Two new leaks of AMD's next-generation Strix Point APU family have emerged and they cover both 55W "Halo" & 28W "Standard" Ryzen chips.
AMD Strix Point APUs Leak Out: 55W Halo Variant For FP11 Platforms & 28W Standard Variant For FP8 Platforms
The latest leaks have been discovered by Harukaze5719 who managed to spot a brand new shipping manifesto that contains the next-gen AMD Strix Point "Halo" APUs. The shipment includes microprocessors with the OPN ID of "100-000001243" which is listed as a Strix "Halo" SKU. The chip has a listed TDP of 55W and is designed for the FP11 platform. Based on other details, the chip is a "A0" stepping.
Based on what we know about AMD's Strix Point APU, the lineup will come in two flavors, a classic monolithic design featuring up to 12 CPU cores based on the Zen 5 core architecture, 16 RDNA 3+ iGPU cores, and an XDNA 2 "Ryzen AI" NPU. Then there's the Strix Point "Halo" lineup which will be the chiplet offerings with up to 16 CPU cores based on the Zen 5 core architecture, up to 40 RDNA 3+ iGPU cores and a much faster NPU rated at 3x the AI TOPs of Hawk Point. This is the same Halo SK that's been listed in the shipping manifesto.
Following are some of the main features to expect from Strix Point (1) APUs:
- Zen 5 (4nm) Chiplet Design
- Up To 16 Cores
- 40 RDNA 3+ Compute Units
- XDNA 2 Engine Integrated
- 2H 2024 Launch (Expected)
Besides the Strix Point Halo APU, another standard Strix Point APU has also been spotted within the GravityMark GPU benchmark database. This is the standard monolithic chip known as Strix Point (1). This CPU has a very similar OPN ID as the one that leaked out a few hours ago with it being "AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000994-19_Y". Based on what we can tell, this is a 12-core & 24-thread chip that features 24 MB of L3 cache and should also feature the highest-end iGPU config of up to 16 RDNA 3+ compute units.
Now this is a GPU specific benchmark that shows that the RDNA 3+ iGPU was boosting around 2.6 GHz clock speeds and consumed around 24W of power (entire chip). This confirms that we're looking at a 28W TDP part. Currently, AMD's RDNA 3 iGPUs feature clock speeds up to 2.9 GHz so if early RDNA 3+ iGPUs are boosting up to 2.6 GHz, we can expect 3 GHz or higher in the retail chips. Also, the GPU was tested using the "24.10-231212a-398600E-ATI" driver.
We aren't sure if this driver is optimized for the iGPU but regardless, this should be a very early Strix Point APU silicon and we should also expect the drivers to be in a very premature state at the moment. The GPU did score around the same performance as the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q but we expect it to be much higher based on previous rumors. Following are some of the main features to expect from Strix Point (1) APUs:
- Zen 5 (4nm) Monolithic Design
- Up To 12 Cores
- 16 RDNA 3+ Compute Units
- XDNA 2 Engine Integrated
- 2H 2024 Launch (Expected)
AMD is expected to launch its first Ryzen 9050 "Strix Point" APUs in the second half of this month so stay tuned for more information. Also expect more details at Computex 2024 during the AMD keynote.
News Sources: Harukaze5719 #1, #2
