AMD Ryzen 8000 APU Leaks: Zen 5 In Fire Range & Strix Point Families, Hawk Point With Zen 4 & RDNA 3.5
AMD's next-gen Zen 5 & Zen 4 powered Ryzen 8000 Fire Range, Strix Point & Hawk Point APUs with RDNA 3.5 GPU cores have leaked out by Moore's Law is Dead.
The latest information from Moore's Law is Dead allegedly comes from an internal roadmap leak that points out several next-gen APU families that AMD is going to release next year. It looks like Zen 5 will be the main focus for next year along with a few Zen 4 refreshes which are also pointed out in the leak.
So starting with the details, it looks like AMD is most likely going to talk about its next-gen Ryzen APU families for laptops at CES 2024. The first family which is expected to hit shelves will be Hawk Point followed by Strix Point and Fire Range APUs. Next year will be a mix of Zen 5 & Zen 4 while the desktop platform will see a brand new Zen 5 launch.
AMD Hawk Point APUs: Phoenix Refresh With Zen 4 Cores & RDNA 3.5 GPUs, Launch In Q1 2024
As mentioned above, the AMD Hawk Point APUs will be the first to hit shelves, & based on the rumor, it looks to be a refresh of the existing Phoenix chips based on a slightly tweaked 4nm design. You're still getting the same Zen 4 cores but with an updated RDNA 3.5 GPU and XDNA cores to top things off.
Since this family is mostly a refresh, AMD can have the laptops readily available to consumers. While we talk about Phoenix's refresh, the original Phoenix APUs are yet to launch but retail is expected later this month as the Ryzen 7040 series. The refresh will likely fall under AMD Ryzen 8040 series.
AMD Fire Range APUs: Enthusiast Dragon Range Successor With 16 Zen 5 Cores In 2H 2024
On the enthusiast front, AMD's Ryzen 7045 "Dragon Range" APUs will be getting replaced by the Fire Range APUs which are expected to feature up to 16
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