radeon RX 7700S with 8GB of GDDR6 and a max TGP of 100 watts. At this time, Framework is being mum on what other Graphics Module upgrades will be available in the future.
