AMD set the stage ablaze with its much-awaited Ryzen 6000 APUs

AMD’s Ryzen 6000 APU range is now official, and it will be available this year in both laptops and notebooks, featuring enhanced Zen 3+ CPU and RDNA 2 GPU cores.

The Ryzen 6000 APUs, codenamed Rembrandt, will be available in both Ryzen 6000H and Ryzen 6000U flavours, same as the previous generation of Ryzen 5000H and Ryzen 5000U ‘Cezanne’ lineup. The latest CPU/GPU IPs, such as the 6nm Zen 3+ core architecture and RDNA 2 for integrated graphics, will be included in these APUs.

The AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors are based on an all-new platform and offer the most innovative technologies and features available to complement the power, efficiency, and outstanding graphics.

• Advanced DDR5 memory for faster mobile computing.
• Upgraded peripherals support PCIe 4.0 and USB4.
• AI noise cancellation to filter background noise.
• Powerful Wi-Fi 6E solutions from relationships with Qualcomm and MediaTek.

As a result, the performance variations between the lineup would be enormous. The H-series is aimed at high-end enthusiasts, while the U-series is aimed at the mainstream and entry-level market.

AMD Ryzen 6000H Cezanne ‘Zen 3+’ High-Performance 35-45+W APUs

Within AMD’s Rembrandt-H family of notebook CPUs, the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 6900HX APUs will be the flagship offering. The processor will have brand new Zen 3+ cores, which are enhanced versions of the ones seen in the Zen 3 Cezanne range and will run at higher clock speeds thanks to the new 6nm design.

AMD Ryzen 9 6000H Series APUs:

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX will have 8 cores and 16 threads, according to the specifications. The processor will have an L3 cache of 16 MB and an L2 cache of 4 MB. Both CPUs have a base speed of 3.30 GHz and peak clocks of 5.00 GHz for the Ryzen 9 6980HX and 4.90 GHz for the Ryzen 9 6900HX. As a result, the HX series CPUs will have a wider temperature range and TDPs that are higher than 45W.

The adoption of the AMD RDNA 2 graphics architecture will be one of the most significant modifications in the portfolio. The Radeon 680M GPU, which has 12 Compute Units or 768 cores and is clocked at about 2 GHz, will be found in the top-tier SKUs. This will provide a significant performance boost over the Vega graphics. In addition, the APUs will be equipped with LPDDR4X and DDR5 memory for increased bandwidth.

AMD Ryzen 7 6000H Series APUs:

The AMD Ryzen 7 6800H is built on the Zen 3+ core architecture, making it a straight replacement for the Cezanne-H Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, which used the Zen 2 core architecture.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800H has 8 cores and 16 threads, according to the specifications. The chip’s base frequency was 3.20 GHz and its boost clock was 4.70 GHz. Within the stated TDP, all cores averaged approximately 4.50 GHz. The CPU has an L3 cache of 16 MB and an L2 cache of 4 MB. AMD’s Radeon 680M ‘RDNA 2’ GPU, with 12 compute units clocked at up to 2200 MHz, will also be included in the APU.

AMD Ryzen 5 6000H Series APUs:

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H/HS is a Zen 3+ architecture-based CPU with six cores and twelve threads. It has a 3.30 GHz base clock and a boosted rate of 4.50 GHz. There are 16 MB of L3 cache and 3 MB of L2 cache on the CPU. The H variant’s TDP will be 45W, while the HS variants will be 35W. The GPU will be a scaled-down Radeon 650M with 6 RDNA 2 Compute Units (384 cores) with a clock speed of up to 1900 MHz.

AMD Ryzen 6000U Rembrandt ‘Zen 3+’ & Ryzen 5000U ‘Barcelo’ 15-258W APUs

AMD will introduce only two parts in its Ryzen 6000U ‘Rembrandt’ APU family for the U-series portfolio, which will be expanded later. AMD will renew some of its Ryzen 5000U chips under the ‘Barcelo’ name to fill the enormous gap left by previous-generation CPUs. Rembrandt will have a 6nm Zen 3+ and RDNA architecture, whilst Barcelo will have a 7nm Zen 3 and Vega architecture.

AMD Ryzen 7 & Ryzen 5 6000U Series APUs:

The Ryzen 7 6800U, which is based on the Zen 3 architecture, is at the top of the stack. The Ryzen 7 5800U has 8 cores, 16 threads, and 16 MB of L3 cache, with base and boost clock rates of 2.7 GHz and 4.7 GHz, respectively, as well as a 12 Compute Unit RDNA 2 integrated GPU running at 2200 MHz. The TDP of the APU will range from 15 to 28 watts.

The Ryzen 5 6600 will have a base frequency of 2.90 GHz and a base clock of 4.5 GHz and will be based on the Zen 3 core architecture. A 6 Compute Units RDNA 2 graphics chip with 384 stream processors running at up to 1900 MHz will also be included in the chip. The chip’s TDP will be kept between 15 and 28 watts. Both chips offer a significant gain in clock speeds over their predecessors, with the 6800U and 6500U both boasting a 300 MHz boost and faster RDNA 2 GPUs.

All AMD Ryzen 6000 APUs come with the next-generation RDNA 2 GPUs, which support the FSR technology, which can help with gaming performance when using the iGPU. AMD demonstrated certain improvements in AAA games.

AMD Ryzen 6000 ‘Rembrandt’ APUs Gaming Performance With FSR:

AMD Ryzen 5000U ‘Barcelo’ APUs:

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, which will be built on the Zen 3 core architecture, will have 8 cores and 16 threads. It will have a cache of 20 MB (16 MB L3 + 4 MB L2), a 2.0 GHz base clock, and a boost frequency of up to 4.5 GHz. The device will include eight Enhanced Vega Compute units with a clock speed of 1800 MHz.

With a base frequency of 2.30 GHz and a peak rate of 4.3 GHz, the Ryzen 5 5625U will have 6 cores and 12 threads. A new Vega graphics chip with 7 compute units and 448 stream processors will be included in the chip. The GPU will run at a speed of 1.6 GHz.

The Ryzen 3 5400U, which has four cores and eight threads, is the final option. The 5425U has an L3 cache of 8 MB and an L2 cache of 2 MB. It will have a 2.7 GHz base clock and a 4.1 GHz peak clock. A 6 CU Vega chip running at 1500 MHz will make up the GPU. All three chips will have a TDP of 15 watts.

AMD will offer next-generation technologies such as USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCIe Gen 4 (8x GPU, 4x NVMe), support for both LPDDR5-6400 and DDR5-4800 memory, and WiFi 6E & BT LE 5.2 wireless connection.

Team Red features such as Freesync Premium/Pro, HDR, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 Decode will be available on all AMD Ryzen 6000 APU-powered laptops. Apart from that, technologies like AMD SmartShift MAX, SmartShift ECO, and Smart Access Graphics modes that were already present on last-gen Ryzen 5000 APUs have been improved to provide an even better AMD Advantage experience. In February 2022, AMD Ryzen 6000 notebooks are projected to be available.

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