The Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G also come with the Ryzen AI NPU embedded into the silicon for better on-chip generative AI performance. The Ryzen 8000G series APUs are not made from new silicon, but are mobile silicon packaged up for desktop use. The Ryzen 7 8700G will retail at $329, the Ryzen 5 8600G at $229, and the Ryzen 5 8500G at $179, all available from January 31st. The Ryzen 3 8300G will only be available to system builders, with availability expected by the end of Q1 2024.
Key takeaways:
- AMD has announced the Ryzen 8000G family of APUs with Zen 4 cores and upgraded Radeon integrated graphics during CES 2024. The line-up consists of four new SKUs, with the Ryzen 7 8700G leading the charge.
- The Ryzen 8000G series APUs are not made from new silicon, but are mobile silicon packaged up for desktop use, with AMD tapping their Phoenix and Phoenix 2 designs from the Ryzen Mobile 7000/8000 series.
- The Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G both come with the Ryzen AI NPU embedded into the silicon for better on-chip generative AI performance and inferencing capabilities.
- The Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8300G use a mix of Zen 4 and smaller yet more power-efficient Zen 4c cores, rather than a homogenous block of Zen 4 cores. This results in a peak clockspeed that is not consistent across all of the cores in the chip.