An AMD Kraken Point processor has been spotted on Geekbench’s database, featuring a six-core design alongside a small iGPU. A nice chip for affordable low-performance devices.
According to a Geekbench AI test, AMD may be working on a mid/low-end Ryzen CPU based on the Kraken Point design. Presumed to be the Ryzen AI 5 340, this processor packs three Zen 5 plus three Zen 5c cores, in addition to a Radeon 840M iGPU housing four RDNA 3.5 compute units. It also boasts an XDNA 2 NPU rated for 50 TOPS, thus making it eligible for Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI.
The chip was listed as running at 2GHz base frequency, coupled to 8GB of memory. That said, since this unit is still in development, we wouldn’t take these figures as facts.
Regarding performance, while the Geekbench test doesn’t give us any information aside from AI capabilities, since AMD continues enabling SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading) with its chips, the CPU performance should be just fine thanks to its 12 active threads. Moreover, AMD’s efficient Zen 5c cores are not like Intel’s E-cores, as they keep all the features found on regular Zen 5 cores. In other words, Ryzen AI 5 340 should deliver performance slightly lower than a regular six-core Zen 5 mobile CPU.
That said, the iGPU portion leaves a bit to be desired with its four RDNA 3.5 compute units. Though sufficient for web browsing, office work, and even some light gaming, it will fall short if used on dedicated gaming machines, such as handhelds. But hey, it could power a nice retro emulator or media machine without needing advanced cooling.
With that in mind, the Kraken Point series is also expected to include a faster Ryzen AI 7 350 packing four Zen 5 cores plus four Zen 5c alongside eight RDNA 3.5 compute units. A noticeable step up both for CPU and GPU power. While we don’t yet have any information regarding power budgets, these CPUs could target a 15W to 35W range.
We may get more information about this processor during CES 2025 as AMD is rumoured to present a heap of products, including Kraken Point-based CPUs.
