The upcoming AMD components are projected to incorporate a blend of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, with the ‘Strix Halo’ APU, designed for the AM5 platform, expected to offer up to 16 cores. The ‘Strix Halo’ is positioned as a standalone desktop processor, intended to raise the APU segment’s standards and challenge existing discrete graphics cards by 2024. Meanwhile, the ‘Strix Point’ Ryzen 8000 APUs are likely to succeed the ‘Phoenix’ Ryzen 7000 series, with rumored variants including a 12-core, 24-thread version. AMD also anticipates launching a ‘Strix Halo’ series for laptops, potentially featuring up to sixteen Zen 5 cores, reinforcing speculations about its interest in hybrid architectures. AMD is also reportedly developing Phoenix 2 APUs, combining Zen 4 cores with smaller, power-efficient Zen 4c cores, expected to operate at lower clock speeds. Notably, these new chips are projected to be based on the Zen 5 architecture, incorporating an integrated ‘RDNA 3.5’ GPU and a refined Ryzen AI engine, with production slated for an advanced node, likely TSMC 3nm, in 2024. Rumored TDP values for Ryzen 8000 ‘Strix Point’ APUs range from 15 to 54 watts across different series, hinting at the possible efficiency of the Zen 5 and Zen 5c architecture. Despite uncertainties in precise specifications and release dates, these speculations provide insights into AMD’s future directions and technological innovations.