AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 Series processors target industrial AI with 16 TOPS NPU

AMD has recently “announced” the Ryzen Embedded 8000 Series processors in a community post with the latest AMD embedded devices combining a 16 TOPS NPU based on the AMD XDNA architecture with CPU and GPU elements for a total of 39 TOPS designed for industrial artificial intelligence.

The Ryzen Embedded 8000 CPUs will be found in machine vision, robotics, and industrial automation applications to enhance the quality control and inspection processes, enable real-time, route-planning decisions on-device for minimal latency, and predictive maintenance, and autonomous control of industrial processes.

AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000

AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 key features and shared specifications:

  • CPU – Up to 8 “Zen 4” cores, 16 threads
  • Cache
    • L1 Instruction Cache – 32 KB, L1 Data Cache = 32 KB (per core)
      L2 Cache – Up to 8 MB (total)
    • L3 Cache-  Up to 16 MB unified
  • Graphics – RDNA 3 graphics with up to 6 WGPs (Work Group processors)
  • Multimedia engine for AV1, H.264, and H.265 video encode and decode
  • NPU – 16 TOPS
  • Sensor hub
  • Memory – 128bit DDR5-5600 with ECC
  • Video Output
    • eDP, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
    • SPI touchpanel
    • Up to 4x independent 4K displays
  • Audio – ACP + HDA, SoundWire
  • USB
    • 2x USB4 Type-C with DP Alt-mode
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gb/s Type-C DP Alt-mode
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gb/s
    • 3x USB 2.0
    • 1x USB 2.0 (SecureBio dedicated)
  • Expansion – x20 PCIe Gen4
  • Security – Microsoft Pluton and Platform Security processors to provide fTPM 2.0 and additional security features
  • Package – 35x 25 x 1.38 mm Lidless BGA, 0.64mm min ball pitch; FP7r2 (DDR5) with 1,140 balls
  • Process  – TSMC 4nm
amd ryzen embedded 8000 block diagram
Block diagram

Four SKUs are currently available with the Ryzen Embedded 8845HS, 8645HS, 8840U, and 8640U all equipped with 16MB L2 cache and RDNA 3 graphics, supporting 5600 MT/s DDR5 memory, and offered with a 10-year extended longevity commitment. They differ in terms of TDP, CPU clocks, L2 cache size, and number of graphics working groups.

Model Embedded OPNTDPCores/ThreadsCPU Base Freq (GHz)CPU Boost Freq. (GHz)L2 cache (MB)Graphics WGPs
Ryzen Embedded 8845HS100-000001316E45W (35 to 54W)8/163.85.186
Ryzen Embedded 8645HS100-000001315E45W (35 to 54W)6/124.35.064
Ryzen Embedded 8840U100-000001317E28W (15 to 30W)8/163.35.186
Ryzen Embedded 8640U100-000001318E28W (15 to 30W)6/123.54.964

AMD says the new Ryzen Embedded 8000 processors are supported by open, royalty-free software libraries and inferencing models, as well as a software development kit (SDK) currently available for Windows only. Supported AI frameworks include PyTorch and TensorFlow with pre-trained models available on HuggingFace.

The first systems based on the new AMD Ryzen Embedded processor will come from Advantech, ASRock, and iBASE. Additional information and developer resources can be found on the product page.

Thanks to Anonymous for the tip.

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Sander
Sander
8 months ago

AMD now also with a built-in NPU? Is this the first CPU with that? Or did I miss earlier announcements on other AMD CPU’s?

Jeroen
8 months ago

Its not new, i just bought a Ryzen 7 8700G and it also has a NPU.
These new embedded versions seem quite similar.

Anonymous
Anonymous
8 months ago

“Phoenix” APUs had a 10 TOPS NPU (XDNA 1.0) when they launched in early 2023. AMD paper launched “Hawk Point” APUs at the end of 2023, available for a couple of months now. They are a minor refresh of Phoenix, with the most notable change being increased NPU performance to 16 TOPS simply from increasing clock speeds, as it’s still the same XDNA 1.0 silicon. AMD desktop APUs based on Hawk Point were launched on January 31, 2024. The 8700G and 8600G include the 16 TOPS NPU, while the 8500G and 8300G (OEM-only, coming to retail later) are based on… Read more »

Sander
Sander
8 months ago

About the “16 TOPS NPU”:

“For the <Intel> Ultra 7 165H chip, you get roughly up to 34 TOPS with 11 TOPS for the NPU, 18 TOPS for the GPU and the rest for the CPU. ”

So this AMD is peforming better?

Anonymous
Anonymous
8 months ago

I’m not sure that Intel has put out an official TOPS number for Meteor Lake. It’s around 10 TOPS. Yes, AMD is performing better with Hawk Point at 16 TOPS. I see these initial x86 NPUs as getting the foot in the door so developers can start working with them. 16 vs. 10 TOPS doesn’t really matter. What does matter is the next generation. Both AMD (Strix Point) and Qualcomm (Snapdragon X Elite) will include a ~45 TOPS NPU, meeting a Windows “requirement” of 40 TOPS for running Copilot locally, without needing to use the iGPU/CPU. Intel is expected to… Read more »

Sander
Sander
8 months ago

Cool. Thanks for the explanation

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