AMD is currently developing the AMD Zen 5 CPUs, which are expected to have a big jump in performance and efficiency compared to Zen 4. They also have the upcoming launch of the Ryzen 8000 APUs, which could include new features from Zen 5, but according to recent leaks, They would simply be a refresh of Zen 4.
According to a new leak from harukaze5719, AMD may be planning some next-gen branded “crossover” chips, but they will ultimately be Zen 4. This would be the case for mobile APUs, which will carry the Ryzen 8000 nomenclature and will be an update to its current Zen 4 APUs.
The Ryzen 8000 APUs will really be Zen 4 and not Zen 5
On Twitter, user harukaze5719 has posted a list of 9 APU SKU names «Hawk Point", which carry the same naming scheme as AMD's current chips. Harukaze has previously leaked information about future hardware.
Among its revelations, they highlight that the new CPUs They will be an update to the Zen 4 chips, since they all carry the number 4 in the space reserved for the architecture used. The leaked SKUs form the Ryzen 8040 range, which should be identical to the series of APU «Phoenix» 7040.
Extremetech highlights that the top-of-the-range mobile APU appears as Ryzen 8 8940H, with the same numbering as the current 7940HS. If AMD were to release a Zen 5 version of this chip, it would be called the 8950H. They therefore affirm that these Zen 4 SKUs will form a renewed line of their mobile chips with graphics RDNA3. This movement would indicate that AMD is not exactly in a hurry to renew its CPUs and APUs to Zen 5. It has recently released the Asus Please Ally, equipped with Ryzen Z1 APUs, so they still see potential in Zen 4 for gaming laptops.
