AMD Hints That Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 “Dual 3D V-Cache” CPU Might Still Be On The Table, Says To “Stay Tuned”

AMD's Dual 3D V-Cache "Ryzen 9 9950X3D2" CPU might still be on the horizon, as the company told CES attendees to stay tuned.

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual 3D V-Cache CPU Missed A CES Announcement, but Still On The Launch Plan

At CES 2026, AMD presented its latest 3D V-Cache refresh featuring the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The CPU offers boosted clock speeds, offering a 7% improvement on average versus the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The chip is all set for launch this quarter, but enthusiasts were also anticipating the announcement of the first dual X3D CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2.

However, throughout the CES keynote, AMD didn't announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Now, users might think that means AMD won't launch a dual 3D V-Cache chip anytime soon, not that they need to, since they already offer the fastest gaming performance on the market, but attendees at CES got a surprising hint from AMD that they should stay tuned (via Computerbase).

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Even on its press site for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, AMD had uploaded images of a chip with dual CCDs. Now that just might've been someone using older images from 9950X and 9950X3D launches, but yeah, it might be possible that AMD had plans for a 9950X3D2 announcement but changed that.

So it looks like the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 might still be coming to enthusiasts. But that's not all the evidence there is to support this claim. Gigabyte, during its CES 2026 event, also teased the next-gen "Ryzen 9000X3D" refresh CPUs with "More Cores, Higher Clocks, Greater Potential".

We know that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D retains the same core count, and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D already launched last year, so it's clear that Gigabyte, too, was referring to a greater 3D V-Cache product like the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2.

What We Know About The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 "Dual 3D V-Cache" CPU So Far

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will become a third 16-core and 32-thread variant, and should be positioned as the flagship Zen 5 "Ryzen 9000" chip. This chip is said to operate at 200W TDP and will feature 192 MB of cache. The chip will retain the same base clock of 4.30 GHz, but the boost clock will be toned down to 5.6 GHz, a 100 MHz decrease versus the 9950X3D & the 9950X.

• Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
• 16 Zen 5 Cores
• 192 MB of Cache (Dual X3D CCDs)
• Up To 5.6 GHz Clocks
• Up To 200W TDP

For comparison, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D offers 16 cores, 32 threads, with a boost clock of up to 5.7 GHz at 170W and packs a total of 128 MB of L3 cache. This is achieved using one X3D-boosted CCD with 64 MB 3D V-Cache and 32 MB on-CCD cache, while the second CCD comes with the standard on-CCD 32 MB cache. But the newer 16-core variant is said to pack an additional 64 MB on the second die too, reaching up to 192 MB of cache, the highest ever on a mainstream desktop CPU.

If I were to make a personal guess, I would say that AMD might introduce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual 3D V-Cache CPU the same day they launch the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The 9800X3D also launched first, and was followed by the higher-core-count parts months later. So AMD's strategy might be similar, so like AMD said, stay tuned for more information.

AMD Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPUs Specs:

CPU Name	Architecture	Cores / Threads	Base / Boost Clock	Cache	Graphics (Integrated)	Memory Support	TDP	Price (MSRP)
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Zen 5	16/32	4.3 / 5.6 GHz	192 MB L3 + 16 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	200W	$899
Ryzen 9 9950X3D	Zen 5	16/32	4.3 / 5.7 GHz	128 MB L3 + 16 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	170W	$699
Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D	Zen 5	16/32	4.3 / 5.5 GHz	128 MB L3 + 16 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	170W	TBD
Ryzen 9 9950X	Zen 5	16/32	4.3 / 5.7 GHz	64 MB L3 + 16 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	170W	$599
Ryzen 9 9900X3D	Zen 5	12/24	4.4 / 5.5 GHz	128 MB L3 + 12 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	120W	$599
Ryzen 9 9900X	Zen 5	12/24	4.4 / 5.6 GHz	64 MB L3 + 12 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	120W	$469
Ryzen 9 PRO 9945	Zen 5	12/24	3.4 / TBD GHz	64 MB L3 + 12 MB L2	2x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W	TBD
Ryzen 7 9850X3D	Zen 5	8/16	4.7 / 5.6 GHz	96 MB L3 + 8 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	120W	$499
Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Zen 5	8/16	4.7 / 5.2 GHz	96 MB L3 + 8 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	120W	$479
Ryzen 7 9700X	Zen 5	8/16	3.8 / 5.5 GHz	32 MB L3 + 8 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W/105W	$299
Ryzen 7 9700F	Zen 5	8/16	3.8 / 5.5 GHz	32 MB L3 + 8 MB L2	N/A	DDR5-5600	65W	$249
Ryzen 7 PRO 9745	Zen 5	8/16	3.8 / TBD GHz	32 MB L3 + 8 MB L2	2x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W	TBD
Ryzen 5 9600X3D	Zen 5	6/12	TBD	96 MB L3 + 6 MB L2	2x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W	TBD
Ryzen 5 9600X	Zen 5	6/12	3.9 / 5.4 GHz	32 MB L3 + 6 MB L2	2 x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W/105W	$199
Ryzen 5 PRO 9645	Zen 5	6/12	3.9 / TBD GHz	32 MB L3 + 6 MB L2	2x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W	TBD
Ryzen 5 9600	Zen 5	6/12	3.8 / 5.2 GHz	32 MB L3 + 6 MB L2	2x RDNA 2 CUs	DDR5-5600	65W	$189

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