Yesterday at CES, AMD SVP and GM of Computing and Graphics, Jack Huynh, announced a number of new products across the company’s x86 processor, graphics, and AI businesses, including:
•Three new Socket AM5 CPUs with powerful, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture-based integrated graphics
•Four new Socket AM4 CPUs variously optimized for gamers, efficient performance per watt, and budget system builders.
•The new AMD Radeon™ RX 7600 XT GPU, featuring a 16GB VRAM buffer to enable AI development along with higher game clocks and boost clocks.
Let’s break down these announcements in a bit more detail, starting with the new AM5-based Ryzen 8000G processors.
New Ryzen 8000G Desktop APUs Deliver Excellent Graphics, Integrated AI
The new Ryzen™ 8000G series processors are the first desktop chips with an on-die AI engine¹ and the first desktop CPUs with an integrated, AMD RDNA 3 architecture-based Radeon 700M GPU. This is the same GPU core used in devices powered by the Ryzen Z1 Extreme handheld processor last year, but in a desktop form factor with a desktop chip’s higher thermal envelope. The combination of a more advanced GPU core and the higher DDR5 memory bandwidth provided courtesy of Socket AM5 helps the new 8000G deliver best-in-class integrated graphics for gaming.²
The new Ryzen 7 8700G processor, for example, is capable of running at or above 60 FPS at 1080p in a wide range of modern games without requiring a separate, discrete graphics card⁵. Such high frame rates also give gamers more options if they choose to turn detail levels up, allowing users to pick their own balance between frame rate and visual quality.
The on-die AI engine, also known as an NPU (Neural Processing Unit), is the other major feature of the Ryzen 8000G desktop series of processors¹. The new 8000G desktop chips use the same AI engine as select models of the Ryzen Mobile 8040 family announced during the AMD Advancing AI Day in early December and offer the same 16 TOPS of maximum performance.
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT GPU: Higher Clocks, More VRAM
The new Radeon RX 7600 XT GPU features 16GB of VRAM as well as higher game and boost clocks⁴. One characteristic of modern AI workloads is that they can consume significant amounts of memory; AMD added the additional RAM to support AI enthusiasts and developers who need more than 8GB for projects, without compromising on GPU gaming performance.
New Socket AM4 CPUs Emphasize Gaming Performance, Lower Power
Socket AM5 has replaced Socket AM4 as the leading platform for top-notch PC performance, but Socket AM4 and the Ryzen 5000 CPU family remains an important part of the AMD product stack. Each of the new Ryzen 5000 CPUs is built for a different purpose. The Ryzen 7 5700X3D delivers excellent game performance courtesy of its 100MB of cache, while the Ryzen 7 5700 offers eight cores and 16 threads in a 65W TDP.
The Ryzen 5 5600GT and Ryzen 5 5600GT CPUs round out the new parts. The Ryzen 5 5600GT CPU offers a higher boost CPU clock than the 5600G, while the Ryzen 5 5500GT CPU is a great APU for budget builders thanks to its higher clock and integrated Radeon graphics. Combined, these new chips offer AM4 users more flexibility, new integrated graphics options, and high performance.
Building Better Gaming and AI Support Across the PC Ecosystem
Gaming is the common thread running through the announcements AMD made at CES 2024. The Ryzen 8000G processor family provides faster integrated graphics performance on Socket AM5², while the new Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU and Radeon RX 7600 XT GPU emphasize legacy platform performance in the former’s case and strong midrange graphics in the latter. These gaming improvements arrive alongside the first dedicated AI engine for desktop processors¹, matching the 16 TOPS of theoretical performance that will also debut in Ryzen Mobile 8040 Series processors. Customers who choose one of these solutions don’t have to pick between high integrated gaming performance or robust AI support – they’ll get both in the same slice of silicon. Ryzen 8000G processors will be available later this month with Ryzen Mobile 8040 Series following next month.
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Endnotes:
1: As of January 2024, AMD has the first available dedicated AI engine on a desktop PC processor, where 'dedicated AI engine' is defined as an AI engine that has no function other than to process AI inference models and is part of the x86 processor die. For detailed information, please check: https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-ai. PXD-03.
2: Testing as of Dec 2023 by AMD Performance Labs on test systems configured with Ryzen 8700G/8600G/8500G CPUs, integrated Radeon 780M/760M/740M graphics, ASRock B650 Pro RS motherboard, 32GB 6400MHz RAM (2x16GB), Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe, and Windows 11 Pro vs. similarly configured systems with Intel Core i7-14700K processor, integrated Intel UHD 770 graphics, MSI MPG Z690 Carbon motherboard, 32GB 6400MHz RAM (2x16GB), Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe, Windows 11 Pro on using the following titles at 1080p, VBS enabled. Dota 2, Final Fantasy 14, Grand Theft Auto V, World of Tanks, F1 2022, Far Cry 6, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, CyberPunk 2077, Borderlands 3. System manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. PXD-06.
3: Boost clock frequency is the maximum frequency achievable on the GPU running a bursty workload. Boost clock achievability, frequency, and sustainability will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to: thermal conditions and variation in applications and workloads. GD-150.
4: Boost Clock Frequency is the maximum frequency achievable on the GPU running a bursty workload. Boost clock achievability, frequency, and sustainability will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to: thermal conditions and variation in applications and workloads. GD-151.
5: Testing as of Dec 2023 by AMD Performance Labs on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 8700G, integrated Radeon 780M graphics, ASRock B650 Pro RS motherboard, 32GB 6400MHz RAM (2x16GB), Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe, and Windows 11 Pro on the following titles at 1080p, VBS enabled, low details: Cyberpunk 2077, Far Cry 6, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Hitman 3, Borderlands 3, Metro Exodus, Grand Theft Auto 5, F1 2022, Dota 2, League Of Legends, World of Tanks Encore. System manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. PXD-04.