On April 16, Beijing time, AMD announced the launch of Ryzen PRO series client products for commercial use, including Ryzen PRO 8040 series processors for commercial laptops or mobile workstations, and Ryzen PRO 8000 series processors for commercial desktops. In addition to the powerful Zen 4 architecture based on the leading 4nm process, it also extends AMD Ryzen AI Engine support to desktops for the first time, bringing a higher energy efficiency experience.
From 2019 to 2023, the growth rate of the commercial client market has increased by 166%, and workstation consumption has achieved a three-fold annual growth, thanks to AMD's innovation in the field of workstation products and better meeting the special needs of professional users and workstation users.
According to IDC's research report on commercial AI PCs conducted by professional users, OEMs, and decision-makers, by 2027, 6 out of every 10 PCs shipped will be artificial intelligence PCs, or AI PCs. In addition, 59% of enterprise-level customers want to be among the first to adopt AI PCs, or at least in the top 50% of all AI PC users in terms of adoption time. This also means that there are more users who are passionate about AI PCs.
Ronak Shah also said that AMD is currently the only company in the industry that can achieve a comprehensive AI portfolio, whether it is a data center, business client product, embedded or edge product, AMD is the only company that can truly achieve a full AI product portfolio while providing users with leading performance.
Although this year is known as the first year of AI PCs, AMD has actually been deeply involved in the AI wave for a long time, and AMD has shipped millions of AI PCs to the market to date.
The commercial portfolio of clients includes business laptops, business desktops, and workstations.
On the business laptop side, the AMD Ryzen PRO 8040 series processors deliver tremendous innovations, delivering exceptional performance and a long battery life. The Ryzen PRO 8000 series processors on the desktop are the first AI-powered commercial desktops. The workstation is powered by the Threadripper Pro 7000 WX Series processors, which provide users with very powerful performance for efficient content creation and AI workflows.
How is AMD taking generative AI computing to the next level and enabling powerful generative AI capabilities locally? When it comes to Ryzen AI, it is made up of three elements, including CPU, GPU, NPU. The CPU is mainly used to handle those tasks with low latency and high requirements, the GPU will focus on AI workflows, and the NPU focuses on very large and heavy AI workloads that cannot be completed on traditional daily PC machines in the past, so they are left to the NPU to complete. Overall, Ryzen AI is a combination of future-proof AI capabilities that can be implemented on PCs.
In terms of product features, the core of the Ryzen PRO 8000 series is first and foremost Ryzen AI technology, which is also the first AI-powered commercial desktop product. Of course, this product also uses the powerful Zen 4 architecture, as well as the advanced 4nm process, which has a very good performance and energy efficiency experience. AS AN AMD PRO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, IT ALSO HAS BETTER SECURITY, AS WELL AS EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF MANAGEABILITY AND RELIABILITY. In addition, importantly, the new products also support the latest WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 protocols, which can bring users the advantage of a faster and more stable connection.
It is worth mentioning that AMD Ryzen AI can bring customers an important improvement and transformation of their business at the PC level, first of all, more advanced collaboration, secondly, improved energy efficiency while reducing energy consumption, in addition to further productivity and future-ready technology investment, and of course, user privacy, Ryzen AI technology can allow users to process data on local machines, especially in the era of AI PCs, users who are very concerned about data privacy are even more important.
At the just-concluded AMD AI PC Innovation Summit, AMD said that by the end of 2024, AMD will achieve AI-driven cooperation with more than 150 ISVs, including international partners such as Adobe, Microsoft, ZOOM, and local ISV partners in China, which can differentiate the user experience in the AI era.
In terms of product models and parameters, AMD Ryzen PRO 8040 series processors are mainly used in laptops and mobile workstation products, with power consumption of 15W-28W, 20W-28W, and 35W-54W, divided into HS and U series, and there are Ryzen 9 PRO series, Ryzen 7 PRO series, Ryzen 5 PRO series products, from high to low, you can see the top from 8 cores and 16 threads, to the bottom 5 series of 6 cores and 12 threads.
The new generation of Ryzen PRO 8040 series adopts the Zen 4 architecture, which has greatly improved performance compared to the previous generation Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, including responsiveness, multitasking, productivity, content creation, etc., all thanks to the excellent performance of the Zen 4 architecture.
The Ryzen PRO 8000 series for commercial desktops has a power consumption range of 45W-65W and 35W, including the Ryzen PRO 8000G and Ryzen PRO 8000 GE series, including Ryzen 7 PRO, Ryzen 5 PRO and Ryzen 3 PRO models, with the highest being 8 cores and 16 threads, and the lowest being 4 cores and 8 threads. This is the first time that Ryzen AI has been integrated into a commercial PC.
Compared with the previous generation of Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G, the Ryzen PRO 8000 series uses a 4nm process, Zen 4 core architecture, and integrates RDNA 3 architecture graphics cards.
The Ryzen™ PRO 8000 Series offers advantages in terms of security, manageability, and business readiness. In addition, it can provide multi-level embedded or built-in security technology, which can simplify deployment and management, and can keep the entire product very stable, so that enterprise-level users can rest assured.
Take a look at AMD PRO Security specifically. Whether it's for the mobile market or the desktop market, AMD meets the latest and most stringent security requirements. In addition, AMD has also integrated with Microsoft's Pluton security products, whether mobile products or desktop products, to ensure that every chip provided to users can achieve better security.
One of the most significant aspects of AMD PRO's manageability is that it extends the cloud-based support to desktops, which is a very important feature for all users, including those working remotely and hybridly, which means that IT support staff can provide timely IT support to remote or hybrid employees. It simplifies the entire IT operation and allows IT support staff to take necessary actions that would not have been possible if they were not on the same network.
Finally, Ronak Shah also introduced AMD's technical cooperation with Qualcomm and MediaTek, such as through cooperation with Qualcomm, helping Lenovo achieve the world's first batch of commercial PC products with WiFi 7 wireless network, which can provide faster speed, low latency, low power consumption, and 5.4 Bluetooth support, a larger range of connection. The other is with MediaTek, which has also been applied to HP's commercial PCs, bringing the world's first batch of products with WiFi 7 wireless networks.
To sum up, the release of AMD Ryzen PRO 8040/8000 series commercial processors can provide users with leading performance, thanks to the Zen 4 architecture, and the blessing of Ryzen AI engine, bringing a better user experience. Of course, as a commercial processor product, it also provides users with better security, manageability, and reliability. "The latest support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 not only brings new technology experiences to users, but also demonstrates AMD's collaboration with platform partners and OEMs to continue to provide users with better products and experiences."