AMD's minimal presence in the laptop market during the dark days of Bulldozer and its progeny is no secret to anyone who follows this stuff. The company made big step toward reversing its fortunes with the release of its Ryzen Mobile APUs at the end of 2017, though. In our test of the Ryzen 5 2500U, we called it "AMD's best and most competitive mobile APU" ever. Now, AMD looks set to continue that trend onward and upward with its second-generation Ryzen Mobile APUs.