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 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
- L1 Instruction Cache – 32 KB, L1 Data Cache = 32 KB (per core)
- 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
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 OPN | TDP | Cores/Threads | CPU Base Freq (GHz) | CPU Boost Freq. (GHz) | L2 cache (MB) | Graphics WGPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen Embedded 8845HS | 100-000001316E | 45W (35 to 54W) | 8/16 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 8 | 6 |
| Ryzen Embedded 8645HS | 100-000001315E | 45W (35 to 54W) | 6/12 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 |
| Ryzen Embedded 8840U | 100-000001317E | 28W (15 to 30W) | 8/16 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 8 | 6 |
| Ryzen Embedded 8640U | 100-000001318E | 28W (15 to 30W) | 6/12 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6 | 4 |
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.
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