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AMD Ryzen 7000 3D V-Cache CPUs Rumored To Come In 8 & 6 Core Flavors, A620 Chipset & Next-Gen APUs Planned For Mid To Late 2023

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AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPU family will be further expanded in 2023 with the launch of the 3D V-Cache parts along with the entry-level A620 chipset.

AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU Rumors: 3D V-Cache Chips in 8/6 Core Flavors, A620 Chipset & Next-Gen APUs In 2023

As per Enthusiast Citizen at Bilibili, the leaker has reported that AMD has three major products that are planned for 2023.

AMD Ryzen 7000 3D V-Cache In 8-Core & 6-Core Flavors

The first and most obvious one is the Ryzen 7000 3D V-Cache lineup that was confirmed by us to be unveiled at CES 2023. It is reported that the lineup will have only two parts, an 8-core, and a 6-core variant. So it looks like we will be getting the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Ryzen 5 7600X 3D more or less. These CPUs will offer a 3D-Stacked chiplet design, featuring larger SRAM & providing users with higher gaming performance in cache-intensive titles. The result will be similar to the first-generation V-Cache chip, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which has become a popular chip due to its amazing performance and even more fantastic value.

APUs on AM5, Ryzen 7000G Planned For Late 2023

AMD won’t just stop at the 3D V-Cache parts, later in 2023, there is a next-gen AM5 Desktop APU lineup planned. This lineup will also fall under the Ryzen 7000 ‘G’ series family but is expected to launch in the second half of 2023. Currently, there’s no information available as to what these line of chips will offer but since they are going to be compatible with the AM5 platform, it is likely that these will be a variation of the Phoenix Point (Zen 4 + RDNA 3) APUs that will start shipping to mobiles in the early half of the year.

One interesting piece of information shared is that these Ryzen 7000 chips will only support DDR5-4800 memory which is a little lackluster considering APUs require all the bandwidth they can get. The chips will be available in 8-core and 6-core flavors too and there’s talk of enhanced models too though no information is provided yet.

A620 Taking AM5 To The Entry-Level

Finally, there’s an update on the A620 chipset platform. So far, AMD has confirmed X670 & B650 chipsets but the leaker states that the A620 chipset will be announced around Q2 2022 and will not offer CPU overclocking support. The entry-level platform would make sense with Non-X and low-end Ryzen 3 chips if AMD plans on launching them. This may solve the high pricing issue of the AM5 platform but given how restrictive the whole A620 chipset platform would be, it wouldn’t make sense to use these motherboards if you plan on benefiting from the longevity of the AM5 ecosystem.

AMD Zen CPU / APU Roadmap:

Zen Architecture Zen 1 Zen+ Zen 2 Zen 3 Zen 3+ Zen 4 Zen 5 Zen 6
Process Node 14nm 12nm 7nm 7nm 6nm? 5nm/4nm 4nm/3nm TBA
Server EPYC Naples (1st Gen) N/A EPYC Rome (2nd Gen) EPYC Milan (3rd Gen) N/A EPYC Genoa (4th Gen)
EPYC Genoa-X (4th Gen)
EPYC Siena (4th Gen)
EPYC Bergamo (5th Gen?)		 EPYC Turin (6th Gen) EPYC Venice (7th Gen)
High-End Desktop Ryzen Threadripper 1000 (White Haven) Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (Coflax) Ryzen Threadripper 3000 (Castle Peak) Ryzen Threadripper 5000 (Chagal) N/A Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (Storm Peak) TBA TBA
Mainstream Desktop CPUs Ryzen 1000 (Summit Ridge) Ryzen 2000 (Pinnacle Ridge) Ryzen 3000 (Matisse) Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) Ryzen 6000 (Warhol / Cancelled) Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) Ryzen 8000 (Granite Ridge) TBA
Mainstream Desktop . Notebook APU Ryzen 2000 (Raven Ridge) Ryzen 3000 (Picasso) Ryzen 4000 (Renoir)
Ryzen 5000 (Lucienne)		 Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne)
Ryzen 6000 (Barcelo)		 Ryzen 6000 (Rembrandt) Ryzen 7000 (Phoenix) Ryzen 8000 (Strix Point) TBA
Low-Power Mobile N/A N/A Ryzen 5000 (Van Gogh)
Ryzen 6000 (Dragon Crest)		 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

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AMD RDNA 3 Navi 31 ‘GFX1100’, Navi 32 ‘GFX1102’, Navi 33 ‘GFX1101’ Discrete GPUs To Feature Display Core Next 3.2, APUs Get DCN 3.1.4

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AMD’s RDNA 3 GPUs including Navi 31, Navi 32, Navi 33, and an integrated APU part have been listed within the latest Linux patch.

