Not long ago, AMD released the mobile version of the new Ryzen 8000 series APU codenamed Hawk Point, which has three families: Ryzen 8045HS (flagship model), Ryzen 8040HS (mainstream model), and Ryzen 8040U (optimized power consumption for ultra-thin and light platform) according to the positioning.
Next, there will be a large wave of thin and light laptops, regular gaming laptops, and top-of-the-line gaming laptops on the market equipped with these processors.
So, what's next? According to the industry's "death" news, the successor of the mobile version of the Ryzen 8000 series APU is the core code name of Kraken Point "North Sea Monster", that is, the Ryzen 9000 series mobile version of the APU, which will not be released in 2024, and it will be scheduled until 2025.
In terms of specifications, the CPU will be upgraded to the new Zen 5 architecture, and the GPU will be upgraded to RDNA 35 architecture, and the new xDNA 2 NPU unit, AI computing power between 45-50 TOPS.
In terms of core scale, it is understood that it remains unchanged, with a maximum of 8 cores and 16 threads. It is worth mentioning that under this architecture, there is a hybrid core architecture with large and small cores, which means that in addition to the regular ZEN 5 cores, there are also ZEN 5C small cores that focus on energy efficiency.
In the end, the CPU core process remains unchanged, which is still 4nm, which means that AMD will not use 3nm this year, or even until Q3 2025.
Newly released 8040 Series Mobile APU Family Specs: