AMD announces the first desktop Ryzen processors with built-in Radeon Vega Graphics
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At CES 2018, AMD announced the first desktop Ryzen processors with built-in Radeon Vega Graphics. These new desktop Ryzen APUs combine the latest “Zen” core and AMD Radeon graphics engine based on the advanced “Vega” architecture. As a result, they offer the highest performance graphics engine in a desktop processor with up to 8 processing threads. AMD claims that it will support 1080p HD+ gaming performance without a discrete graphics card. Since it is based on Radeon graphics engine, it supports the Radeon FreeSync technology and all the features of Radeon software driver features including Radeon Chill, Enhanced Sync and Radeon ReLive. These new processors will be available starting February 12, 2018.
| Model | CPU Cores | Threads | Max Boost Clock (GHz) | Graphics Compute Units1 | Max GPU Clock (MHz) | L2/L3 Cache (MB) | cTDP (Watts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen™ 5 2400G with Radeon™ RX Vega11 Graphics | 4 | 8 | 3.9 | 11 | 1250 | 6 | 45-65W |
| Ryzen™ 3 2200G with Radeon™ Vega8 Graphics | 4 | 4 | 3.7 | 8 | 1100 | 6 | 45-65W |
Apart from these new desktop processors, AMD announced that they are expanding the “Vega” product family in 2018 with the Radeon Vega Mobile GPU for ultrathin notebooks. AMD also expanded the Ryzen Mobile Processor family, featuring the world’s fastest processor for ultrathin notebooks line up, with the new Ryzen 3 mobile processor.
| Model | CPU Cores | Threads | Max Clock (GHz) | Graphics Compute Unitsiii | Max GPU Clock (MHz) | L2/L3 Cache (MB) | cTDP (Watts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen™ 7 2700U with Radeon™ Vega10 Graphics | 4 | 8 | 3.8 | 10 | 1300 | 6 | 15W Nominal |
| Ryzen™ 5 2500U with Radeon™ Vega8 Graphics | 4 | 8 | 3.6 | 8 | 1100 | 6 | 15W Nominal |
| Ryzen™ 3 2300U with Radeon™ Vega6 Graphics | 4 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 1100 | 6 | 15W Nominal |
| Ryzen™ 3 2200U with Radeon™ Vega3 Graphics | 2 | 4 | 3.4 | 3 | 1000 | 5 | 15W Nominal |
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