AMD RDNA 3 Navi 31, Navi 32, Navi 33 To Feature DCN 3.2, RDNA 3 APU Gets DCN 3.1.4 Support

So far, a total of four AMD RDNA 3 GPUs have been listed in various Linux patches and the LLVN open-source repository. These include the Navi 31 ‘GFX1100’, Navi 32 ‘GFX1102’, Navi 33 ‘GFX1101’, and the GFX1103 which shows up as an APU so probably the version used within the upcoming Phoenix Point APU lineup. The details were gathered coelacanth-dream and it looks like we have new information regarding the DCN or Display Core Next versions that each chip will support on launch.

For the discrete RDNA 3 GPU lineup which includes the AMD Navi 31, Navi 32, and Navi 33 GPUs, the red team will be upgrading from the existing DCN 3.0 engine to the new DCN 3.2.1 engine. The APU, on the other hand, doesn’t utilize the same version as the discrete RDNA 3 GPU family. It has the same series which is currently used by the existing RDNA 2 ‘GFX1030’ APU series labeled as the DCN 3.1.4 series. The AMD Sabrina APU uses the DCN 3.1.6 engine.

GC IP ver GFX ID AMDGPU_FAMILY Type
11.0.0 gfx1100 (Navi31) AMDGPU_FAMILY_GC_11_0_0 (FAMILY_GFX1100) dGPU
11.0.1 gfx1103 AMDGPU_FAMILY_GC_11_0_2 (FAMILY_GFX1103) APU
11.0.2 gfx1102 (Navi32) AMDGPU_FAMILY_GC_11_0_0 (FAMILY_GFX1100) dGPU
11.0.3? gfx1101 (Navi33)? AMDGPU_FAMILY_GC_11_0_0 (FAMILY_GFX1100)? dGPU?
AMD’s GFX1103 RDNA 3 APU has been spotted in a recent Linux patch with DCN 3.1.4 engine. (Image Credits: coelacanth-dream)

In terms of features, it looks like both DCN 3.2 and DCN 3.1 series come with support for just four display outputs. This has been the standard for RDNA 2 GPUs and will be retained for the RDNA 3 lineup too. Additional information shows that there’s now MALL (Memory Access at Last Level) or Infinity Cache support for the RDNA 3 / GFX11 GPU so don’t expect to see Infinity Cache designs on Phoenix Point APUs.

The AMD Phoenix Point APUs are expected to carry up to 24 Compute Units or double to amount of cores compared to the existing Rembrandt APUs so that’s going to be a huge jump in graphics performance for an integrated chip which will be competing against Intel’s Meteor Lake chips that pack up to 192 EUs in a tiled-GPU design. Meanwhile, the AMD RDNA 3 GPU lineup is shaping up to be a worthy competitor against NVIDIA’s next-gen Ada Lovelace products which are expected to be unveiled later this year.

Graphics Architecture GPU Codename Alternative Name Architecture Product
GFX900 VEGA 10 GCN 5.0 RX VEGA / Radeon Pro
GFX902 RAVEN Raven Ridge / Picasso GCN 5.0 Ryzen 2000/3000(G/GE)
GFX904 VEGA 12 GCN 5.0 Vega Pro 20 (MAC)
GFX906 VEGA 20 GCN 5.0 Radeon VII / Radeon Pro VII
GFX908 ARCTURUS CDNA 1 Instinct MI100
GFX90A Aldebaran CDNA 2 Instinct MI200
GFX909 RAVEN2 GCN 5.0 TBC
GFX909 RENOIR GCN 5.0 Ryzen 4000(H/U/G)
GFX1010 NAVI 10 RDNA 1 RX 5700/5600(M/XT)
GFX1011 NAVI 12 RDNA 1 PRO 5600M (MAC)
GFX1012 NAVI 14 RDNA 1 RX 5500 (M/XT)
GFX1030 NAVI 21 Big Navi / Sienna Cichlid RDNA 2 RX 6900/6800 Series
GFX1031 NAVI 22 Navy Flounder RDNA 2 RX 6700 Series
GFX1032 NAVI 23 Dimgrey Cavefish RDNA 2 RX 6600 Series
GFX1033 NAVI 24 Beige Goby RDNA 2 RX 6500/6400 Series
GFX1033 Van Gogh Aerith RDNA 2 Steam Deck
GFX1036 Raphael RDNA 2 Ryzen 7000?
GFX1040 VAN GOGH LITE / Mendocino Green Sardine? RDNA 2 Ryzen 7000?
GFX1100 Navi 31 Plum Bonito RDNA 3 Radeon RX 7900?
GFX1101 Navi 33 RDNA 3 Radeon RX 7800?
GFX1102 Navi 32 RDNA 3 Radeon RX 7700?
GFX1103 Navi 3X Phoenix Point RDNA 3 Ryzen 7000 APU?
GFX1200 Navi 4X RDNA 4 Radeon RX 8000?

