Despite the fact that sales of PC hardware components are experiencing a very bad period, AMD It remains willing to continue to launch products with the possible intention of closing the gaps against its competitors, especially Intel at the processor level. Because of this, the latest is leaked Ryzen 8000 of @harukaz5719 they point to the use of the Zen 5 architecture for the processor and RDNA 3.5 for the integrated graphics.

It’s important to keep in mind that until there is an official announcement, it’s prudent to take all information with a grain of salt, as it wouldn’t be the first time that everything points in one direction and then an official announcement points in another. In addition to models primarily aimed at desktop computers, future generations The Ryzen 8000-based APU, rumored to be codenamed Strix Point, would have integrated graphics with 16 to 40 RDNA 3.5-based compute units..

We remember that all Ryzen 7000 models have integrated RDNA 3 graphics, but in the case of those aimed at desktop computers, it is very modest and is aimed to act as a rescue in case the dedicated graphics break or not to mention A likely example, the delivery of a dedicated graphics card has been delayed while the user is in possession of the rest of the components.

Another important detail of the Ryzen 8000 is that the red giant would consider implementation of three architecture variants for the processor, Zen 5, Zen 5c and Zen 5 with 3D V-Cache, which would use 3 and 4 nanometer nodes. The variant with 3D V-Cache should be familiar to our readers, especially since the Ryzen 7000 processors in this series were apparently better received than the standard and X models of the same generation.

AMD seems intent on sticking to a four-year cycle for its sockets, at least for now. This means that Released with the Ryzen 7000, AM5 will be retained until 2026, the year in which the predicted form of AM6 is expected. This would open the door to reusing the same motherboards for multiple generations of Ryzen processors.

However, and although these leaks point to interesting things that are supposed to be the features of the Ryzen 8000, it is important to remember that the current market situation makes companies hold their cards, which is why we got a generation of graphics mid-range that just did not arouse the interest of consumers. This means that the next generation of AMD processors could be less of a leap than many expect.