AMD's next-gen mobile CPU lineup will reportedly add more cores to the higher-end SKUs but won't focus much on the iGPU performance.
AMD Zen 6-Based Medusa Point SKUs Rumored Configuration Includes 10 Cores for Ryzen 5 and 7 APUs and up to 22 Cores for Ryzen 9 Series
The Zen 6 CPUs are supposedly one of the first ones to bring CDD that can boast significantly more cores than previous generations. Up until now, the Zen 1- Zen 5 could only bring up to 8 cores on a single CCD, but the Zen 6 chiplets can increase the count to 12. We have already talked about this in previous posts, and one of the prominent leakers has indicated the same.
One of the main differences between the Zen 5-based Strix Point and the upcoming Zen 6-based Medusa Point will be the die size. The Medusa Point APUs will be slightly bigger, as we previously reported, which is why the Medusa Point will utilize the FP10 package. Since it is going to be a monolithic die, it can achieve 4+8 cores configuration and the rest of the components will be deployed on a separate silicon die.
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R5/R7=4C+4D+2LP+8CU RDNA 3.5+
R9=12C CCD+4C+4D+2LP+8CU RDNA 3.5+APU=IOD👀
— HXL (@9550pro) May 16, 2025
As reported by @harukaze5719, the Medusa Point chips will bring a core configuration of 4C (Classic) + 4D (Dense) + 2LP (Low Power) to the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 5 series, accompanied by 8 Compute Units for the iGPU based on the RDNA 3.5+ architecture. However, AMD may take a slightly different approach to the Ryzen 9 series APUs and will reportedly add a dedicated 12-core CCD on top of the 10-core configuration.
This will allow the Ryzen 9 APUs to reach up to a staggering 22-core configuration, which is not only much higher than the Strix Point but also exceeds the maximum core count present on the Strix Halo chips. Nonetheless, the integrated graphics will be retained with only 8 Compute Units, which is surprising because Strix Point brings 16 CU. This makes the Medusa Point noticeably slower than the Strix Point in graphical workloads, but it doesn't necessarily mean the performance will be reduced by half, especially when the chips are getting slightly upgraded RDNA 3.5 cores.
As pointed out by @9550pro, the Radeon 860M, which brings 8 CU, is around 23% slower than the Radeon 890M according to Notebookcheck, which boasts 12 CU. This is still a noticeable downgrade, but Medusa Point is likely to target the premium performance segment as the Strix Halo successor will be heavily focused on achieving better graphical prowess.
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