On May 8th, AMD will release a new generation of thin and light notebook processors codenamed Strix Point later this year, with a new Zen5 CPU, RDNA3+ GPU, XDNA2 NPU three major architectures, according to the rules should be named Ryzen 8050 series, or Ryzen 9050 series, but it seems that AMD has changed its mind.
ASUS unexpectedly revealed a number of notebooks equipped with new processors, labeled with the model number "Ryzen AI HX 170", with a completely different naming convention, more emphasis on AI, and the numbers are simplified to three digits.
This is somewhat similar to Intel's Core Ultra, also because the AI changed the new name, which is also a three-digit number, but Intel retains the 9/7/5 subsequence, and AMD has no more.
It is interesting to note that Lenovo did mention the name of the Ryzen 8050 series in the materials a few days ago.
It's unclear whether AMD has changed its naming across the board, or if it's just a part.
You know, AMD just reformulated the nomenclature of notebook processors last year, combining the year, architecture, and level, which is going to change again......
Going back to this Ryzen AI HX 170, some specifications have been listed, including 12 cores and 24 threads, 36MB L3 cache, 5.1GHz boost frequency, and 77TOPS AI computing power.
As a comparison, the total computing power of the Ryzen 7040 and Ryzen 8040 series is 33TOPS and 39TOPS respectively, and the new generation is directly doubled.
In addition, ASUS has revealed a number of new laptops with Strix Point processors in a power adapter compatibility list, covering multiple series such as ROG Magic, Heavenly Choice, ProArt, and more.
编号别看乱,其实很有规则:第一个字母代表处理器,W Strix Point,U Hawk Point(锐龙8040)。
第二个字母代表显卡，U RTX 4050，V RTX 4060，I RTX 4070。