New AMP APU's are announced: rumours and the launching date

The evolving landscape of chip design promises exciting advancements in both performance and efficiency for the next wave of AMD APUs

13.Nov.23 8:36 AM
By Shawn Highstraw
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New AMP APU's are announced: rumours and the launching date

AMD is set to unveil its 'new generation' AM5 APUs at the close of January 2024. The upcoming 2024 lineup will showcase the next three generations of AM5 APUs, with rumours pointing to the introduction of the Phoenix 2 APUs featuring a hybrid chip design. Adding to the anticipation, Gigabyte has recently announced the release of a beta BIOS tailored for these forthcoming APUs.

Last week, Gigabyte introduced the b-tabios, rooted in AMD's 1.1.0.0-Agesa software, and has now confirmed its compatibility with the imminent AM5 APUs slated for debut at the end of January. The company has outlined plans to launch the stable version of the Agesa 1.1.0.0 BIOS software by the end of November. Joining Gigabyte in preparation, ASUS and ASRock have also rolled out beta BIOS versions based on Agesa 1.1.0.0.

Rumours circulating in tech circles suggest that AMD is actively developing desktop APUs featuring a hybrid architecture, incorporating both Zen 4 and Zen 4c cores. The Zen 4c cores, distinguished by a lower clock speed, are designed to handle less demanding tasks with greater efficiency. This aligns with AMD's recent release of laptop CPUs featuring a similar hybrid architecture, showcasing Zen 4c cores that are not only smaller but also equipped with lower clock speed limits compared to their regular Zen 4 counterparts. It's worth noting that Intel has been employing a hybrid architecture for some time, although distinctions between Performance and Efficiency cores are more pronounced in their case. The evolving landscape of chip design promises exciting advancements in both performance and efficiency for the next wave of AMD APUs.

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