New desktop and mobile processors from AMD: Ryzen PRO 8000G and Ryzen PRO 8040
AMD has introduced a new line of Ryzen Pro processors: AI-powered Ryzen Pro 8000 for enterprise systems, Ryzen 8000G Phoenix desktop processors for desktop PCs, and Ryzen Pro 8040 Hawk Point for mobile devices also suitable for laptops and workstations. With this release, AMD became the first company to launch its neural processor (NPU), or AI accelerator in other words, for artificial intelligence processing on mobile and desktop options.
It is stated that mobile NPU processors show performance of 16 TOPS. This power surpasses the NPU competitor, the Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake series, which has a performance estimated at 11 TOPS. AMD also outperforms its competitors in the overall AI functionality of the CPU and integrated graphics, with 39 TOPS compared to 34 TOPS of Intel chips. By the way, Intel has not yet released processors with an AI processing chip.
Mobile AMD Ryzen Pro 8040
The Ryzen Pro 8040 processor series is based on Hawk Point chips. The Ryzen Pro 8040U model has a TDP range of 15-28 W, while the Ryzen Pro 8040HS versions of Ryzen 9, 7, and 5 have two power options: 20-28W and 35-54W. Ryzen 5 has six cores, while Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 have up to eight cores.
AMD also published the results of comparing AMD and Intel processors. The company claims that the Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U processor with a TDP of 15 W is superior to the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U processor with a similar TDP in several workloads, including multitasking, rendering, productivity, graphics, and content creation.
The company claims the Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS workstation processor to be 77% faster with the Llama 2 language model and 50% faster in Topaz Labs' AI-powered video processing program, compared to the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with a TDP of 45W.
Ryzen Pro 8000G for PC
The Ryzen Pro 8000 series for PCs was created based on the previous 8000G series. All current models have a built-in AI-based NPU acceleration chip. The characteristics of the new processors are identical to consumer models: from four cores and eight threads to eight cores and 16 threads in the Ryzen Pro 3, 5, and 7 lines.
AMD claims a 19% increase in performance over its competitor, the Intel Core i7-14700, in the Time Spy graphics benchmark. In various configurations, there is a reduction in power consumption of up to 76%.
Integration of AMD Ryzen Pro Technologies
The main difference between standard consumer chips and the AMD Pro line is the integrated set of AMD Pro Technologies. This hardware and software package includes features such as AMD Pro Security, AMD Memory Guard, and AMD Secure. The 8000 series processors are the first desktop chips to feature Microsoft Pluton and remote cloud management.
AMD Pro Manageability simplifies preparation, system image creation, and deployment, and AMD Pro Business Ready ensures stability and reliability. The company claims to have a unique offering in the form of a full suite of Pro technologies across its entire processor lineup, which sets the manufacturer apart from Intel, which still segments its processor lines.