AMD Expands Hawk Point Lineup With Numerous New SKUs Under Ryzen 200 And 100 Series
Key Points:
- AMD has quietly introduced 11 new processors to its Ryzen 200 and 100 series, featuring the latest Zen 4 architecture despite the older series naming scheme.
- The Ryzen 200 series now includes seven new Zen 4-based chips with 6 to 8 cores, such as Ryzen 3 205 and Ryzen 7 253, expanding the lineup's core and thread options.
- Four new Ryzen 100 series SKUs have been added under the Hawk Point platform, built on a 4nm process with RDNA 3 integrated graphics, contradicting previous claims that they used Zen 3+ architecture.
- These new processors offer Radeon 700M integrated graphics variants like Radeon 740M, 760M, and 780M, signaling potential adoption in upcoming laptops and mini PCs by OEMs.
- AMD appears to be simplifying its naming conventions in a manner similar to Intel, while continuing to innovate within existing Ryzen product lines.