Gigabyte confirms the launch of AMD’s next-gen desktop APU (Ryzen 8000G) series scheduled is for the end of January

AMD Ryzen 8000G to launch end of January

Gigabyte spoils AMD plans, confirms upcoming Ryzen 8000G series launch date.

The open secret is now even more open. The most recent updates to AGESA for AMD 600-series motherboards are indeed meant to support next-gen AMD desktop APUs. Gigabyte has just confirmed that the AM5 socket will be getting an update in a form of a next-gen AMD APU by the end of January.

This information confirms the upcoming release of the Ryzen G-Series, presumably named 8000G, expected to debut in the next two to three months. The Phoenix silicon is now slated for a debut on the AM5 socket, marking the introduction of the first APU on the AM5 platform with over two RDNA compute units.

November 10, 2023 –GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, released the latest AGESA 1.1.0.0 beta bios for AM5 next gen APU support on X670, B650, A620 motherboards. The forthcoming AM5 next gen APU will be launched at the end of January 2024.

⁠The AGESA 1.1.0.0 beta BIOS for AM5 next gen APU is now ready on the GIGABYTE official website, and the formal release will be at the end of Nov. Users can easily update the BIOS using GIGABYTE’s ＠BIOS, Q-Flash, or Q-Flash Plus technology.

— Gigabyte PR

Unlike the present lineup that utilizes the Raphael die, which offers limited integrated graphics support rooted in RDNA2 architecture, the Phoenix SKUs for AM5 are expected to feature up to 12 Compute Units based on RDNA3 architecture. This represents a significant increase in integrated graphics power.

Gigabyte has confirmed that AGESA 1.1.0.0 is still in beta, and it should get its final released by the end of this month. This means that Gigabyte’s 600 series motherboards with AM5 socket will be ready for AMD 8000G series nearly two months in advance. This also means that we will be seeing more accurate leaks once these engineering samples start to float on the black market in China.

According to rumors, at least four SKUs are in plans, spanning across 8, 6 and 4 core configurations. The mid-range and entry-level 8000G models are said to be based on Phoenix2 die, which offers a hybrid of Zen4 and Zen4c microarchitectures on a monolithic die.

Source: Gigabyte