AMD’s Strix Halo APU: A Leaked Look at the Future of Gaming Performance

AMD’s upcoming Strix Halo APU, set for release in 2025, promises to be a game-changer. With 16 cores, 32 threads of Zen 5 processing power, and a massively upgraded RDNA 3.5 GPU, it’s poised to deliver discrete GPU levels of performance. Leaks reveal a large package, a potent GPU, and multiple power configurations. Expect significant improvements over the recently released Strix Point APU, with potentially twice the gaming performance.

AMD Prepares for RDNA 3 Refresh with New Firmware Updates

AMD has uploaded new firmware files to its Linux repository, indicating an impending refresh to its RDNA 3 graphics architecture. The codename GC 11.5 in the new GPU firmware suggests the upcoming update, while changes in the LLVM compiler further corroborate this. The refresh is expected to improve chip flexibility and performance, notably through enhanced scalar ALUs. The first recipients of the updated architecture will likely be the Strix Point and Strix Halo laptop APUs, with the latter rumored to match the performance of a laptop RTX 4070. AMD’s use of TSMC’s N4 process nodes for these APUs should prevent excessive chip size. Historically, AMD releases Linux firmware updates close to product launches, suggesting the new APUs may debut soon, possibly at Computex 2024.

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