AMD Mobile CPU & GPU “2025-2026” Update Includes Ryzen APU Refreshes, Strix Halo, Fire Range, Krackan & Radeon RX 8000 Series

Nov 10, 2024 at 04:35am EST
AMD Mobile CPU & GPU "2025-2026" Update Includes Ryzen APU Refreshes, Strix Halo, Fire Range, Krackan & Radeon RX 8000 Series 1

AMD's Ryzen CPU & Radeon GPU product lineup for 2025-2026 includes various lines including APU refreshes, Strix Halo & Radeon RX 8000 series.

AMD Is Working On Several New Lineups For Its 2025-2026 "Ryzen & Radeon" Mobile Segments, Fresh New Products & Some APU Refreshes

The new report on the AMD Mobile segment comes from Golden Pig Upgrade Pack at Weibo, who has shared his outlook on the laptop portfolio for 2025-2026. Now, while none of the information shared is official for the 2025-2026 lineup, the leaker has a solid track record with his past info, so it's worth sharing.

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AMD Mainstream Ryzen APU Platforms (2025-2026):

Starting first with the mainstream AMD Ryzen APU lineup, it is stated that in 2025, AMD will introduce two new families, the first being Krackan Point, which will be branded under the Ryzen AI 300 series, & the second one being a Hawk Point rebrand which will be branded under the Ryzen 200 series. The two families have already been talked about in the past.

Image Source: Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via Weibo)

For Krackan Point, the AMD Ryzen AI 300 APUs will target cost-effective laptops with 8 cores and 16 threads in a 4x Zen 5 + 4x Zen 5C configuration. The chips will pack up to 8 RDNA 3.5 compute units and feature support for LPDDR5X-8000 or DDR5-5600 memory. These will be Copilot+ certified and should retain the 50 TOPS NPU as the Strix Point lineup.

AMD Ryzen AI 300 Krackan Point Expected Features:

The Hawk Point rebranded "Ryzen 200" APUs will feature 8x Zen 4 cores, 16 threads, up to 12 RDNA 3 compute units, support for LPDDR5X-7500 or DDR5-5600 memory, & won't be Copilot+ certified due to their 16 TOPS AI NPU. These chips will be featured in entry-level designs since Krackan and Strix target a more premium category of products.

In 2026, AMD will refresh its Strix Point and Krackan Point families under the Ryzen AI 400 series with minor updates.

AMD Enthusiast Ryzen CPU Platforms (2025-2026):

For enthusiast platforms, AMD is preparing two new families for release in 2025. The first one is the follow-up to the Dragon Range CPUs which were based on the Zen 4 core architecture and featured up to 16 cores. The Fire Range lineup will initially come in up to Ryzen 9 SKUs on the same FL1 form factor and include both standard and 3D V-Cache boosted variants. The CPUs will retain the same IO die with 2 RDNA 2 compute units but offer faster memory support up to DDR5-5600 versus the 5200 MT/s speeds on the Dragon Range family.

Image Source: Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via Weibo)

The other major lineup that will be hitting shelves will be AMD's Strix Halo APUs, which are designed as a premium content creation, workstation & gaming platform. These chips will pack up to 16 Zen 5 cores, 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, and up to LPDDR5X-8000 (256-bit) memory, with recent reports suggesting up to 96 GB of memory capacity on certain configurations. The APUs will be supported on the FP11 platform.

AMD Ryzen AI HX Strix Halo Expected Features and Specs:

Image Source: Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via Weibo)

Interestingly, it looks like the graphics branding for these Strix Halo APUs is also mentioned by the leaker, which points out the Radeon 8000 series. Do note that these aren't RDNA 4 GPUs but rather RDNA 3.5 products. Two variants are mentioned, with the 40 CU configuration branded as Radeon 8060S and the 32 CU configuration branded as Radeon 8050S. The 16 CU configuration branding is currently not known.

