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CES is upon us and AMD is kicking things off with a new round of processors. Not only are we getting the Ryzen 8000G APUs, but new Ryzen 5000 series processors are on the way, solidifying the longevity of the AM4 platform. On the graphics side, AMD is launching the recently rumoured RX 7600 XT.
We'll start off with the new AM4 processors. While AMD has moved on to Ryzen 7000 CPUs, these new chips use the AM5 socket and require a motherboard upgrade. There is still plenty of life left in the AM4 platform though, with AMD continuing to support it with new Ryzen 5000 series processors. There will be four new Ryzen 5000 processors, one with 3D V-Cache. These processors will be available at pretty low prices too:
| Processor | Cores/Threads | Boost/Base Frequency | Total Cache | TDP |
| Ryzen 7 5700X3D | 8C/16T | 4.1GHz / 3.0GHz | 100MB | 105W |
| Ryzen 7 5700 | 8C/16T | 4.6GHz / 3.7GHz | 20MB | 65W |
| Ryzen 5 5600GT | 6C/12T | 4.6GHz / 3.6GHz | 19MB | 65W |
| Ryzen 5 5500GT | 6C/12T | 4.4GHz / 3.6GHz | 19MB | 65W |
The Ryzen 7 5700X3D will be launching at $249, the Ryzen 7 5700 will cost $175, the 5600GT will cost $140 and the 5500GT will be available for $125.
Moving on to the new Ryzen 8000G APUs, these chips aim to deliver the best integrated graphics possible, combined with Zen 4 CPU cores. These processors also are AMD's first to include an NPU, which will accelerate AI workloads. Full specs can be found in the table below:
| Processor | Cores/Threads | Boost/Base Frequency | Total Cache | TDP | NPU |
| Ryzen 7 8700G | 8C/16T | 5.1GHz / 4.2GHz | 24MB | 65W | Yes |
| Ryzen 5 8600G | 6C/12T | 5.0GHz / 4.3GHz | 22MB | 65W | Yes |
| Ryzen 5 8500G | 6C/12T | 5.0GHz / 3.5GHz | 22MB | 65W | N/A |
| Ryzen 3 8300G | 4C/8T | 4.9GHz / 3.4GHz | 12MB | 65W | N/A |
While we don't have pricing for the entry level 8300G, we do have suggested retail pricing for the higher-end SKUs. The 8500G should launch at $179, the 8600G should be available for $229 and finally, the Ryzen 7 8700G will be launching at $329.
On the laptop side, various OEM partners are now launching new laptops powered by AMD's new Ryzen 8040 series CPUs for laptops. New models from Acer, Lenovo, HP, Razer and Asus are all launching at CES this week, so keep an eye out for a closer look at those in the days ahead.
Finally, on the graphics side, AMD is launching a new desktop GPU. The Radeon 7600 XT will have 32 Compute Units, 64 AI Accelerators, 16GB of GDDR6 memory across a 128-bit interface, 32MB of Infinity Cache and a TBP that starts at 190W. The clock speed can boost up to 2.76GHz out of the box. These graphics cards should be available soon with prices starting at $329.
KitGuru Says: What do you all think of AMD's CES reveals this year? Are you thinking about picking up one of the new processors?
