Tesla is ditching Intel processors in its electric vehicles. Tesla Model 3 and Model Y 2022 feature AMD Ryzen APUs

The first Tesla Model 3 and Model Y cars with AMD Ryzen SoC instead of Intel Atom Intel A3950 as part of multimedia systems were noticed in China and Europe a few months ago. Even then, there were rumors that Tesla would abandon the slow Atom SoCs in favor of the much faster AMD Ryzen SoCs. So, in fact, it happened: according to the source, the production of Model 3 and Model Y of the 2022 model of the year started in the United States, in multimedia systems of which AMD Ryzen SoCs are used – with a quad-core CPU and GPU Navi 23. Previous tests showed that the multimedia system on based on the AMD platform is much faster.

Tesla is ditching Intel processors in its electric vehicles.  Tesla Model 3 and Model Y 2022 feature AMD Ryzen APUs
Tesla is ditching Intel processors in its electric vehicles.  Tesla Model 3 and Model Y 2022 feature AMD Ryzen APUs

The second innovation, long-awaited: the replacement of lead-acid batteries used in the 12 V on-board network with lithium-ion ones. Previously, lead-acid batteries were often the cause of various kinds of errors and malfunctions in Tesla cars. One might think that with the transition to lithium-ion batteries, Tesla’s electric car owners will have fewer problems.

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