AMD is now actively working on Linux drivers for its next-gen RDNA 3.5 GPUs that will be featured within Ryzen 8000 CPUs & APUs in the coming year.
AMD Preps Latest GPU Drivers For RDNA 3.5 GPUs, Will Be Incorporated Within Ryzen 8000 CPUs & APUs
The folks over at the red team are already working on the first enablement patches for the RDNA 4 GPUs while simultaneously working on drivers for the next-gen RDNA 3.5 GPUs. The RDNA 3.5 GPU family has already been confirmed by AMD when they announced the Ryzen 8000 "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPU for 2024.
Based on the report from Phoronix who discovered the first patches for the RDNA 3.5 GPU drivers, it is revealed that the GPU will be based on the "GFX 11.5" IP which builds on the RDNA 3 "GFX 11" IP. The patch itself is 45.6k lines worth of code but most of them remain the same as the older lines for GFX 11.
The RDNA 3.5 GPUs will be incorporated within two confirmed product lines which are the Ryzen 8000 APU family codenamed Strix Point and the aforementioned Ryzen 8000 CPU family. Now it is likely that a possible RDNA 3 refresh may utilize the RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture, fine-tuning the existing architecture for better performance but that's speculation territory. The GFX1150 and the GFX1151 SKUs have already been revealed for the Ryzen 8000 APU family and you can read more on those here.
| Graphics Architecture | GPU Codename | Alternative Name | Architecture | Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFX900 | VEGA 10 | GCN 5.0 | RX VEGA / Radeon Pro | |
| GFX902 | RAVEN | Raven Ridge / Picasso | GCN 5.0 | Ryzen 2000/3000(G/GE) |
| GFX904 | VEGA 12 | GCN 5.0 | Vega Pro 20 (MAC) | |
| GFX906 | VEGA 20 | GCN 5.0 | Radeon VII / Radeon Pro VII | |
| GFX908 | ARCTURUS | CDNA 1 | Instinct MI100 | |
| GFX90A | Aldebaran | CDNA 2 | Instinct MI200 | |
| GFX909 | RAVEN2 | GCN 5.0 | TBC | |
| GFX909 | RENOIR | GCN 5.0 | Ryzen 4000(H/U/G) | |
| GFX1010 | NAVI 10 | RDNA 1 | RX 5700/5600(M/XT) | |
| GFX1011 | NAVI 12 | RDNA 1 | PRO 5600M (MAC) | |
| GFX1012 | NAVI 14 | RDNA 1 | RX 5500 (M/XT) | |
| GFX1030 | NAVI 21 | Big Navi / Sienna Cichlid | RDNA 2 | RX 6900/6800 Series |
| GFX1031 | NAVI 22 | Navy Flounder | RDNA 2 | RX 6700 Series |
| GFX1032 | NAVI 23 | Dimgrey Cavefish | RDNA 2 | RX 6600 Series |
| GFX1033 | NAVI 24 | Beige Goby | RDNA 2 | RX 6500/6400 Series |
| GFX1033 | Van Gogh | Aerith | RDNA 2 | Steam Deck |
| GFX1036 | Navi 2X | Raphael | RDNA 2 | Ryzen 7000 |
| GFX1040 | VAN GOGH LITE / Mendocino | Green Sardine | RDNA 2 | Ryzen 7000 |
| GFX1100 | Navi 31 | Plum Bonito | RDNA 3 | Radeon RX 7900 |
| GFX1101 | Navi 32 | Wheat Nas | RDNA 3 | Radeon RX 7800? |
| GFX1102 | Navi 33 | Hotpink Bonefish | RDNA 3 | Radeon RX 7600 |
| GFX1103 | Navi 3X | Phoenix Point | RDNA 3 | Ryzen 7000 APU |
| GFX1150 | Navi 3.5 | Strix Point | RDNA 3.5 | Ryzen 8000 APU |
The AMD Ryzen 8000 CPU and APU family is expected to launch sometime in 2024. The Ryzen 8000 APUs will be featuring the higher-end integrated SKUs with multiple RDNA 3.5 compute units while the desktop CPUs will be limited to just 2-4 CUs like the existing generation. We are bound to get a few bits and pieces of these next-gen families around CES 2024.
