AMD XDNA
Design firmAMD
IntroducedApril 2023
TypeNeural processing unit microarchitecture

XDNA is the name for AMD's neural processing unit microarchitecture. It is based on IP blocks from Xilinx, a company which was acquired by AMD in 2023.[1]

As of 2024, XDNA has only been implemented in AMD's consumer PC processors, branded as Ryzen AI. It was introduced in the Ryzen 7040 mobile series processors codenamed Phoenix.

Generations

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First

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First-generation XDNA, initially implemented in the Ryzen 7040 series mobile processors, provides up to 10 TOPS of processing performance. The Ryzen 8040 series (codenamed "Hawk Point"), a refresh of the Ryzen 7040 series, features a higher-clocked XDNA NPU providing 16 TOPS of performance.[2]

Second

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XDNA 2 was introduced in the Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 series processors. The NPU provides up to 50 TOPS of processing power,[3][4] and the implementation is labelled by AMD as the third generation of Ryzen AI.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hachman, Mark (May 15, 2023). "Why AMD thinks Ryzen AI will be just as vital as CPUs and GPUs". PCWorld. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Svitlyk, Yuri (March 7, 2024). "What is AMD XDNA? Architecture that launches AI on Ryzen processors". Root Nation. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Alcorn, Paul (July 15, 2024). "AMD deep-dives Zen 5 architecture — Ryzen 9000 and AI 300 benchmarks, RDNA 3.5 GPU, XDNA 2, and more". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Bonshor, Gavin (July 15, 2024). "The AMD Zen 5 Microarchitecture: Powering Ryzen AI 300 Series For Mobile and Ryzen 9000 for Desktop". www.anandtech.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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