AMD has announced a new version of its Ryzen 5000 desktop processors the Ryzen 5000 G-Series, which adds an integrated GPU to the company’s existing Ryzen processors.
The company is offering six new APUs this time. There are three 65W chips for more powerful machines including an eight-core Ryzen 7 5700G model, a six-core Ryzen 5 5600G, and a quad-core Ryzen 3 5300G and for less powerful computers there are a trio of 35W GE chips with slightly less power and thermal headroom. And like their GPU-less counterparts, the new chips use AMD’s 7nm process and feature its Zen 3 architecture.
These are the announced AMD RYZEN 5000 G-SERIES APUS:
| Model | Cores/ Threads | TDP | Base / Boost Frequency (GHz) | GPU Compute Units | GPU clock speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 7 5700G | 8C/16T | 65W | 3.8GHz / 4.6GHz | 8 | 2,000MHz |
| Ryzen 7 5700GE | 8C/16T | 35W | 3.2GHz / 4.6GHz | 8 | 2,000MHz |
| Ryzen 5 5600G | 6C/12T | 65W | 3.9GHz / 4.4GHz | 7 | 1,900MHz |
| Ryzen 5 5600GE | 6C/12T | 35W | 3.4GHz / 4.4GHz | 7 | 1,900MHz |
| Ryzen 3 5300G | 4C/8T | 65W | 4.0GHz / 4.2GHz | 6 | 1,700MHz |
| Ryzen 3 5300GE | 4C/8T | 35W | 3.6GHz / 4.2GHz | 6 | 1,700MHz |
The integrated GPUs are based on AMD’s legacy Vega platform instead of its newer RDNA / Navi process that’s used in its latest Radeon GPUs. But they are good enough for midrange gaming, particularly if you’re only interested in playing less demanding games like Overwatch, Rocket League, or Fortnite.
And at the begininig the new APUs will only be available as part of pre-built OEM systems just like AMD’s Ryzen 4000 APUs, but the company promises that this time, it’ll be offering the new APUs directly to customers interested in using them in their own custom-made machines sometime later this year.