AMD Zen 5 CPU Families Detailed: Granite Ridge Desktop, Fire Range & Strix Halo High-End Laptop, Strix & Krackan For Mainstream

AMD is working on a full stack of Zen 5 "Ryzen" CPU families including Granite Ridge, Fire Range, Strix Halo, Strix & Krackan. These families will target various desktop and mobile platforms with chiplet and monolithic offerings.

AMD Zen 5 CPU Lineup To Include Several Ryzen Families For Desktops & Laptops: Granite Ridge, Fire Range, Strix Halo, Strix & Krackan Detailed

It won't be the first time that we have talked about AMD's Zen 5 CPU families featured in the Ryzen segment. We know that the initial round of chips will include a total of five product lineups starting with the highest-end segment which is desktop. A few hours ago, we covered that AMD's Zen 5 core architecture is rumored to feature an IPC improvement of around 10%.

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AMD Ryzen Granite Ridge For Enthusiast Desktops & Fire Range For Enthusiast Laptops

The AMD Granite Ridge and Fire Range CPUs will be very similar to each other. The former is aimed at desktops while the latter is aimed at mobile platforms. Both feature the same Zen 5 dies but in a slightly varied manner since the mobile chips are tuned with conservative power limits in mind. The two Zen 5 families will feature an MCM package with up to two Zen 5 CCDs based on the N4 node & a single Raphael IOD based on the N6 node.

In terms of configuration, both AMD Granite Ridge & Fire Range "Ryzen" CPUs will feature up to 16 Zen 5 cores and 32 threads. Each CCD will retain the 32 MB L3 cache which will be shared with each core and there's also a mention of up to 128 MB of L3 cache (X3D) variants which means we aren't getting dual CCD configurations just yet despite the company having several prototypes of those hidden in the labs.

Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU Family Highlights:

• Up To Two Zen 5 CCDs (N4)
• Raphael IOD (N6)
• Up To 16 Zen 5 Cores
• Up To 32 Threads
• Up To 128 MB L3 Cache (Single 3D V-Cache Stack)
• 2x RDNA Compute Units
• 28 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes
• AM5 Motherboard