Rumor: Mendocino apu and Ryzen 7000 cpus have RDNA2 GPU with 2 compute units

The integrated GPU of AMD’s Mendocino apu would contain two compute units. This makes the chip much less powerful than the APU in the Steam Deck, which has a GPU with eight compute units. The igpu of the Ryzen 7000 processors would also be equipped with two CUs.

When announcing the Mendocino apu last week, AMD did not clarify the configuration of the integrated RDNA2 GPU. Angstronomics claims that it is a variant with one work group processor. With the RDNA2 architecture, such a wgp is good for two compute units. According to the site, the GPU of the Mendocino apu is codenamed Teal Grouper.

AMD Mendocino apu

Angstronomics is a recently established tech site. It is not known which source the site is based on. The site also analyzed the photo of the Mendocino apu shown at AMD’s Computex event and concluded that the diesize of the 6nm chip is about 100mm². The Van Gogh apu in the Steam Deck is made at 7nm and has an area of ​​163mm².

According to Angstronomics, the Mendocino apu is a chip for the FT6 socket, which measures 24.5×24.5mm. The chip would be a successor to the AMD apus codenamed Pollock. These are variants for the FT5 socket with two Zen 1 cores and an igpu with three compute units based on the Vega architecture. In that series AMD released, among other things, the 3015th from.

The integrated GPU of the Ryzen 7000 desktop processors would also contain one WGP, or two compute units. The GPU has the ID GFX1036 and the code name Coral Bandfish. AMD previously emphasized that the igpu of the Ryzen 7000 processors is only intended to display images and is not suitable for gaming.

The Mendocino APU will be released in the fourth quarter and is aimed at budget laptops and Chromebooks from $400 to $700. The chip has up to four Zen 2 cores and an igpu based on the RDNA2 architecture. That same combination was previously only used in the custom apu for the Steam Deck.

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