AMD Expected to Release Ryzen 9000G APUs in Q4 2025; Is Strix Point Coming to Desktop?

Recent speculation suggests that AMD may be gearing up to unveil the Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000G APU series this year, potentially dubbed “Strix Point”in line with the company’s typical naming conventions.

Anticipated Release of Strix Point “Ryzen 9000G”APUs Featuring Zen 5 Architecture

While AMD has not officially confirmed the release of its Zen 5-based APU lineup for the AM5 socket, the market remains abuzz with rumors. Following the successful launch of the Ryzen 8000G “Phoenix”APUs for mobile devices, anticipation is high for the desktop variants, especially since it has been a substantial interval since AMD debuted the Ryzen 9000 series CPUs and Strix Point APUs.

It has become a routine for AMD to introduce their APU series later in their product cycle; however, the company has consistently delivered to the desktop market. Echoing its past releases, AMD is rumored to prepare the Ryzen 9000G series, which adds to their existing lineup of Ryzen 2000G, 3000G, 5000G, and 8000G series. Though the exact naming remains unverified, reliable leaker @9550pro suggests that AMD intends to roll out this new APU family for the AM5 platform.

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— HXL (@9550pro) March 29, 2025

The expected launch timeframe for this series appears to be during the fourth quarter of 2025, though formal announcements from AMD are yet to come. Notably, AMD previously bypassed a direct naming of the Ryzen 7000G series, instead opting for the 8000G moniker. This could potentially suggest a similar nomenclature for upcoming releases.

Q4 2025?🤔

— HXL (@9550pro) March 29, 2025

The Ryzen 9000G “Strix”family is expected to mirror the laptop Strix Point series launched in late 2024. Comparative analyses of the Ryzen 8000 “Phoenix Point”mobile APUs against their desktop counterparts hint at the possibility of a 12-core Ryzen 9000G processor entering the market.

Historically, the highest core count for an APU stood at 8 cores and 16 threads. Given that the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 already supports a configuration with 12 cores and 24 threads, it is plausible that the flagship Ryzen 9000G APU may exhibit similar specifications.

Additionally, there may be alterations in core clock speeds, particularly between mobile and desktop models. That said, the integrated GPU (iGPU) is anticipated to remain consistent across variants, likely featuring either the Radeon 880M or the Radeon 890M. Notably, the Radeon 890M boasts 16 RDNA 3.5 cores with clock speeds reaching 2.9 GHz; speculation suggests that the desktop model could even push this clock speed up to 3.0 GHz.

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