The AMD Ryzen 8000G are four new processors from AMD announced at CES 2024. They are based on the Zen 4 architecture much like the Ryzen 7000 series. As APUs, they promise 1080p-capable gaming thanks to their RDNA 3-based onboard GPUs.
All four SKUs will come with Zen 4 cores but the Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 8300G will come with what AMD calls Zen 4c cores. They are something akin to the competition’s efficiency cores. AMD has managed to fit two Zen 4c cores in a space of a Zen 4 core though they do come with less L3 cache and slower clock speeds than the latter.
The brand says that the Ryzen 8000G’s GPUs can handle up to 1080p games. The flagship Ryzen 7 8700G sports a Radeon 780M iGPU with 12 compute units that runs up to 2900MHz while the entry-level OEM-exclusive Ryzen 5 8300G has a Radeon 740M that sports 4 compute units at 2600MHz.
These are also one of the first consumer desktop CPUs to come with a dedicated NPU. With the help of AMD Ryzen AI technology, the company claims that they can accelerate AI software capabilities such as AI-powered noise cancellation and other workloads.
Check out their specifications below:
AMD Ryzen 8000G Series
| Model | Ryzen 7 8700G | Ryzen 5 8600G | Ryzen 5 8500G | Ryezn 5 8300G |
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 + Zen 4c | ||
| Core Count | 8-cores | 6-cores | 6-cores (2+4) | 4-cores (1+3) |
| Thread Count | 16-threads | 12-threads | 12-threads | 8-threads |
| Base Clock | 4.2GHz | 4.3GHz | 4.1GHz | 3.4GHz |
| Max Boost Clock | 5.1GHz | 5.0GHz | 5.0GHz | 4.9GHz |
| Zen 4c Clock Speed | N/A | 3.2GHz / 3.7GHz | 3.2GHz / 3.6GHz | |
| GPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 760M | Radeon 740M | Radeon 740M |
| GPU Compute Units | 12 CU | 8 CU | 4 CU | 4 CU |
| GPU Frequency | 2900MHz | 2800MHz | 2800MHz | 2600MHz |
| L3 Cache | 24MB | 22MB | 22MB | 12MB |
| TDP | 65W | |||
| Platform | AM5 | |||
| Price | $329 | $229 | $179 | OEM Only |
Price and Availability
The AMD Ryzen 8000G will come in three SKUs for consumers: the Ryzen 7 8700G for USD 329, Ryzen 5, 8600G for USD 229, and Ryzen 5 8500G for USD 179. The Ryzen 5 8300G will be OEM exclusive to AMD’s partners. These new APUs are expected to hit the market on January 31, 2024.
No word yet about local pricing and availability in the Philippines. Stay tuned.