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AMD Ryzen APUs Get A Free Performance Boost With Linux 5.16, Up To 28% Improvement

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The latest Linux 5.16 Kernel has brought in a nice performance improvement for AMD Ryzen APU owners, as demonstrated by Phoronix.

Linux 5.16 Kernel Gives AMD Ryzen APUs Up To A 28% Performance Boost

Phoronix has published a series of benchmarks on the recently released Linux 5.16 Kernel and it looks like AMD’s Ryzen APU users are in for a treat. The performance benchmarks were done on AMD’s Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and Ryzen 5 5500, based on the Zen 3 & Zen 2 architecture, respectively.

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Different versions of the Linux Kernel were used to compare the gen-over-gen improvements and include:

  • Linux 5.11 + Mesa 21.0.3
  • Linux 5.15.10 + Mesa 21.0.3
  • Linux 5.15.10 + Mesa 21.2.6
  • Linux 5.15.10 + Mesa 21.3.2
  • Linux 5.15.10 + Mesa 22.0-dev
  • Linux 5.16 + Mesa 22.0-dev

The largest gain in performance was seen in the Xonotic 0.8.2 with a 28% improvement over Linux 5.15.10 running on Mesa22.0 build. The overall performance jump is around 5-10% which is a solid upgrade for users with notebooks running on AMD Ryzen APUs. The other laptop featuring Ryzen 5 5500U also featured a nice performance bump with up to 14% gain in GLmark 2 & Xonotic & about an average 7% gain in general.

This improvement with Linux 5.16 was fascinating and came unexpected. Linux 5.16 has many new features including AMDGPU kernel driver improvements, but this Radeon Vega graphics boost came as a surprise as there wasn’t any announced optimization and the Vega graphics support at this stage is quite mature. It may also be a combination of CPU-related improvements with Linux 5.16.

via Phoronix

AMD Ryzen 5500 Notebook APU gets benchmarked in the Linux 5.16 Kernel. (Image Credits: Phoronix)

This is definitely great news for AMD Ryzen APU notebook owners and it looks like it is definitely worth upgrading to the latest Linux 5.16 Kernel as there are only gains to be made. There are benchmarks that don’t see a huge performance jump but they also don’t have a performance regression over the previous Linux Kernels so overall, it’s a win-win situation for Ryzen owners. A stable release of the Linux 5.16 Kernel is expected to be released on the 9th of January.



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AMD’s Next-Gen Rembrandt ‘Ryzen 6000’ APUs Currently In Mass Production

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Yesterday, Twitter leaker Greymon55, posted a tweet stating that the AMD Rembrandt APUs (Ryzen 6000 series) are already in mass production which means we could see a launch in Q1 2022 or earlier.

AMD Rembrandt APUs (Ryzen 6000 Series) Rumored To Be In Mass Production

If the above information is true, it is speculated that we will see the next-gen APU lineup from AMD much sooner.

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Rembrandt is the codename for AMD’s next-gen APU that features AMD’s enhanced Zen3+ core architecture as well as featuring the RDNA 2 integrated GPUs. It is fabricated utilizing TSMC’s 6nm process node and will utilize both LPDDR5 and DDR5 capability. The TDP on the Rembrandt APUs will range between 15 to 65 watts, with max cores/threads of 8/16. It is expected to be branded under the Ryzen 6000 family.

AMD Rembrandt-H (Ryzen 6000H) APUs:

After the release of Rembrandt, AMD will make way with releasing Rembrandt-H and U lines, along with Barcelo-U. The H-series is for AMD’s high-end notebooks and their U-Series for their Ultra-low powered notebooks. The Rembrandt-H will feature Zen3+ technology, 6nm process node, Navi 2X (RDNA2) GPU architecture, TDP of 35-45 watts, as well as 8/16 max core/threads.

