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AMD's first Ryzen Desktop APUs with Vega graphics are now available

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AMD has announced today the worldwide release of their first Ryzen Desktop APUs with Vega graphics, could be an interesting choice for low-cost Linux gaming.

“When we launched our first Ryzen processors a year ago, we began driving innovation and competition across the PC market. We remain dedicated to this mission throughout 2018, as we further strengthen our Ryzen portfolio by adding two leadership APUs designed to meet the varying needs of today’s PC users,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group, AMD. "AMD Ryzen Desktop APUs are a perfect example of the innovation we bring to market for consumer and commercial PC users. Combining our high-performance CPU and GPU architectures, this new category of Ryzen desktop processors is designed to deliver a smooth overall computing experience, as well as the ability to enjoy true 1080p HD gaming, eSports or advanced display features through the visual fidelity of the built-in Radeon Vega graphics."

They currently come in these two editions, with both supporting FreeSync:

  • Ryzen 5 2400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics: 4-Core, 8-Thread, 3.9 GHz, 1250 MHz, $169
  • Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics: 4-Core, 4-Thread, 3.7 GHz, 1100 MHz, $99

AMD have said that they will continue to use the AM4 socket, with motherboards requiring a BIOS update.

According to the press release, AMD say the 2400G offers "up to 156% more graphics performance than the Intel Core i5-8400" and "up to 21% more system performance than the Intel Core i5-8400". It will be interesting to see how they perform on Linux! Considering the price, if those percentages are even close to real-world performance, that's a pretty good deal compared with the Intel offering.

The CPU market is certain a lot more interesting with AMD firmly back in the game.

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razing32 Feb 12, 2018
Quoting: PhiladelphusI know what CPU and GPU stand for, but what does the A in APU stand for? "All-in-one?" :S:

According to wikipedia : AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)
TheRiddick Feb 12, 2018
I hope Raven Ridge 2 will work in AM4+ motherboards also, and that they offer a 8core version running at 4.5ghz, NOW that would be awesome, it's what I will hold out for to replace my 1600 CPU with.
ElectricPrism Feb 12, 2018
If anyone gets a hand on one can you do a FPS benchmark video on DOTA or some other common game?

It's sold out, I'm not surprised.
eridanired123 Feb 12, 2018
I'm waiting for AMD to release Ryzen for laptops before buying a new one, is it known if a launch date has been defined yet?
oldrocker99 Feb 12, 2018
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I had a piece 'o shit Toshiba with an A1 on it, and boy, that thing was slow. Hopefully, the blurb is accurate and that Intel might see someone gaining on them.


Last edited by oldrocker99 on 12 February 2018 at 10:55 pm UTC
Ray54 Feb 12, 2018
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I have been reading some of the early reviews of these 2 new AMD APUs, and I am very happy that AMD has come out with such great technology at a such a keen price. I think this will be good for Linux gaming, as this gives a strong system for playing the majority of Linux game titles at a relatively low-cost, but not the typical AAA performance hogging games that are not ported to Linux. Also, I think many people will not be enthusiastic when building a low-cost gaming machine to then buy a copy of Windows 10, particularly at its future higher price.
GustyGhost Feb 13, 2018
Quoting: TheRiddickI hope Raven Ridge 2 will work in AM4+ motherboards also, and that they offer a 8core version running at 4.5ghz, NOW that would be awesome, it's what I will hold out for to replace my 1600 CPU with.

Next generation of APUs is codenamed "Horned Owl" IIRC. They probably still won't have eight cores. The next immediate round of APUs would more likely be a refresh similar to Kaveri -> Godavari, same arch but revised manufacturing process and higher clocks w/ lower power.
mrdeathjr Feb 13, 2018
Quoting: WJMazepasView video on youtube.com


I liked this video. This guy tested a lot of games, power comsuption and more.

I think that the performance is really good, but it suffers a bit in some games in 1080p.

2200G have better price than 2400G however this apus is for lite gaming aka 720p

However needs dual channel memory aka 2 sticks of ram and good memory frecuency aka 3200mhz (more expensive)

In other thing maybe when them have next gpu arquitecture (2020-2021) no more gcn*, maybe igpu improve so much

Quote*Actually them needs many shaders to make similar geforce performance (gpu performance with same quantity of vram and bus) case:

Geforce GT 1030: 384 shaders

Radeon RX 550: 640 shaders

Vega 11: 704 shaders

Without forget more shaders needs more space aka bigger gpu and other issues related case tdp


^_^


Last edited by mrdeathjr on 13 February 2018 at 1:50 am UTC
drlamb Feb 13, 2018
Quoting: eridanired123I'm waiting for AMD to release Ryzen for laptops before buying a new one, is it known if a launch date has been defined yet?

There are already a few raven ridge laptops for sale with the 2500U/2700U. Many more are coming soon.

HP

Acer

Acer 2700U + RX 560

Lenovo is coming out with a model soon too, but I hear that might be single channel ram.
minj Feb 13, 2018
Quoting: drlamb
Quoting: eridanired123I'm waiting for AMD to release Ryzen for laptops before buying a new one, is it known if a launch date has been defined yet?

There are already a few raven ridge laptops for sale with the 2500U/2700U. Many more are coming soon.

HP

Acer

Acer 2700U + RX 560

Lenovo is coming out with a model soon too, but I hear that might be single channel ram.

That's quite right and the whole line-up is disappointing.

EDIT: AMD APUs are ideal for lower-end Steam machines, aren't they?


Last edited by minj on 13 February 2018 at 9:02 am UTC
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