The performance of AMD's future mobile APUs has significantly improved, according to online leaks

Photo Credit: Reddit Online leaks of new information regarding AMD's future mobile APUs reveal considerable improvements to CPU and GPU performance. Hawk Point and Strix Point for the Premium Mobile market, Strix Halo to compete with Apple silicon with RTX 4070-class RDNA 3.5 graphics, and Fire Range, the rumored successor to Dragon Range are some of the next-generation APUs. Only a few AMD Zen 4 laptops have been revealed so far, but rumors concerning Zen 5 components have already started to circulate. In a previous article, we discussed rumors around desktop Granite Ridge Zen 5 CPUs. Photo Credit: Wccftech

AMD "Premium Mobile" Hawk Point and Strix Point are both 4 nm from 15 W to 45 W

Tom claims that AMD will introduce the Hawk Point 4 nm 15 W - 45 W Phoenix APU in the first quarter of 2024. We will also get to witness a more advanced 4 nm 15 W - 45 W APU with the codename Strix Point sometime in Q2-Q3 2024 after the release of this "Phoenix+" APU. Strix Point will be a big.LITTLE monolithic chip with up to 12 cores. Zen 5 cores with 4C/8T and 8C/16T clock speeds are included. The APU will reportedly contain a 16 CU RDNA 3+ iGPU that can compete with a 35 W RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, as well as 24 MB of unified L3 cache. Strix Halo is the "big apple" of this leak, though. Strix Halo, in contrast to Strix Point, will utilise chiplets. Strix Halo, according to MLID, can offer up to 16 Zen 5 cores, 32 threads, and a 64 MB L3 cache, making it a rival to the Apple M-series. Strix Halo will use a 256-bit LPDDR5X memory controller and a 40 CU RDNA 3.5 discrete GPU chiplet. Strix Halo can be set with a TDP ranging from 25 W to 120 W and can support up to three MIPI cameras in addition to 40 TOPS of AI performance. According to MLID's sources, the Strix Halo is up to 25% faster in Cinebench R23 than a 16-core Dragon Range APU when both are restricted to less than 90 frames per second. Also Read: ASUS ROG Ally: Competitively priced Steam Deck gaming handhelds powered by AMD Zen 4 and RDNA 3 are coming shortly

AMD Kracken, Fire Range, and Escher

Finally, AMD is preparing Fire Range, a replacement for Dragon Range, to launch in 2H 2024 alongside Strix Halo. Initially anticipated to employ RDNA 3 graphics, Fire Range, which is being referred to internally as a "Ultimate Mobile Compute" APU, appears to have been lowered to RDNA 2 according to leaks. AMD will release Kracken and Escher in 2025. Although there isn't much information available currently, Kracken could succeed Hawk Point Phoenix+ while Escher will take the place of Rembrandt and Barcelo. Interestingly, Mendocino might remain a popular option in 2025 with some updates. In addition to the 12C Strix Point and 16C Strix, MLID suggests that there may be another Strix SoC.