AMD reveals new naming scheme for its 2023 processors
by Monica Chin from The Verge - All Posts on (#63C1X)
Image: AMD With the Ryzen 7000 series already on the horizon, AMD has released the naming scheme that it will use for the chips it releases next year (and in the years to follow, presumably). The system will apply to chips across AMD's portfolio, from Athlons all the way up to Ryzen 9.
The new names will be fairly similar to the current names. They will continue to consist of four digits and a letter-constructed suffix, with numbers indicating processor generation and suffixes indicating power. But new numbers will make it easier to understand how powerful a given chip is directly from its name.
Here's what each digit will mean:
- The first number refers to the portfolio year, with 2023 beginning as 7. (The first Ryzen processors...