Gigabyte BIOS update announcement reveals AMD’s next-generation desktop APU release date
Recently, several motherboard manufacturers have released BIOS updates with AGESA 1.1.0.0 for select AMD 600 series motherboards, further enhancing compatibility with AMD’s next-generation desktop platform APUs. Gigabyte’s international website, in its BIOS update announcement, not only provides details about the new BIOS version but also reveals the launch date of AMD’s next-generation APU, slated for late January 2024.
It is understood that the 57th Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024) in the United States is scheduled for January 9-12, 2024, closely aligning with the timeframe leaked by Gigabyte. AMD is also likely to announce related news during this period.
According to previous reports, the APUs of AMD’s next-generation desktop platform initially speculated to be named the Ryzen 7000G series, might be called the Ryzen 8000G series. AMD is expected to release at least four models, including Ryzen 3 8300G, Ryzen 5 8500G, Ryzen 5 8600G, and Ryzen 7 8700G, along with PRO versions for commercial use.
The Ryzen 8000G series will feature two different core types. The Ryzen 3 8300G and Ryzen 5 8500G will use Phoenix 2 cores with a hybrid architecture of Zen 4 + Zen 4c, where the Ryzen 3 8300G has 1 Zen 4 and 3 Zen 4c cores, totaling 8 threads, and the Ryzen 5 8500G has 2 Zen 4 and 4 Zen 4c cores, totaling 12 threads. Both models are equipped with 4 groups of RDNA 3 architecture CUs in their integrated graphics.
Meanwhile, the Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 8700G will use pure Zen 4 cores in the Phoenix architecture, with the Ryzen 5 8600G featuring 6 cores and 12 threads and 8 groups of CU in its integrated graphics, while the Ryzen 7 8700G boasts 8 cores and 16 threads with 12 groups of CU.
The Zen 4 and Zen 4c architectures share the same ISA, with the latter being a low-power, streamlined version of the former, reducing core size by 35% while maintaining the same IPC. Based on tests of the EPYC 8004 series server processors, codenamed “Siena” and equipped with Zen 4c cores, the performance efficiency appears quite impressive.
