AMD Strix Point: Zen5 with RDNA3.5 now official

AMD is changing the branding for its new AI processors.

AMD is revamping its naming scheme just 20 months after introducing a new one, this time for the upcoming mobile SKUs dubbed “Strix Point,” featuring the Zen5 architecture.

These Strix Point APUs are set to integrate Zen5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and AMD’s latest XDNA2 AI accelerator. The XDNA2 is said to be the fastest among all known and AI processors, including Qualcomm Snapdragon X (45 TOPS) and Intel Lunar Lake (40-45 TOPS), boasting a performance of 50 Trillion Operations Per Second, outpacing the Ryzen 8000 Hawk Point series over 3 times.

What may come as a surprise to many is the unveiling of only two Ryzen AI processors today.

• AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 : 10 Cores (4 Zen5 + 6 Zen5c), 34MB, 5.0GHz, AMD Radeon 880M
• AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 : 12 Cores (4x Zen5 + 8 Zen5c), 36MB, 5.1GHz, AMD Radeon 890M

Ryzen AI 300 branding, Source:AMD

The new series will boast up to 12 Zen5 cores, a combination of Zen5 and denser Zen5c, alongside up to 16 RDNA3.5 Compute Units. Additionally, AMD is introducing a fresh branding for its integrated GPUs, namely the Radeon 880M and 890M.

AMD claims that its processors will outperform the flagship Intel Meteor Lake CPU, the Core Ultra 9 185H, by 36% in gaming performance.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs. Core Ultra 185H, Source:AMD

The first laptops with Ryzen AI 300 series will be presented today, with availability expected in the next quarter.