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The terminology used for AMD's Ryzen 7000 mobile CPUs has been criticised for some time. The series combines several architectures into a single product line, including Zen2, Zen3+, Zen4, RDNA2, and RDNA3. A recent leak suggests that the Ryzen 8000 series will follow the same approach.
The Ryzen 8000 APUs are aimed at laptops and belong to the Ryzen 8040U series, featuring a TDP of 28W. Records discovered by @harukaze5719 indicate that at least four additional components are currently in development: Ryzen 7 8840U, Ryzen 5 8540U, Ryzen 5 Pro 8540U, and Ryzen 3 8440U. The IDs seem all over the place, with the Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 3 chips using the same, so it's better not to pay too much attention to those.
— 포시포시 (@harukaze5719) October 29, 2023
Based on AMD's naming standards for laptop processors, it is likely that all of these CPUs will use the Zen4 CPU core architecture. These are expected to be part of the Hawk Point series, which is anticipated to be a modified version of the Phoenix design. However, it remains to be confirmed if the terminology is the only change for this series. Additionally, the new series is set to utilise either the FP7 or FP7 Rev. 2 socket, both of which are currently in use by the Phoenix architecture.
The leaker also shared a delivery manifest mentioning various SKUs from the Ryzen 7000G series, a desktop CPU series based on the AM5 platform, and Phoenix 2 dies. The SKUs included the Ryzen 5 Pro 7500G, the Ryzen 5 7500G, and the Ryzen 3 7300G.
The smaller Phoenix die includes 6x Zen4(c) cores and up to 4 CUs, as opposed to the larger dies with 8x Zen4 CPU cores and 12x RDNA3 CUs. The fact that both series have appeared in shipping records suggests their release is imminent, most likely in the first quarter of next year, which aligns with AMD's release cadence.
KitGuru says: The confusing naming scheme adopted by AMD seems to be here to stay. On a brighter note, it shouldn't take long before we see the new Ryzen 7000G APUs hit the shelves.
