AMD Ryzen 5000G processors are official - but you won’t be able to buy one
The 7nm processors are designed for pre-built systems
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AMDhas unveiled its firstRyzen 5000series processors with built in graphics - though you won’t be able to buy one just yet.
Rather, the newly-announcedAMD Ryzen 5000G APUsare designed for pre-built systems and will start shipping to OEMs today. However, unlike theRyzen 4000G series, AMD is promising that the processors will be made available for home built PCs “later this year” - good news for gamers still struggling to get their hands on a dedicated graphics card.
AMD announced six new APUs in total, including the 65W Ryzen 7 5700G, Ryzen 7 5700GE, Ryzen 5 5600G, and the 35W Ryzen 5 5600GE, Ryzen 3 5300G, and Ryzen 3 5300GE.
All of the processors are built on AMD’s 7nm Zen 3 architecture, and the top-end Ryzen 5700G features 8-cores, 16-threads and boost clock speeds of up to 4.6GHz. AMD has yet to reveal the full capabilities of the onboard Radeon graphics, revealing only that the GPU scales up from 6 to 8 cores, with clock speeds that range from 1700 to 2000MHz.
Still, the company is making some big performance claims. Not only are the Ryzen 5000G series processors capable of 1080p gaming and streaming content in4KandHDR, but the company claims that the Ryzen 5700G is between 35 to 80% faster on average thanIntel’s Core i7-10700in creativity, productivity and benchmark apps, according toEngadget.
Given the ongoing GPU shortage, which is affectingAMD’s own Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, the arrival of the Ryzen 5000G series could be good news for gamers. However, the CPUs will only be available in pre-built systems for the foreseeable future, and it’s likely that OEMs will announce new pre-built systems with the APUs over the coming weeks.
AMD hasn’t shared pricing for the processors yet, but that information will likely come during the retail launch later this year.
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Carly Page is a Freelance journalist, copywriter and editor specialising in Consumer/B2B technology. She has written for a range of titles including Computer Shopper, Expert Reviews, IT Pro, the Metro, PC Pro, TechRadar and Tes.
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