AMD’s bet for 2022: ultra-light gaming
Over the past year, the best-selling type of computer on the market has been the gaming ultralight. So AMD has not just gone this year for the classic laptop processor models with 15 and 45 W TDP as happened in previous ranges. . . . We therefore have new models of processors with a consumption of 28 W such as the Ryzen 5 6600U and Ryzen 7 6800U and the various Ryzen 6000HS processors with a TDP of 35 W. As for the ultralight laptops of 15 W for the moment we are not not going to see a change of generation and those of 45 W.
However, a greater variety of processors in terms of TDP is not the only novelty of the new AMD APUs.
AMD Ryzen 6000
The new line of APUs is called the Ryzen 6000, which is exclusively for laptops and is manufactured under TSM’s 6nm node. They are monolithic processors rather than based on chipsets. This means that all of the elements that make it up are on a single chip instead of being split into several as happens in the Ryzen 5000 desktop except for the 5000G which are also APUs.
Zen 3+
The first novelty of the Ryzen 6000 is the use of a version optimized for consumption of the Zen 3 architecture, which is essential in the implementation in laptops and is that we had already observed that in some models the APU Ryzen 5000 they did not reach the announced clock speeds. The solution came in the form of redesigning and re-implementing all of the processor power distribution circuits in order to solve this problem.
Zen 3+ is therefore not a radical change in the form of a new architecture, but an incremental improvement, which takes advantage of the 6nm node of the Taiwanese foundry to add a series of small changes that suppose an increase in its performance in crucial parts in a laptop.
Connectivity and memory in the Ryzen 6000
An important part of every processor today is the integrated memory controller, which allows it to communicate with processors and peripherals with RAM and the device controller which allows communication of these with the system processor.
In the Ryzen 6000, AMD made substantial changes to these parts of the processor. First, we support the new DDR5 and LPDD5 memory standards, in the first case with a speed of up to 4800 MHz and in the second up to 6400 MHz, in both types of memory using a 128-bit bus.
If we are talking about the I / O interface or peripherals, we have Ryzen 6000 for the first time incorporating support for the new USB4 standard with a transfer speed of up to 40Gbps, being the first AMD processor to take charge of it. Regarding wireless interfaces, we support WiFi 6E and Bluetooth LE 5.2. In this part, we will retain the agreement of Lisa Su’s company to tune the radios for new laptops and not to depend on those from Intel.
RDNA 2 and Ryzen 6000
The Ryzen 6000 APUs are the second AMD SoCs to offer a GPU integrated into the RDNA 2 architecture, the first being the next generation video game consoles from SONY and Microsoft. Well, after years of Vega architecture, we’re finally going to move from PC to a new architecture.
The implementation is similar to that of Xbox Series consoles which contain the full set of the latest AMD graphics architecture with the exception of the Infinity Cache. There are two different configurations, one with 3 WGP or 6 compute units which is integrated in the following models: 6600U, 6600HS and 6600H. The rest of the range uses an iGPU 6 WGP or 12 compute units with the ability to achieve a clock speed of up to 2.4 GHz.
The RDNA 2 architecture is the same as that used in AMD’s own RX 6000 series and incorporates key technologies for DirectX 12 Ultimate support such as ray tracing, Mesh Shaders, Variable Rate Shaders and more. other technologies that different games will be added to over time, as well as DirectStorage which allows direct access to NVMe SSD content through the GPU without the CPU needing to do so.
Performance of the new iGPUs
The strength of the Ryzen 6000 APU over the new generation of Intel APUs lies in the use of a much more advanced GPU architecture, which even outperforms the previous generation entry-level dedicated GPUs like C ‘ is the case of NVIDIA MX450.
In addition, one of the strengths that AMD has put more strength on is the implementation of its super-resolution algorithm, the FSR, which is essential to achieve the highest possible number, which is essential in all GPUs, but more on a built-in PC which are usually the ones with the lowest tech specs of all, but are usually the only option for low-end gaming laptop users.
New GPUs for laptops from AMD
Lisa Su’s business competes not only on the CPU front, but also on the GPU front and this 2022 will be complicated for them by the entry of Intel and its ARC Alchemist architecture. That is why they have decided to expand their portfolio of dedicated RX 6000 series GPUs with new models, which in the case of gaming laptops we will see them teaming up with Ryzen 6000 APUs in many computers. .
