AMD's upcoming product stack is a complete mystery, but here are a few things we can expect at Computex.
Zen 5-Based Desktop/Mobile Chips, Zen 6-Based Medusa Point, and More; Here's Everything We Know About AMD's New Product Stack
The Computex 2026 event is scheduled for next week in Taipei, Taiwan, and major vendors have already prepared for their presentations. After CES, this event is the most anticipated one throughout the year, as almost every hardware maker presents their new and upcoming product stacks. The three major hardware players are also expected to reveal the latest hardware at the event, including AMD, which we know from various reports is preparing for upcoming chips.
AMD Zen 5 Refreshes for Desktop and Mobile
AMD isn't usually done with its CPU lineups in a year or two. It generally keeps updating the catalog with more SKUs, and this is exactly what we expect at the Computex event. If you have been reading the reports, the company is still releasing Zen 4-based chips, and considering Zen 5 is the latest product stack, we can expect newer CPUs for both mobile and desktop. As far as mobile is concerned, it has already launched its newest Gorgon Halo series, which brings Ryzen AI Max+ 495 as the flagship chip with a higher boost clock than its predecessor.
The company might release more SKUs in the series, and as for the desktop, AMD is likely to introduce a new X3D CPU. It's probably not going to be in the Ryzen 9000 series, but in the Ryzen 7000 lineup, as we recently reported. It's the new Ryzen 7 7700X3D, which is going to boast 4.0 GHz/4.5 GHz of base/boost clocks. Ryzen 7700X3D is going to be the little sibling of Ryzen 7 7800X3D, featuring the same 8-core/16-thread configuration and 96 MB of L3 cache. Only the clocks will be affected, and the rest of the specs are expected to remain unchanged.
AMD Zen 6-Based Medusa Point and Medusa Halo
AMD might tease or introduce its upcoming Zen 6-based CPU stack. The chances are low, but not zero. We expect AMD to introduce Zen 6-based mobile chips before the desktop variants, which are divided into two categories: Medusa Point and Medusa Halo. Medusa Point succeeds Strix Point, but will utilize a bigger FP10 socket, as has been reported previously. Zen 6 overall is expected to bring up to 12 cores in a single CCD, and this is a big leap over existing Ryzen chips, which have been capped to just 8 cores per CCD.
Medusa Point and Medusa Halo, therefore, are expected to bring a much higher core count out of the box, particularly for the flagship variants. Medusa Halo will be a particularly big product, just like Strix/Gorgon Halo, bringing the newer RDNA 5-based iGPU, and will be compatible with LPDDR6 memory, which is going to introduce some significant memory bandwidth boost. According to reports, Medusa Halo is set to feature up to 24 cores and a 48-thread configuration and up to 96 MB of L3 cache.
AMD Ryzen AI MAX Series:
| Family Name | Ryzen AI MAX 500 | Ryzen AI MAX 400 | Ryzen AI MAX 300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codename | Medusa Halo | Gorgon Halo | Strix Halo |
| Process Tech | N2P | N4 | N4 |
| CPU Architecture | Zen 6 | Zen 5 | Zen 5 |
| Max Cores / Threads | 24/48? | 16/32 | 16/32 |
| Max CPU Clocks | TBD | TBD | 5.1 GHz |
| Max L2 Cache | TBD | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Max L3 Cache | 96 MB? | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| GPU Architecture | RDNA 5 | RDNA 3.5 | RDNA 3.5 |
| Max GPU Cores | TBD | 40 CUs | 40 CUs |
| Max GPU Clocks | TBD | TBD | 2.9 GHz |
| Memory Support | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Speed | 14,400 MT/s? | 8533 MT/s | 8000 MT/s |
| Memory Bandwidth | TBD | 273 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| TDP | TBD | TBD | 45-120W |
| Launch | 2027-2028 | 2026-2027 | 2025 |
GPUs and Gaming Handhelds
As far as GPUs are concerned, we don't think AMD will be bringing out any newer discrete GPU solutions, particularly with the upcoming RDNA 5 architecture. It might introduce or release RX 9000 refreshes or expand the lineup even further, but it's unlikely to see a newer RDNA 5, aka RX 10000 series, stack at Computex. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to see what else AMD has in its pocket against Intel, which is bringing the Arc G3 chip stack for the handhelds.
Having remained as the king of SoCs for gaming handhelds, many handheld makers are now adopting Intel's Panther Lake variants for their newer handhelds. AMD, on the other hand, is dependent on the Ryzen Z2 stack, which cannot compete with top chips like Arc G3 Extreme at the moment. On the other hand, Strix Halo-based handhelds are fewer and quite expensive for the masses.
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