AMD launches the new Ryzen 8040 for notebooks: full AI with the new NPU

AMD he’s serious about i mobile processors. Less than a year after the launch of the Ryzen 7000 series, here comes the new range Ryzen 8040, which promises to be one of the most interesting ever seen. The world of notebooks is preparing to take a clear step forward with these latest generation chips, which focus very strongly not only on raw power but also on the integration ofartificial intelligencethanks to a new one NPU.

The new series AMD Ryzen 8040 it is clearly inspired by the previous generation, as it incorporates many of the technical features already seen on the Ryzen 7000. Once again we see the architecture at work AMD Zen 4which on the new chips has undergone some important optimizations to improve support for LPDDR5 memories.

There are currently nine models that make up the Ryzen 8040 range: starting from the basic range Ryzen 3 8440U to the most powerful Ryzen 9 8945HS. The number of cores and threads for each processor is identical to the corresponding previous generation model.

Integrated graphics are architecture-based RDNA 3 and technology is also present AMD XDNA for artificial intelligence optimization. This is precisely the most innovative aspect of the new generation Ryzen 8040, which on some models integrates a new NPU (Neural Processing Unit) capable of greatly improving performance in the AI ​​field.

Below you will find the complete table with all the specifications for each model in the AMD Ryzen 8040 family.

From the data provided by AMD we can already have some interesting performance comparisons with the competition. The most powerful of the family, the Ryzen 9 8945HSperforms 64% better video editing and up to 37% in 3D rendering compared to Intel Core 13900H.

Even wider the advantage in gaming, with a performance gap of up to 77% between the two. According to what AMD showed, there seems to be no match in any field.

Thanks to new technology that optimizes performance for AI applicationsthe new Ryzen 9 8945HS manages to do much better than its counterpart in the Ryzen 7040 range, for example for software that uses Llamas 2 And Vision Model.

Technology AMD Ryzen AI it is not a new development, but for this generation it seems to be much more central than in the past. On most chips Ryzen 8040 one will be integrated new NPU (Neural Processing Unit) directly on the die, in order to guarantee further optimization for all specific tasks involving AI.

The prospects are very exciting: according to AMD the new NPU allows for improve up to 1.6 times the performance of AI processes compared to the previous generation.

Furthermore, the suite is finally available Ryzen AI Softwarethanks to which it is possible to optimize work on models machine learning and frameworks like PyTorch And TensorFlow.

The new mobile processors in the series Ryzen 8040 will be sent to partners starting from Q1 2024. AMD has stated that over the next year several notebook models will be available that will integrate these chips, starting with those of Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo And Razer.

In all likelihood, we will have to wait until half the year to start finding some of the first notebooks compatible with the new Ryzen 8040 platform on the market and we can’t wait to try the performance promised by AMD.