In order to compete with NVIDIA MX550 and MX570 laptops and Intel’s A300 series, we have two new 6nm GPUs, called RX 6500M Yes RX 6300M. They aren’t the only new thing, as the RX 6000M from a few months ago will receive ultra-thin gaming laptop models, in the form of the models. 6800S, 6700S Yes 6600S. That are part of the new AMD Radeon RX 6000S, which will be exclusive to laptops and is a redesign for ultralight gaming.
And to finish the icing on the cake, in the form of models much more powerful than those launched a few months ago, these are distinguished by their use of memory. 18 Gbps GDDR6as well as higher clock speeds. It’s all in the models 6650M, 6650M XT Yes 6850M XT which are in addition to the models already available for the RX 6000.
AMD Advantage 2022
The fact that AMD is a designer not only of processors, but also of graphics cards allows it to create complete integrated systems which serve as a benchmark for various manufacturers of gaming laptops and which serve to mark a series of general technical specifications. that each must meet one of them and which rests on two different pillars.
Therefore, AMD Advantage laptops must include a series of requirements such as 16GB dual-channel DDR5 memory, NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage, 144Hz Full HD or 120HZ Quad HD displays, and the use of Ryzen 6000 APU and the RX. 6000 Mobile as GPU. So as you can see AMD is coming home in this case.
AMD SmartShift Max, Eco and SmartAccess
This is a series of technologies related to consumption shared between APUs and dedicated GPUs that take advantage of the internal evolutions of the Ryzen 6000 in the face of consumption. We had already seen the SmartShift technology in the Ryzen 5000 and it consists in distributing the power between the APU and the GPU according to the workload of the application and its nature.
The new SmartShift is split into two different variants, with Max being the improved and more optimized version. On the other hand, Eco is a system that leaves the laptop’s dedicated GPU disconnected unless we connect it to power in order to extend our laptop’s battery life. As you can see, for AMD it was important to improve the consumption of its processors and graphics in laptops.
SmartAccess, on the other hand, is that the dedicated GPU in laptops, which typically doesn’t have a display driver, doesn’t need to access the APU directly to send the image to the monitor. Decrease in delivery latency by up to 15%.
What’s new in AMD Adrenalin
In this case, they’ve been brief to tell us about the news we’re going to see from Adrenalin pilots this year. First of all, the Radeon Super Resolution, what it does is implement FSR at the driver level and hence makes all games compatible. Then we have the AMD Link 5.0, which allows us to turn our AMD PC into a cloud server to transmit to other devices and complete the AMD privacy view It uses eye detection algorithms and cameras to hide the contents of your laptop from prying eyes.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Leaving laptop APUs and GPUs aside, we have the latest desktop Ryzen 5000 coming out before the next gen and that’s AMD’s response to the Intel Core 12. Its launch date? A certain point next spring and it will differentiate itself by the use of V-Cache.
However, AMD has introduced a new model, the Ryzen 5800X3D, which is a vertically cached version of the Ryzen 7 5800X that appeared in late 2019 with the same number of cores, 8, and threads, 16. As we can see, you can see it. see its base clock frequency is 3.4 GHz and its Boost is 4.5 GHz. Some numbers a little lower than the standard model, but the increased capacity of the L3 cache has a significant increase in performance, even surpassing the Ryzen 9 5900X.
Ryzen 7000 and the AM5 chipset
To end their presentation at CES 2022, AMD left the most anticipated for the future where they confirmed that the trade name of the old Raphael is Ryzen 7000, as well as the new AM5 chipset. This will implement the novelties in terms of memory controller and connectivity of the Ryzen 6000 and support for PCIe Gen 5.
En cuanto al procesador serán los primeros en implementar la arquitectura Zen 4, construida bajo el nodo de 5 nm de TSMC que permitirá alcanzar por primera vez los 5 GHz en todos los núcleos al mismo tiempo y no en un solo uno o dos núcleos como ocurría until. Even if this is only a step forward, since we will have to wait until the second half of this year to get our hands on it.
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