ASUS is reportedly readying a total of 14 next-gen ROG, TUF & ProArt laptops equipped with AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs based on Zen 5.
ASUS's Next-Gen Laptop Lineup With AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs Leaks Out, Equipped With NVIDIA RTX 40 GPUs
ASUS is preparing an extensive lineup of laptops that will be utilizing AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs. The models are reported to have been leaked within the product page of the 240 and 180W ROG Compact Plug adapter which lists down the new variants.
According to ITHome, the "W" models represent the next-gen variants featuring AMD's Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs while the "U" variants represent the AMD Ryzen "Hawk Point" 8040 APUs. Following is the full list of laptops that have been revealed:
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (AMD Edition)
- GA605WU: Strix Point + RTX 4050
- GA605WV: Strix Point + RTX 4060
- GA605WI: Strix Point + RTX 4070
ASUS TUF Gaming (A14 Series)
- FA401WU: Strix Point + RTX 4050
- FA401WV: Strix Point + RTX 4060
- FA401WI: Strix Point + RTX 4070
- FA401UU: Hawk Point + RTX 4050
- FA401UV: Hawk Point + RTX 4060
- FA401UI: Hawk Point + RTX 4070
ASUS TUF Gaming (A16 Series)
- FA608WU: Strix Point + RTX 4050
- FA608WV: Strix Point + RTX 4060
- FA608WI: Strix Point + RTX 4070
ASUS Creator ProArt P16
- M7606WU: Strix Point + RTX 4050
- M7606WV: Strix Point + RTX 4060
ASUS Creator ProArt X13
- HN7306WU: Strix Point + RTX 4050
- HN7306WV: Strix Point + RTX 4060
- HN7306WI: Strix Point + RTX 4070
Although the exact configurations of these laptops are still a mystery when it comes to the APU specifications, we know from previous information that AMD's Strix Point APUs will be branded under the Ryzen 9000 series and feature a hybrid design based on the next-gen Zen 5 & Zen 5C core architecture. The first roundup of chips will be monolithic designs based on the 4nm node, featuring the latest RDNA 3+ iGPU cores with up to 16 compute units and supporting LPDDR5X memory and an XDNA 2 NPU with up to 50 total AI TOPS.
AMD Ryzen 9050 Strix Mono Expected Features:
- Zen 5 (4nm) Monolithic Design
- Up To 12 Cores In Hybrid Config (Zen 5 + Zen 5C)
- 24 MB L3 cache / 12 MB L2 Cache
- 16 RDNA 3+ Compute Units
- LPDDR5-7500/DDR5-5600 support
- XDNA 2 Engine Integrated
- Up To 50 AI TOPS
- 16 PCIe Gen4 Lanes
- 2H 2024 Launch (Expected)
- FP8 Platform (28W-65W)
These chips will be supported on FP8 platforms & are expected to launch in the second half of 2024. AMD is expected to provide more details at Computex 2024 which is less than a month away now.
AMD Ryzen Mobility CPUs:
| CPU Family Name | AMD Sound Wave? | AMD Bald Eagle Point | AMD Krackan Point | AMD Fire Range | AMD Strix Point Halo | AMD Strix Point | AMD Hawk Point | AMD Dragon Range | AMD Phoenix | AMD Rembrandt | AMD Cezanne | AMD Renoir | AMD Picasso | AMD Raven Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Branding | TBD | Ryzen AI 400 | TBD | TBD | Ryzen AI 300 | Ryzen AI 300 | AMD Ryzen 8040 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 7045 (HX-Series) | AMD Ryzen 7040 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 6000 AMD Ryzen 7035 | AMD Ryzen 5000 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 4000 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 3000 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 2000 (H/U-Series) |
| Process Node | TBD | 4nm | 4nm | 5nm | 4nm | 4nm | 4nm | 5nm | 4nm | 6nm | 7nm | 7nm | 12nm | 14nm |
| CPU Core Architecture | Zen 6? | Zen 5 + Zen 5C | Zen 5 | Zen 5 | Zen 5 + Zen 5C | Zen 5 + Zen 5C | Zen 4 + Zen 4C | Zen 4 | Zen 4 | Zen 3+ | Zen 3 | Zen 2 | Zen + | Zen 1 |
| CPU Cores/Threads (Max) | TBD | 12/24 | 8/16 | 16/32 | 16/32 | 12/24 | 8/16 | 16/32 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 4/8 | 4/8 |
| L2 Cache (Max) | TBD | 12 MB | TBD | TBD | 24 MB | 12 MB | 4 MB | 16 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache (Max) | TBD | 24 MB + 16 MB SLC | 32 MB | TBD | 64 MB + 32 MB SLC | 24 MB | 16 MB | 32 MB | 16 MB | 16 MB | 16 MB | 8 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Max CPU Clocks | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 5.1 GHz | TBD | 5.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz | 5.0 GHz (Ryzen 9 6980HX) | 4.80 GHz (Ryzen 9 5980HX) | 4.3 GHz (Ryzen 9 4900HS) | 4.0 GHz (Ryzen 7 3750H) | 3.8 GHz (Ryzen 7 2800H) |
| GPU Core Architecture | RDNA 3+ iGPU | RDNA 3.5 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3.5 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3.5 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3 4nm iGPU | RDNA 2 6nm iGPU | RDNA 3 4nm iGPU | RDNA 2 6nm iGPU | Vega Enhanced 7nm | Vega Enhanced 7nm | Vega 14nm | Vega 14nm |
| Max GPU Cores | TBD | 16 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) | 12 CUs (786 cores) | 8 CUs (512 cores) | 8 CUs (512 cores) | 10 CUs (640 Cores) | 11 CUs (704 cores) |
| Max GPU Clocks | TBD | 2900 MHz | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2900 MHz | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz | 2100 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1400 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| TDP (cTDP Down/Up) | TBD | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 55W-75W (65W cTDP) | 55W-125W | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 55W-75W (65W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 15W-55W (65W cTDP) | 15W -54W(54W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 12-35W (35W cTDP) | 35W-45W (65W cTDP) |
| Launch | 2026? | 2025? | 2025? | 2H 2024? | 2H 2024? | 2H 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | Q2 2020 | Q1 2019 | Q4 2018 |
News Source: HXL
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