Monday, January 22nd 2018
AMD Reveals Specs of Ryzen 2000G "Raven Ridge" APUs
AMD today revealed specifications of its first desktop socket AM4 APUs based on the "Zen" CPU micro-architecture, the Ryzen 2000G "Raven Ridge" series. The chips combine a quad-core "Zen" CPU with an integrated graphics core based on the "Vega" graphics architecture, with up to 11 NGCUs, amounting to 704 stream processors. The company is initially launching two SKUs, the Ryzen 3 2200G, and the Ryzen 5 2400G. Besides clock speeds, the two are differentiated with the Ryzen 5 featuring CPU SMT, and more iGPU stream processsors. The Ryzen 5 2400G is priced at USD $169, while the Ryzen 3 2200G goes for $99. Both parts will be available on the 12th of February, 2018.
The Ryzen 5 2400 features an 4-core/8-thread CPU clocked at 3.60 GHz, with a boost frequency of 3.90 GHz; 2 MB of L2 cache (512 KB per core), and 4 MB of shared L3 cache; and Radeon Vega 11 graphics (with the 11 denoting NGCU count), featuring 704 stream processors. The iGPU engine clock is set at 1250 MHz. The dual-channel DDR4 integrated memory controller supports up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR4-2933 MHz memory. The Ryzen 3 2200G is a slightly cut down part. Lacking SMT, its 4-core/4-thread CPU ticks at 3.50 GHz, with 3.70 GHz boost. Its CPU cache hierarchy is unchanged; the iGPU features only 8 out of 11 NGCUs, which translate to 512 stream processors. The iGPU engine clock is set at 1100 MHz. Both parts feature unlocked CPU base-clock multipliers; and have their TDP rated at 65W, and include AMD Wraith Stealth cooling solutions.
The Ryzen 5 2400 features an 4-core/8-thread CPU clocked at 3.60 GHz, with a boost frequency of 3.90 GHz; 2 MB of L2 cache (512 KB per core), and 4 MB of shared L3 cache; and Radeon Vega 11 graphics (with the 11 denoting NGCU count), featuring 704 stream processors. The iGPU engine clock is set at 1250 MHz. The dual-channel DDR4 integrated memory controller supports up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR4-2933 MHz memory. The Ryzen 3 2200G is a slightly cut down part. Lacking SMT, its 4-core/4-thread CPU ticks at 3.50 GHz, with 3.70 GHz boost. Its CPU cache hierarchy is unchanged; the iGPU features only 8 out of 11 NGCUs, which translate to 512 stream processors. The iGPU engine clock is set at 1100 MHz. Both parts feature unlocked CPU base-clock multipliers; and have their TDP rated at 65W, and include AMD Wraith Stealth cooling solutions.
97 Comments on AMD Reveals Specs of Ryzen 2000G "Raven Ridge" APUs
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You go on and on about how underwhelming the iGPU is, but cant state why. The new G series is much more powerful then the outgoing kaveri based models on desktop, and show massive performance jumps on laptops. The only way this could be underwhelming is if you were expecting way more. As someone who has used APUs in the past, these raven ridge parts look fantastic, and represent a large jump in performance for integrated graphics, setting the bar much higher and making cards like the 1030 and 1050 increasingly irrelevant. How you can call something like this, for a low price underwhelming is a mystery to me.
Please, do explain what about this is underwhelming. the iGPU is underwhelming? Why? What about it is not living up to expectations?
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AData/XPG_SPECTRIX_D40/
it boots @ 2666 MHz without any user intervention. The XMP profile offered then tightens the timings. There are also kits with 2666 MHz JEDEC profile in SO-DIMMs, and brands like G.Skill will have kits soon (I have spoken to all brands I deal with regularily and have asked for such. G.Skill said they would release new line-up with 2666 MHz default profile).
The Xbox One X is not "a console", but the most powerful console out there by far. Which is why your reply is rather silly - you're essentially either saying "It won't match the One X, so it won't match a console", or you're replying to something that was never said.
Also, sure, let's use One S specs: 914MHz it is. Still 350MHz ahead, or ~37% faster. GPU clock performance scaling is usually rather linear, outside of cases where something in the architecture is bottlenecking it. No, we don't know if it will hold those clocks, but given that the actual clock speed is in an area where we know Vega is rather efficient, as opposed to the balls-to-the-wall clocked 56 and 64 cards, chances that the APUs will throttle significantly are rather low. Of course, power scaling and how the APU shares power between the CPU and iGPU are unknowns at this point, but given the 65W TDP and unlocked nature of the chip, I'm not worried about power throttling at stock clocks. And sure, console optimizations matter a lot. Most PC games don't have the option for variable resolution scaling or checkerboard rendering either, so coupled with dedicated optimizations for specific hardware, you'll always be able to squeeze more of the performance potential out of a console. That's a given. The thing is, the Xbox One (S) was significantly bottlenecked by its RAM, which these APUs will rectify for anyone willing to "splurge" on >3000MT/s DDR4. Sure, RAM prices are ridiculous right now, but that's true no matter the speed.
Tl;dr: there are several concrete and well-known reasons why this might outperform the Xbox One, although of course that will depend on a whole host of factors.
EDIT; At the time your comment was shown, the quote was not being shown with it. It seemed like you were responding to the original article. CorrectedYup.. Waiting..
I put up, you won't shutup.
but here, have some more... www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Console-Frame-Rating-Measuring-performance-new-Xbox-One-X
Act like adults, disagree like adults, have a conversation and debate like adults, really just simply follow the guidelines we have or GTFO. :toast: