AMD’s laptop computer APU line bought a refresh on Wednesday within the type of the Ryzen 8040 sequence, and no less than going by the announcement, AI is the precedence and major dividing line from the earlier 7040 sequence. “We continue to deliver high performance and power-efficient NPUs with Ryzen AI technology to reimagine the PC,” stated Jack Huynh, SVP and GM of AMD computing and graphics, in a press launch. “The increased AI capabilities of the 8040 series will now handle larger models to enable the next phase of AI user experiences.”
On paper, the brand new APUs learn as similar to the 7040 sequence, with the 8040 sequence that includes Zen 4 CPUs and RDNA 3 GPUs made utilizing the identical 4nm course of as its predecessor sequence. The 8040 model of the AI-centric neural processing unit, or NPU, is, in accordance with what AMD told Ars Technica, roughly 1.4x sooner than its 7040 counterpart, however AMD additionally conceded to Ars that this was primarily a byproduct of elevated clock speeds. AMD Technical Marketing Manager Donny Woligroski additionally advised Ars that firmware and driver tweaks ought to be a key differentiator in producing a “real generational improvement,” as nicely.
“It’s been unimaginable to see AMD and Microsoft’s lengthy partnership transferring into the following wave of know-how, bringing AI innovation to our shared clients,” Pavan Davuluri, CVP Windows + Devices, Microsoft, added in AMD’s press launch. “We’re so excited to see Ryzen 8040 Series processor-powered devices come to life in the Windows ecosystem and can’t wait to see what developers and customers do with all of this innovation.”
Full lineup of AMD’s cellular APU SKUs
According to the press launch, the brand new lineup of APUs consists of the next 9 SKUs:
- AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (8 cores/16 threads, as much as 5.2 GHz enhance/4.0 GHz base CPU frequency, 24MB cache, 45W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (8 cores/16 threads, as much as 5.1 GHz enhance/3.8 GHz base CPU frequency, 24MB cache, 45W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS (8 cores/16 threads, as much as 5.1 GHz enhance/3.3 GHz base CPU frequency, 24MB cache, 28W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 7 8840U (8 cores/16 threads, as much as 5.1 GHz enhance/3.3 GHz base CPU frequency, 24MB cache, 28W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS (6 cores/12 threads, as much as 5.0 GHz enhance/4.3 GHz base CPU frequency, 22MB cache, 45W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS (6 cores/12 threads, as much as 4.9 GHz enhance/3.5 GHz base CPU frequency, 22MB cache, 28W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 5 8640U (6 cores/12 threads, as much as 4.9 GHz enhance/3.5 GHz base CPU frequency, 22MB cache, 28W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (6 cores/12 threads, as much as 4.9 GHz enhance/3.2 GHz base CPU frequency, 22MB cache, 28W TDP)
- AMD Ryzen 3 8440U (4 cores/8 threads, as much as 4.7 GHz enhance/3.0 GHz base CPU frequency, 12MB cache, 28W TDP)
All however the final two will embrace the NPU for AI acceleration. Notebooks containing the brand new 8040 sequence APUs will ship in Q1 2024 from, in accordance with the press launch, Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Razer.