AMD Unveils Future Ryzen Processors: Krackan Point and Ryzen Z2 Extreme

AMD is set to launch a range of new processors, including the “Krackan Point” and Ryzen Z2 Extreme, in addition to the previously announced “Fire Range” and “Strix Halo” models.

Krackan Point: A Simplified Version of Ryzen AI 9 300-Series Processor

In an interview with Computer Base, Jack Huynh, AMD’s senior vice president and general manager of the company’s compute and graphics group, revealed that the upcoming consumer processors will be codenamed “Krackan Point.” This processor is expected to be a simplified version of the Ryzen AI 9 300-series processor and may be called Ryzen AI 7 300 or Ryzen AI 5 300 series.

Ryzen Z2 Extreme: A Processor Designed for Portable Products

The Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor is specifically designed for use in portable products and is expected to be released at a faster pace. According to Jack Huynh, the usage time of the mobile processors will be significantly increased from the current 45 minutes to 3 hours.

Specifications of Krackan Point

The “Krackan Point” processor is expected to use 4 sets of CPUs designed with Zen 5 architecture, paired with 4 sets of CPUs designed with Zen 5c architecture. Additionally, it will feature 8 sets of GPUs with RDNA 3.5 display architecture with compute units (CU) and NPU compute units with XDNA 2 architecture with power up to 50 TOPS.

Potential Use in Gaming Consoles

There are recent reports that Sony may use AMD processors in the PlayStation series to gain design advantages for the gaming experience. It may use the new AMD processors to recreate a new portable gaming console, which could become the PlayStation Portable (PSP) or the successor to the PlayStation Vita model.