AMD Slams Intel’s Core Ultra vPRO CPUs With Ryzen PRO 8040 APUs: Faster At Everything At Same Power

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AMD's Ryzen PRO 8040 APUs debut today, slamming Intel's Core Ultra vPRO in all segments with strong performance & AI capabilities.

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AMD's Ryzen PRO 8040 "Hawk Point" APU family adopts the same Zen 4 CPU core architecture, and the same RDNA 3 graphics core architecture, within a lineup that retains the same SKU configs as the Non-Pro family.

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The AMD Ryzen PRO 8040 APU lineup is split into three segments, we first have the high-end Ryzen 8045HS APUs which will be the cream of the crop with the highest clock speeds, we then have the more mainstream Ryzen 8040HS SKUs and finally, we have the Ryzen 8040U which are entry-level SKUs designed for power-optimized platforms. To sum up the Ryzen 8000 "Hawk Point" family, you are looking at:

• 4nm Zen 4 CPU Architecture
• RDNA 3 GPU Architecture
• Standard & Hybrid SKUs
• Up To 8 Cores / 16 Threads
• Up To Radeon 780M iGPU (12 Compute Units)
• Up To 5.2 GHz Clock Speeds
• Upgraded XDNA NPU (16 TOPs)
• Up To 16 TOPs For AI Compute
• TDPs Ranging From 15-54W

The lineup consists of a total of 8 SKUs of which all feature AI "XDNA" NPUs expect the Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U which is the most entry-level model. The lineup doesn't include the 8440U quad-core which is featured in the Ryzen 8040 Non-PRO family. The models range from 6 cores to 8 cores and come in TDPs ranging from 15/28W & up to 35/54W. All models are equipped with RDNA 3 GPU cores in up to 12 CU offerings.

Now, comparisons are made between Intel's recently released Core Ultra vPRO lineup, AMD uses its Ryzen 7 8840U configured at 15W and compares it with Intel's 15/28W Core Ultra 7 CPUs. From an overall view, AMD claims that its Ryzen PRO 8040 offerings offer faster productivity, seamless multi-tasking, better power efficiency, and longer battery life compared to the rivaling chips.

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