AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs to Have Limited Memory and PCIe Capabilities
Company recommends dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory for best performance; APUs to launch on January 31.
- AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs, part of the Phoenix 2 die, will have limited memory and PCIe capabilities compared to the Phoenix 1 dies and Ryzen 7000 CPUs.
- AMD recommends using dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory with its Ryzen 8000G APUs to achieve the best performance.
- The Phoenix 2 dies will only support single-channel DDR5 memory, and the PCIe lanes for discrete graphics and M.2 SSDs have been reduced.
- AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs are part of the AM5 platform, which the company has promised to support for the next few years.
- The Ryzen 8000G APUs are expected to launch on January 31.