AMD Ryzen “Strix Halo” Super-APU Confirmed To Exist

AMD Ryzen “Strix Halo” Super-APU Confirmed To Exist

For a while, rumor has it that AMD is preparing a completely unorthodox chip in the form of “Strix Halo”, a super APU that packs 16 Zen5 cores, and 40 CUs (Compute Units) with RDNA3.5 architecture. Effectively, this chip merges a flagship CPU and a mid-range GPU into one, similar to Xbox Series and PS5 consoles – albeit significantly more powerful.

While widely rumored, it wasn’t officially confirmed until today. According to @Kepler_L2, AMD’s recent code commits to its open-source GPU platform ROCm have revealed two known codes referencing this super APU (GFX1150 and GFX1151). This is further confirmed by explicitly mentioning the “Strix Halo” codename in the entry.

In terms of where Strix Halo is placed within AMD’s lineup, the new chip will be designated as a competitor to Apple’s M-series SoCs, which feature a highly integrated set of CPU, GPU, and NPU into one chip. AMD’s answer will be much more powerful in that regard, with 16 cores, 40 CUs, and a new XDNA2-based NPU with 45-50 TOPS of performance – with a TDP of 55-120W. The NPU will also be featured in the standard “Strix Point” lineup, the direct successor of the Ryzen 8040 “Hawk Point” family.

AMD has announced that Zen5 is launching this year, although it’s more likely that only desktop chips will be introduced this year. The mobile counterparts, meanwhile, should launch in early 2025 – following the convention of laptop chip launches (this is also corroborated by Moore’s Law Is Dead).

Source: Videocardz

Pokdepinion: More performance than PS5 in a laptop form factor? Pretty wild to think about.