The HP ZBook Ultra G3a includes up to a Ryzen AI Max PRO 495 and 192 GB of RAM for $7,449

If you are looking for a portable workstationAMD has the solution with its new Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 400 series processors. Processors with powerful Integrated Radeon 8065s GPUbased on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, which are complemented by a large number of RAM as unified memory. This setup costs a whopping $7,500at least this is the cost of the new HP ZBook Ultra G3aand the fault is the RAM memory.

The HP ZBook Ultra G3a reaches $7,449 with 192 GB of RAM

The blame for this high price lies with the 192 GB of RAM in its maximum configurationalthough this HP is also distributed with a smaller amount of RAM. But HP wants companies to see how they save by buying a more expensive laptop, and has designed a AI calculator to make you see the cost savings of cloud service tokens, compared to running models locally as you can do with this HP. The ZBook Ultra G3a is capable of running models up to 300balthough this also depends on other factors.

The most powerful model, with 192 GB of RAM and the Ryzen AI Max+ 495 has a cost of $7,449and includes a 512 GB SSD drive. If we reduce the memory to 128GBthe cost drops to $5,999while if we choose a Ryzen AI Max+ 490 with 64 GB of RAM is further reduced to $3,899. To make matters worse, the most expensive model not only uses an SSD with ridiculous space for its price (512 GB), but it also has a LCD screen and FullHD resolutionyou will have to pay extra if you want to change this setting.

Up to 160 GB of unified memory can be allocated to the GPU

The only advantage in these HP is that the model with 192 GB of RAM can map up to 160 GB directly to the integrated GPU to load heavier models, although its memory bus is not the fastest for this type of tasks. A solution adapted for users who need to move and at the same time be able to load AI models locally that require a greater amount of RAM memory.

These are your technical specifications and additional available options that you can addyes, increasing its price.

HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16: technical specifications and options

• Operating system:

  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Windows 11 Home Single Language
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Windows 11 Pro Enterprise via volume licensing agreement
  • FreeDOS
  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

• Processor family: AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO
• Available processors:

  • AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495: up to 5.2 GHz, 64 MB L3 cache, 16 cores and 32 threads, with Radeon 8065S graphics and 55 TOPS NPU.
  • AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495: up to 5.2 GHz, 64 MB L3 cache, 16 cores and 32 threads, with Radeon 8065S graphics and 55 TOPS NPU.
  • AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490: up to 5.0 GHz, 64 MB L3 cache, 12 cores and 24 threads, with Radeon 8050S graphics and 50 TOPS NPU.
  • AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 485: up to 5.0 GHz, 32 MB L3 cache, 8 cores and 16 threads, with Radeon 8050S graphics and 50 TOPS NPU.
  • AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 480: up to 4.9 GHz, 16 MB L3 cache, 6 cores and 12 threads, with Radeon 8040S graphics and 50 TOPS NPU.
  • AMD Ryzen AI Max 490: up to 5.0 GHz, 64 MB L3 cache, 12 cores and 24 threads, with Radeon 8050S graphics and 50 TOPS NPU.
  • AMD Ryzen AI Max 485: up to 5.0 GHz, 32 MB L3 cache, 8 cores and 16 threads, with Radeon 8050S graphics and 50 TOPS NPU.

• NPU: AMD Ryzen AI.
• Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon.
• RAM memory: Up to 192 GB LPDDR5X-10700, non-ECC, with transfer speeds up to 8533 MT/s.
• Storage:

  • PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe SSD from 1TB up to 8TB.
  • 512GB PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe M.2 SED SSD up to 2TB.
  • 512GB PCIe Gen5 NVMe Value SSD.
  • Maximum capacity: 8 TB.

• Screen: 16 inches diagonal (40.6 cm).
• Screen options:

  • 16″, WQUXGA (3840 × 2400), 120 Hz, IPS, anti-glare, micro-bezel, 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3, HP DreamColor.
  • 16″, WQUXGA (3840 × 2400), 120 Hz, UWVA, anti-glare, WLED, 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3, HP DreamColor.
  • 16″, 2.8K (2880 × 1800), up to 120 Hz, OLED, UWVA, Direct Bonding touchscreen, BrightView, Low Blue Light, 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3.
  • 16″, 2.5K (2560 × 1600), up to 120 Hz, UWVA, anti-glare, WLED, Low Blue Light, 400 nits, 100% Adobe RGB.
  • 16″, WUXGA (1920 × 1200), UWVA, anti-glare, WLED, Low Blue Light, 400 nits, low power and 100% sRGB.

• Audio: Audio by Poly Studio, four built-in 1W/8ohm stereo speakers per speaker, independent amplifiers, and two built-in dual-array digital microphones.
• Ports and physical connectivity:

  • 1 × HDMI 2.1.
  • 1 × headphone/microphone combo.
  • 1 × USB Type-C 10 Gbps, with USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 2 × Thunderbolt 4 with 40 Gbps USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort 2.1.
  • 1 × USB Type-A 10Gbps.
  • 1 × nano security lock slot.

• Keyboard and touchpad:

  • Backlit splash-resistant keyboard.
  • HP Standard Notebook Keyboard with DuraKeys.
  • Clickpad with multi-touch gestures.
  • Microsoft Precision Touchpad with gesture support.

• Wireless Connectivity:

  • Wi-Fi 7 via MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 2×2.
  • Bluetooth 6.0.
  • 5G through HP R18 5G Solution / HP R18 5G HP Go Solution.
  • CAT-1bis low-power LTE using HP RW220-GL.

• Camera:

  • FHD camera.
  • 5 MP IR camera with AI functions.

• Card reader: optional SD reader.
• SIM: Optional Nano SIM slot.
• Feeding:

  • 180W USB Type-C GaN adapter.
  • 140W USB Type-C GaN adapter.

• Battery: HP Long Life 6-cell 96 Wh polymer battery.
• Autonomy: up to 14 hours according to the technical sheet.
• Fast charging: up to 50% in approximately 30 minutes.
• Dimensions: 35.6 × 24.0 × 1.79 cm.
• Thickness: 17.9mm.
• Weight: from 1.9 kg.
• Color: Eclipse gray.
• Sustainability certifications:

  • EPEAT Gold with Climate+.
  • ENERGY STAR.

• Recycled materials: at least 60% post-consumer recycled plastic in certain components and at least 80% post-industrial recycled plastic in outer shells.