AMD Rembrandt-U (Ryzen 6000U) APUs:

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Rembrandt-U will utilize the Zen3+ technology as well, 6nm process node, Navi (RDNA2) GPU architecture, TDP of 15-25 watts, as well as 8/16 max core/threads. Barcelo-U will base itself on Zen3 technology, 7nm process node, Vega 4th gen GPU architecture, TDP of 15-25 watts, as well as 8/16 max core/threads.

AMD VanGogh was the first APU with an integrated Navi2 iGPU. By the information we had received over the last few years, it was expected that we would see Rembrandt as soon as early next year but based on this report, we may see an announcement earlier. Twitter source, Rogame (@_rogame), posted this tweet towards the end of 2020, showing the Cezanne family, Lucienne-U, VanGogh, and Pollock APUs that would be released during this year.

The Twitter source then followed with this tweet about the 2022 AMD APU lines:

DragonCrest and Pollock families are to fall under the Ultra-low TDP notebooks that are expected to release in 2022. The current AMD Ryzen line on AMD’s website is the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX, which shares a lot of the same features as the successors we are seeing with the exception of updated LPDDR5/DDR5 memory capability and utilizing the newest Ryzen 6000 series of processors.

We do not have an exact date for the Rembrandt series, but we will continue to follow the story as more information becomes available.

AMD Zen CPU / APU Roadmap:

Zen Architecture Zen 1 Zen+ Zen 2 Zen 3 Zen 3+ Zen 4 Zen 5
Process Node 14nm 12nm 7nm 7nm 6nm? 5nm 3nm?
Server EPYC Naples (1st Gen) N/A EPYC Rome (2nd Gen) EPYC Milan (3rd Gen) N/A EPYC Genoa (4th Gen)
EPYC Bergamo (5th Gen?)		 EPYC Turin (6th Gen)
High-End Desktop Ryzen Threadripper 1000 (White Haven) Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (Coflax) Ryzen Threadripper 3000 (Castle Peak) Ryzen Threadripper 5000 (Chagal) N/A Ryzen Threadripper 6000 (TBA) TBA
Mainstream Desktop CPUs Ryzen 1000 (Summit Ridge) Ryzen 2000 (Pinnacle Ridge) Ryzen 3000 (Matisse) Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) Ryzen 6000 (Warhol / Cancelled) Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) Ryzen 8000 (Granite Ridge)
Mainstream Desktop . Notebook APU Ryzen 2000 (Raven Ridge) Ryzen 3000 (Picasso) Ryzen 4000 (Renoir)
Ryzen 5000 (Lucienne)		 Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne)
Ryzen 6000 (Barcelo)		 Ryzen 6000 (Rembrandt) Ryzen 7000 (Phoenix) Ryzen 8000 (Strix Point)
Low-Power Mobile N/A N/A Ryzen 5000 (Van Gogh)
Ryzen 6000 (Dragon Crest)		 TBA TBA TBA TBA



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‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Says He’s Proud of Apu’s Character

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The creator of “The Simpsons” appears to be suggesting that the blowback over having a white actor voice Apu for all these years really isn’t all that big a deal … in his eyes.

Animator Matt Groening did an interview with USA Today in honor of the upcoming 700th episode, and he was asked about the controversy — namely, not having an Indian actor voice the Indian character … not to mention claims Apu was portrayed as a walking stereotype.

Groening had some interesting answers … for starters, he says he embraces bringing on new voice actors in the name of diversity — the more the merrier, he explains. However, you can tell Matt’s not nearly as up in arms as some have been about Apu’s handling.

He was asked if he would change the nature of Apu’s character and/or stories in light of the criticism that’s he’s 2-dimensional, and MG says this … “I think the Apu stories are fantastic, and he’s one of the most nuanced characters on a silly two-dimensional cartoon show. So, yeah, I’m proud of Apu.”

He also adds this knowing he might get blowback, “I’m trying not to open up another chasm of criticism, but it doesn’t matter what I say. I’ll get it anyway.” Matt goes on to say that the idea of having white actors voice non-white characters — which is what ‘Simpsons’ opted to do in the end — was not his idea, but that he’s “fine with it.”

Matt also says that the original intention was not to have some actors voice some characters — they were just trying to use everyone’s talent to the max, but he says he gets it. As to whether ‘Simpsons’ brass shoulda embraced this change years ago, he says … “Yeah. And I hear they want to take the guns away from Yosemite Sam. He’s a little hot-headed.”



12/01/17

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Quite telling … especially since the longtime voice actor for Apu, Hank Azaria, seemed way more empathetic to the diversity concerns than Matt is here. Different strokes, we suppose 🤷🏽‍♂️

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