AMD Ryzen APU with Radeon Vega Graphics released

AMD released its first “Zen” core based APU with Radeon Vega graphics called “Raven Ridge”. It has the following improvements compared to the desktop Ryzen CPUs released in 2017:

• Memory Controller supports Up to DDR4-2933 Memory
• I/O: 16x PCI-E 3.0 Lanes, 4x USB 3.1 Gen2 (10 Gbit/s, requires new 400 Series chipsets for full speed)
• Precision Boost 2 Turbo Mode
• Display Engine supports HDMI 2.0 and Display Port 1.4

Desktop models

• Ryzen 5 2400G “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/8 Threads Base 3,6GHz Turbo 3,9GHz 4MB L3 Cache Socket AM4 TDP 65 Watt
  Radeon Vega CUs 11 Shaders 704 GPU Clock Up to 1250Mhz
• *Ryzen 5 2400GE “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/8 Threads Socket AM4 TDP 35 Watt
• Ryzen 3 2200G “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/4 Threads Base 3,5GHz Turbo 3,7GHz 4MB L3 Cache Socket AM4 TDP 65 Watt
  Radeon Vega CUs 8 Shaders 512 GPU Clock Up to 1150Mhz
• *Ryzen 3 2200GE “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/4 Threads Socket AM4 TDP 35 Watt
• *Athlon 200G “Raven Ridge” 2 Cores/4 Threads Base 3.2GHz Socket AM4 TDP 35 Watt

(* not confirmed, not yet released)

Compatible with all AM4 chipsets A320/B350/X320 and a BIOS with AGESA Firmware 1.0.0.7 or newer. The system will not
initialize with an older firmware.

Mobile models

• Ryzen Mobile 7 2700U “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/8 Threads Base 2,2GHz Turbo 3,8GHz 4MB L3 Cache TDP 15W cTDP 9-25W Up to DDR4-2400 (Dual Channel)
  Radeon Vega CUs 10 Shaders 640 GPU Clock Up to 1,3GHz
• Ryzen Mobile 5 2500U “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/8 Threads Base 2,0GHz Turbo 3,6GHz 4MB L3 Cache TDP 15W cTDP 9-25W Up to DDR4-2400 (Dual Channel)
  Radeon Vega CUs 8 Shaders 512 GPU Clock Up to 1,1GHz
• Ryzen Mobile 3 2300U “Raven Ridge” 4 Cores/4 Threads Base 2,0GHz Turbo 3,4GHz 4MB L3 Cache TDP 15W cTDP 12-25W Up to DDR4-2400 (Dual Channel)
  Radeon Vega CUs 6 Shaders 384 GPU Clock Up to 1,1GHz
• Ryzen Mobile 3 2200U “Raven Ridge” 2 Cores/4 Threads Base 2,5GHz Turbo 3,4GHz 4MB L3 Cache TDP 15W cTDP 12-25W Up to DDR4-2400 (Dual Channel)
  Radeon Vega CUs 3 Shaders 192 GPU Clock Up to 1,1GHz

AMD’s Financial Analyst Day 2017

This years financial analyst day had more product previews and launches than any before. Even the AMD Crew now had 6 speaker compared to 4 in the last year. The big news on this day was the introduction of the Server Epyc CPU code name “Napples” (32 Cores 64 Threads). This also means that good known Opteron brand is now history. Another highlight was the introduction of the upcoming premium desktop CPU AMD Ryzen 9 Threadripper (16 Cores 32 Threads). In the 2nd half of the year is also the launch of the Ryzen Mobile APUs with integrated Vega Graphics.

Upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 with 16 Ccres 32 Threads Threadripper

Launch Dates:

• 2H17 AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop
• Summer 2017 AMD Ryzen 9 Threadripper
• 2H17 AMD Epyc Server CPU
• 2H17 AMD Ryzen Consumer Mobile
• 2H17 AMD Ryzen Pro Commercial Desktop
• 1H18 AMD Ryzen Pro Commercial Mobile