Amd dalí would be a new apu based on the raven ridge architecture

Anglo-Saxon site Phoronix , focused on Linux, has discovered a new patch on the Linux AMDGPU driver that apparently confirms that, in addition to Renoir, AMD is working on another APU (accelerated processing unit) called AMD Dalí.

AMD Dalí appears in a Linux patch

Leaked roadmaps have suggested that AMD is preparing two separate APU lineups for 2020. Renoir is said to be targeting both the mobile and desktop market, and Dalí is rumored to be a low-cost APU designed for mobile devices only.

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The newly discovered Linux patch adds the ASIC ID and implements a voltage limit for Dalí. What's more interesting, though, is the description that Dalí is based on Raven Ridge, which casts doubt on whether Dalí will have cores based on AMD's Zen 2 microarchitecture.

Codename	CPU	GPU	Video Decoder / Encoder	Manufacturing	Node	Launching
* Renoir	Zen 2	Vega	VCN 2.0	TSMC	7nm	2020
* Dali	?	?	?	?	?	2020
Picasso	Zen +	Vega	VCN 1.0	GlobalFoundries	12nm	2019
Raven ridge	Zen	Vega	VCN 1.0	GlobalFoundries	14nm	2017

If we recall, Picasso, who debuted this year with the new second-generation Ryzen 3000 APUs, still uses a 12nm process node. Unfortunately, AMD APUs are the only products that have not gone through the new 7nm manufacturing process. However, Renoir is expected to do so, and Dalí, who is his partner, could follow suit.

So far, we are pretty convinced that Renoir will likely employ the Zen 2 and Vega graphics microarchitectures. Being a low-end part, AMD could get away with using a different processor microarchitecture for Dalí. We wouldn't be surprised if AMD chose a combination of Zen + cores and Vega graphics, but that remains to be seen and we can't know exactly now. We will keep you informed.

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