AMD’s upcoming RDNA 3+ graphics architecture which will first be featured in Strix Point APUs will be the iGPU of choice for APUs up till 2027.
AMD Will Reuse RDNA 3+ Graphics Architecture In Ryzen APUs Till 2027, Will iGPU Improvements Come In The Form of Increased CUs, Clocks, Optimizations?
Based on the latest insider information from Golden Pig Upgrade over at Weibo, it looks like the AMD RDNA 3+ graphics architecture will be a long-lasting solution, covering several generations of Ryzen APUs as a part of their iGPU IP.
The AMD RDNA 3+ GPU architecture was made official during a recent AI PC summit held in China where the company announced the graphics IP for its next-generation Strix Point APUs. The RDNA 3+ graphics architecture will cover the iGPU side of things but it looks like we might get to see some discrete variations during the lifespan of this architecture, mainly covering the lower-end market.
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The AMD RDNA 3+ GPU architecture for Radeon & Ryzen APUs is not a mystery. It has been showing up in patches for a while now and is referred to as the RDNA 3.5 “GFX115X” series. Officially, this architecture is going to be branded as RDNA 3+ and is simply an optimization of existing RDNA 3 IPs which we have seen on Radeon RX 7000 GPUs and Ryzen 7040/8040 APUs. There are no details provided but AMD did confirm that the architecture will be incorporated in Strix Point APUs when they launch later this year.
Copy of AMD GPU Codenames
GRAPHICS ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE GPU CODENAME Alterative Name PRODUCT GFX902 GCN 5.0 (Vega) RAVEN Raven Ridge / Picasso Ryzen 2000/3000(G/GE) GFX909 GCN 5.0 (Vega) RAVEN2 – TBC GFX909 GCN 5.0 (Vega) RENOIR – Ryzen 4000(H/U/G) GFX1033 RDNA 2 Van Gogh Aerith Steam Deck GFX1036 RDNA 2 Navi 2 Raphael Ryzen 7000 GFX1040 RDNA 2 VAN GOGH LITE / Mendocino Green Sardine Ryzen 7000 GFX1103 RDNA 3 Navi 3 Pink Sardine / Phoenix Point Ryzen 7040 APU
Ryzen 8040 APU GFX1150 RDNA 3.5 Navi 3.5 Strix Point Ryzen 9050 APU GFX1151 RDNA 3.5 Navi 3.5 Strix Point Halo Ryzen 9050 APU
AMD’s Strix Point APUs are expected to feature up to 16 RDNA 3+ iGPU compute units in the mono and up to 40 RDNA 3+ iGPU compute units in the chiplet designs. This will be a vast improvement over the existing Phoenix and Hawk Point APUs. Moving forward, we can see AMD reutilizing RDNA 3+ graphics architecture in future APUs and variations of the Zen 5 chips. These chips may house even more compute units or come with increased clock speeds and architectural optimizations.
The AMD RDNA 3+ iGPU plan sounds very similar to the Vega iGPU architecture which spanned across several generations in Ryzen APUs and had various variations. First launched with AMD’s Ryzen 2000G and Ryzen 2000U/H chips and would last up to the Ryzen 5000 series. That’s four gens and that’s not even counting the rebranded SKUs under the Ryzen 7000 mobility series. So RDNA 3+ starting in 2024 and lasting up till 2027 will be at least four years of the same iGPU architecture for Ryzen APUs.
AMD’s next-gen Sound Wave APUs were recently spotted alongside Strix, Sarlak, and Kraken & if the rumor holds, then we can expect it to house the latest Zen core IP but with the same/updated RDNA 3+ graphics core.
AMD Ryzen Mobility CPUs:
CPU Family Name AMD Sound Wave? AMD Krackan Point AMD Fire Range AMD Strix Point Halo AMD Strix Point AMD Hawk Point AMD Dragon Range AMD Phoenix AMD Rembrandt AMD Cezanne AMD Renoir AMD Picasso AMD Raven Ridge Family Branding TBD AMD Ryzen 9040 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 8055 (HX-Series) AMD Ryzen 8050 (H-Series) AMD Ryzen 8050 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 8040 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 7045 (HX-Series) AMD Ryzen 7040 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 6000
AMD Ryzen 7035 AMD Ryzen 5000 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 4000 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 3000 (H/U-Series) AMD Ryzen 2000 (H/U-Series) Process Node TBD 4nm 5nm 4nm 4nm 4nm 5nm 4nm 6nm 7nm 7nm 12nm 14nm CPU Core Architecture Zen 6? Zen 5 Zen 5 Zen 5C Zen 5 + Zen 5C Zen 4 + Zen 4C Zen 4 Zen 4 Zen 3+ Zen 3 Zen 2 Zen + Zen 1 CPU Cores/Threads (Max) TBD 8/16 16/32 16/32 12/24 8/16 16/32 8/16 8/16 8/16 8/16 4/8 4/8 L2 Cache (Max) TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 4 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 2 MB 2 MB L3 Cache (Max) TBD 32 MB TBD 64 MB 32 MB 16 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB Max CPU Clocks TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 5.4 GHz 5.2 GHz 5.0 GHz (Ryzen 9 6980HX) 4.80 GHz (Ryzen 9 5980HX) 4.3 GHz (Ryzen 9 4900HS) 4.0 GHz (Ryzen 7 3750H) 3.8 GHz (Ryzen 7 2800H) GPU Core Architecture RDNA 3+ iGPU RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU RDNA 3 4nm iGPU RDNA 2 6nm iGPU RDNA 3 4nm iGPU RDNA 2 6nm iGPU Vega Enhanced 7nm Vega Enhanced 7nm Vega 14nm Vega 14nm Max GPU Cores TBD 12 CUs (786 cores) 2 CUs (128 cores) 40 CUs (2560 Cores) 16 CUs (1024 Cores) 12 CUs (786 cores) 2 CUs (128 cores) 12 CUs (786 cores) 12 CUs (786 cores) 8 CUs (512 cores) 8 CUs (512 cores) 10 CUs (640 Cores) 11 CUs (704 cores) Max GPU Clocks TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2800 MHz 2200 MHz 2800 MHz 2400 MHz 2100 MHz 1750 MHz 1400 MHz 1300 MHz TDP (cTDP Down/Up) TBD 15W-45W (65W cTDP) 55W-75W (65W cTDP) 25-125W 15W-45W (65W cTDP) 15W-45W (65W cTDP) 55W-75W (65W cTDP) 15W-45W (65W cTDP) 15W-55W (65W cTDP) 15W -54W(54W cTDP) 15W-45W (65W cTDP) 12-35W (35W cTDP) 35W-45W (65W cTDP) Launch 2026? 2025? 2H 2024? 2H 2024? 2H 2024 Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2022 Q1 2021 Q2 2020 Q1 2019 Q4 2018