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Several years ago, iGPUs on APUs were often underrated and struggled to smoothly run any popular games. However, everything has changed now as AMD plans to equip potent iGPUs with RDNA3 architecture for the Ryzen 9 7940HS processor. The new iGPU will deliver performance nearly on par with the GTX 1650 Ti, coupled with FSR 2.0+. As a result, the demand for low-end discrete GPUs is expected to vanish.
Recent leaks from renowned YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead and articles from Videocardz suggest that the Radeon 780M (the integrated GPU on the Ryzen 9 7940HS) achieves a total score of 289X points. Among them, the graphics score reaches 259X points in the Time Spy benchmark.
In terms of specifications, the AMD Radeon 780M features up to 12 CUs and clock speeds ranging from 2.8GHz, 2.7GHz, to 2.6GHz. According to the aforementioned data, this isn't the first time this score has been revealed. The predicted power consumption of the processor to achieve the aforementioned score is around 25W. With a variant rated at 54W, the achieved score will be considerably higher, nearing that of the GTX 1650 Ti or RTX 2050.
Additionally, WhyCry has also revealed that no processor in the Phoenix lineup will reach GPU clock speeds of up to 3.0GHz. This decision stems from AMD's desire to ensure thermal and power consumption as initially claimed. Moreover, users can also overclock the iGPU on the processor up to 3.0GHz when necessary.
AMD's Ryzen 7040 'Phoenix' processor lineup is set to debut later this quarter with various versions and options. Core features of the RDNA3 architecture remain intact on the integrated Radeon graphics core, including Ray Tracing, FSR, RSR, and support for other technicalities for devices set to hit the shelves in March of this year.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor will be manufactured on TSMC's new 4nm process with Zen4 architecture. AMD's top flagship in the mobile processor lineup will create powerful machines for end users.
