AMD announced the new Ryzen Pro 8040 for laptops, as well as Ryzen Pro 8000 models for desktops. Ambas as linhas promised to be ready for professional activities. But what deserves special attention is the incorporation of a Neural Processing Unit (NPU). It was an AMD that reinforced the idea of “PC AI”.
An NPU is equipped with artificial intelligence capabilities, providing CPU and GPU books for other workflows. The component is not new for AMD. In fact, a company first introduced an NPU in x86 chips. Today's announcement expands on the company's Ryzen Pro chips segment.
AMD Ryzen Pro 8040 for laptops
Focused on corporate notebooks, the AMD Ryzen Pro 8040 line has models with two or three cores and a maximum TDP of 54 W. These units try to reconcile battery life, therefore.
According to AMD, as an example, the Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U is roughly 30% faster than the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, but it tends to consume less power.
The models are as follows:
| Chip | Cores/Wires | Maximum clock | Hidden | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS | 8 / 16 | 5.2GHz | 24 MB | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 Pro 8845HS | 8 / 16 | 5.1GHz | 24 MB | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 Pro 8840HS | 8 / 16 | 5.1GHz | 24 MB | 20-28W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8645HS | 6/12 | 5GHz | 22 MB | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8640HS | 6/12 | 4.9GHz | 22 MB | 20-28W |
| Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U | 8 / 16 | 5.1GHz | 24 MB | 15-28W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8640U | 6/12 | 4.9GHz | 22 MB | 15-28W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8540U* | 6/12 | 4.9GHz | 22 MB | 15-28W |
*The Ryzen 5 Pro 8540U is a single processor that does not contain Integrated NPU.
AMD Ryzen Pro 8000 for desktops
No desktop segment, because AMD's new features relate to APUs (models with integrated GPU) Ryzen Pro 8000 with four or so CPU cores. Here, the maximum TDP is 65 W, as displayed on the model table:
| Chip | Cores/Wires | Maximum clock | Hidden | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 7 Pro 8700G | 8 / 16 | 5.1GHz | 24 MB | 45-65W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8600G | 6/12 | 5GHz | 22 MB | 45-65W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8500G* | 6/12 | 5GHz | 22 MB | 45-65W |
| Ryzen 3 Pro 8300G* | 4/8 | 4.9GHz | 12 MB | 45-65W |
| Ryzen 7 Pro 8700GE | 8 / 16 | 5.1GHz | 24 MB | 35W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8600GE | 6/12 | 5GHz | 22 MB | 35W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8500GE* | 6/12 | 5GHz | 22 MB | 35W |
| Ryzen 3 Pro 8300GE* | 4/8 | 4.9GHz | 12 MB | 35W |
*Models with integrated NPU.
Repair that the models of the final “GE” require less energy, but their TDP is at least 35 W. In general, the Ryzen Pro 8000 series repeats a promise of high performance combined with energy efficiency.
Regarding the Ryzen 8000 series for home computers, the Pro line differentiates itself mainly by the availability of the AMD Pro Technologies pack (also available in the Ryzen Pro 8040 series), which includes resources for the enterprise segment, such as AMD Memory Guard for protect memory. with cryptography.
For AI PC, but not too much
According to AMD, the new chips achieve 16 TOPS of NPU operation, which corresponds to 16 trilhões of operations per second. After that, we don't have any new processors that we can use requirements for a PC AIfrom 40 HIGH.
This is not a demerit for AMD. Nem un Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake line Chega currently has 40 TOPS. What I just said is that the AI PC proposal is very recent. The idea is already in development, as Microsoft has worked with AMD and Intel to perfect the proposal.
Furthermore, an AI PC with mainly local mode artificial intelligence capabilities (sole dependent on Internet access) will be something for the next generations of AMD and Intel processors.
