AMD announces the Ryzen AI 300 Krackan Point and Ryzen 200 Hawk Point Refresh
, by Quentin
AMD has unveiled its new processors for everyday laptops: the Ryzen AI 300 Krackan and Ryzen 200 Hawk.
The Ryzen AI 300/Pro are based on Zen 5 architecture, while the Ryzen 200/Pro are based on Zen 4 architecture.
These are the main Ryzen AI 300 configurations
- Ryzen AI 7 350: 8 cores / 16 threads
- Ryzen AI 5 340: 6 cores / 12 threads
The Pro variants have identical specifications, but are specially designed for professional and business uses.
AMD claims that the Ryzen AI 7 350 far outperforms Intel Lunar Lake chips, with concrete performance examples to back it up:
- Procyon AI: 1930 points vs. 1818 for Intel Core Ultra 7 258V.
- Blender Classroom: up to 78% better performance.
- Handbrake: up to 66% gain.
- Cinebench R24 (multi-threaded): 54% gain.
The Ryzen AI 7 350 and Ryzen AI 5 340 processors will be available in Q1 2025, while their Pro variants will release in Q2 2025.
The Ryzen 200/Pro range, based on Zen 4 architecture, is designed for everyday use. These processors aim to offer the following:
- Good performance.
- Extended autonomy.
- AI capabilities.
- Affordable prices.
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Source: wccftech.com