AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 8000 “Granite Ridge” desktop processors will be based on the new Zen 5 architecture, according to PC Games Hardware.
The Ryzen 8000 generation retains the chip design of the current Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” processor, consisting of two eight-core Gen 5 CCD units and an I/O unit. The top model of the new generation processor will have 16 cores and 32 threads.
In addition to the eight cores, each Zen 5 CCD unit has one megabyte of L2 cache per core and 32 megabytes of shared L3 cache. The CCDs will be manufactured using TSMC’s three-nanometer EUV manufacturing process.
The I/O unit will probably use a 6 nanometer manufacturing process like the Ryzen 7000 series. However, the unit will have been updated to at least enable the higher DDR5 memory speeds.
AMD Ryzen 8000 “Granite Ridge” desktop processors could start production in the first quarter of 2024. The processor is expected to be compatible with the Socket AM5 platform and AMD 600 chipset.
