The Ryzen Pro 8040-series processors are based on the consumer-oriented 'Hawk Point' processors. The U-series processors slot in for the 15-28W TDP range, while the HS variants are carved into 20-28W and 35-54W swimlanes spanning the Ryzen 9, 7, and 5 product lines. The Ryzen Pro 8000-series for desktop PCs is built upon the foundation of the powerful 8000G APU series for the consumer market. All of these models have an in-built NPU AI acceleration engine. The integrated AMD Pro Technologies suite is the key difference between AMD's Pro models and its standard consumer chips. The Ryzen Pro series is available to AMD's OEM partners now.
Key takeaways:
- AMD has extended its Ryzen Pro portfolio, offering the 'Hawk Point' 8040-series to commercial laptop and workstation users and the Ryzen 8000 'Phoenix' APU models for commercial desktop PCs.
- The Pro series processors come with additional features tailored for the commercial market, including AI-processing neural processing units (NPUs) for mobile and desktop PCs.
- AMD's mobile processors outperform Intel's Core Ultra processors with 16 TOPS of NPU performance, and its desktop Ryzen 8000 APUs also have an in-built NPU engine that delivers 16 TOPS.
- AMD plans to have over 150 independent software vendor (ISV) partnerships to develop AI-driven solutions by 2024, and its Pro series is now available to its OEM partners.