AMD unwraps Ryzen AI 300 series "Strix Point" processors - 50 TOPS of AI performance, Zen 5c density cores come to Ryzen 9 for the first time | Tom's Hardware

andrew_bidlaw , 29 days ago

'We cut total productivity by dedicating some cores to AI BS and would make you pay for them'.

- AMD, probably

The whole NPU thing reeks of stagnation.

Nighed , 28 days ago (edited 28 days ago)

AMD uses chiplets in their CPUs, you can see it in the picture - they have a CPU bit, a GPU bit and an AI bit.

Much like you can buy SKUs with or without graphics you will be able to buy models with or without AI.

pycorax , 28 days ago

I sure hope so.

vikingtons , 28 days ago

Strix Point is a monolithic die APU, though to your point, it's comprised of a variety of IP (CPU, GPU, NPU, IO / SoC functionality) from across the business.

Strix Halo is rumoured to be a multi-chip product.

elxeno , 29 days ago

You might not have noticed, but it's Next-Gen!
next gen

ichbinjasokreativ , 29 days ago

Can't stop shooting their own feet. Great product, horrible name. Imagine buying a laptop with this cpu and then someone asks you what processor it has.

magikmw , 28 days ago

You mean Strix Point? It's just a manufacturing codename, like all the Intel Lakes. They are sold under the numerical name still. Also, I always found funny that all intel cpus are lakes in the pcs. The irony.

ichbinjasokreativ , 28 days ago

Ryzen AI 9 HX 17.
strix point is a cool name imo

Flipper , 29 days ago

I'd rather have more/faster cores than the npu.

Valmond , 28 days ago

Or "just" 8 but cheaper.

WallEx , 29 days ago

What is this name, why would they take inspiration from Intel of all people?

sebinspace , 29 days ago

Oh my god I want this shit to stop

Xantar , 29 days ago

Same brother, same.

stoy , 29 days ago

I am longing for the trough of disillusionment, is there anyway to speed it up?

Alphane_Moon , 29 days ago

Not happening at least for another 2 years.

With smartphones being "good enough" (even in the mid-range), they really need AI-focused marketing to try and push upgrades. Same with PCs and laptops.

Gerudo , 29 days ago

I think AI has its place.

That place isn't shoved down the throat of the consumer.

narc0tic_bird , 29 days ago

It's been existing for many years now. Just think of all the image processing going on when you take a picture with your smartphone for example. NPUs have been in smartphones for years (I think Apple had their first NPU in the A11 of the iPhone 8 in like 2017).

Manufacturers simply didn't call it AI back then, and now it's a buzzword. And these "AI" features are getting more and more complex, so notebook chips now need dedicated NPUs to run this stuff quick and efficiently.