AMD Ryzen AI MAX 300 "Strix Halo" APU Lineup:

SKU NameArchitecturesCPU CoresMax ClockCacheGPU CoresTDP
Ryzen AI Max+ 395Zen 5 / RDNA 3.516 / 325.1 GHz80 MB40 CUs (Radeon 8060S)45-120W
Ryzen AI Max+ 392Zen 5 / RDNA 3.512 / 245.0 GHz76 MB40 CUs (Radeon 8060S)45-120W
Ryzen AI Max 390Zen 5 / RDNA 3.512 / 245.0 GHz76 MB32 CUs (Radeon 8050S)45-120W
Ryzen AI Max 385Zen 5 / RDNA 3.58 / 165.0 GHz40 MB32 CUs (Radeon 8050S)45-120W
Ryzen AI Max+ 388Zen 5 / RDNA 3.58 / 165.0 GHz40 MB40 CUs (Radeon 8060S)45-120W
Ryzen AI Max 380Zen 5 / RDNA 3.56 / 124.9 GHz22 MB16 CUs (Radeon 8040S)45-120W

AMD Gaming Radeon GPU Platforms (2025-2026)

Lastly, on the GPU side of things, AMD's 2025-2026 portfolio is going to include both RDNA 4 and RDNA 3 products. On the entry-level side of things, AMD is expected to refresh its Navi 33 while the Strix Halo APUs will cover the iGPU segment. These will target thin light and entry-level gaming segments.

Image Source: Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via Weibo)

The RDNA 4 "Navi 4X" lineup will cover the majority of the performance segment. Currently, AMD is only known to offer Navi 48 and Navi 44 GPUs under its next-gen Radeon belt, which would not be competing against NVIDIA in the enthusiast segment. Hence, we will have to wait and see how the company fares with its next-gen products on mobile platforms.

Overall, the next few years look super packed for AMD in the laptop segment, especially the Ryzen stuff where the majority of the action will be happening.

AMD Ryzen Mobility Series:

CPU Family NameAMD Sound Wave?AMD Bald Eagle PointAMD Krackan PointAMD Fire RangeAMD Strix Point HaloAMD Strix PointAMD Hawk PointAMD Dragon RangeAMD Phoenix
Family BrandingTBDRyzen AI 400TBDTBDRyzen AI 300Ryzen AI 300AMD Ryzen 8040 (H/U-Series)AMD Ryzen 7045 (HX-Series)AMD Ryzen 7040 (H/U-Series)
Process NodeTBD4nm4nm5nm4nm4nm4nm5nm4nm
CPU Core ArchitectureZen 6?Zen 5 + Zen 5CZen 5Zen 5Zen 5 + Zen 5CZen 5 + Zen 5CZen 4 + Zen 4CZen 4Zen 4
CPU Cores/Threads (Max)TBD12/248/1616/3216/3212/248/1616/328/16
L2 Cache (Max)TBD12 MBTBDTBD24 MB12 MB4 MB16 MB4 MB
L3 Cache (Max)TBD24 MB + 16 MB SLC32 MBTBD64 MB + 32 MB SLC24 MB16 MB32 MB16 MB
Max CPU ClocksTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD5.1 GHzTBD5.4 GHz5.2 GHz
GPU Core ArchitectureRDNA 3+ iGPURDNA 3.5 4nm iGPURDNA 3+ 4nm iGPURDNA 3+ 4nm iGPURDNA 3.5 4nm iGPURDNA 3.5 4nm iGPURDNA 3 4nm iGPURDNA 2 6nm iGPURDNA 3 4nm iGPU
Max GPU CoresTBD16 CUs (1024 Cores)12 CUs (786 cores)2 CUs (128 cores)40 CUs (2560 Cores)16 CUs (1024 Cores)12 CUs (786 cores)2 CUs (128 cores)12 CUs (786 cores)
Max GPU ClocksTBD2900 MHzTBDTBDTBD2900 MHz2800 MHz2200 MHz2800 MHz
TDP (cTDP Down/Up)TBD15W-45W (65W cTDP)15W-45W (65W cTDP)55W-75W (65W cTDP)55W-125W15W-45W (65W cTDP)15W-45W (65W cTDP)55W-75W (65W cTDP)15W-45W (65W cTDP)
Launch2026?2025?2025?2H 2024?2H 2024?2H 2024Q1 2024Q1 2023Q2 2023

About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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