AMD Ryzen 8000G desktop APUs feature "Zen 4" CPU cores paired with a powerful iGPU based on the RDNA 3 architecture. These processors are the first to include an NPU with 16 TOPS of performance. The Socket AM5 processors, utilizing the "Hawk Point" silicon, have seen a decrease in prices recently. Last month, the Ryzen 7 8700G was priced at $299, down from its launch price of $329. The Ryzen 5 8600G, a 6-core processor, dropped to $199 from its original price of $229.
Current prices listed on B&H Photo show the Ryzen 7 8700G now priced at $269, a $60 reduction from its launch price. The Ryzen 5 8600G has seen its biggest price cut yet, now available for $152, a $77 decrease or 33% off its launch price. At $152, the 8600G offers a powerful 6-core/12-thread CPU based on the "Zen 4" architecture, a 16 TOPS NPU, and a Radeon 760M iGPU with 8 compute units (512 stream processors). The Ryzen 5 8500G, based on the "Phoenix 2" silicon, featuring a combination of 2 "Zen 4" and 4 "Zen 4c" cores, is now priced at $139, a $40 reduction from its original price.
