The code in the AMD driver patch hints that the Phoenix and Dragon Range series APUs will be equipped with a new RDNA 3 GPU. The two new processors are expected to be unveiled at CES 2023.
Source @Kepler broke the news that AMD is developing a small APU called “Phoenix 2”. Its GFX ID is 1104, a “miniature version” of Phoenix.
The whistleblower @MLID has also mentioned a “Little Phoenix” product with similar specifications before, but this is an “ultra-low power consumption and compact” chip for the Steam Deck handheld. This is possible with the same series of products.
Simply put, the AMD Phoenix series of APUs is the Ryzen 7040 series, which focuses on mid-range notebooks, based on the latest Zen 4 architecture, with power consumption between 35 and 45W; and the higher power consumption Dragon Range series (Ryzen 7045 series) It is suitable for gaming notebooks and enthusiast-level high-end notebook computers.
Judging from AMD’s recently uploaded Linux patches, the new generation of APU series will support GFX1103, and the AMD Dragon Range APU will also support DDR5 memory.
It is speculated that the new Phoenix APU series will feature GPUs based on the RDNA 3 architecture. Coelacanth’s Dream says that the current GC 11.0.4 (Dragon Range) took a similar path to GC 11.0.1 (Phoenix), which shares the same GFX1103 GPU.
