Gigabyte has clarified that the statement they made earlier in a PR about next-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs launching this year was a mistake.
No, AMD Won't Be Launching Its Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPU Successor This Year, Gigabyte Says Their Statement Was A Mistake
A few days ago, Gigabyte posted a press release about their newest 1U servers in which the vendor claimed that AMD will be launching the successor to its Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs later this year. It was the first time that any major brand mentioned AMD's next-gen Ryzen CPUs and while the AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU family is far from complete, it definitely got us excited into thinking that a new line of chips was on the horizon.
However, just a few days after their PR went live, Gigabyte has provided a response to TechRadar where the company confirms that the statement was incorrect and a simple error in the choice of words. Following is Gigabyte's reply on the matter:
In an email, Gigabyte spokespeson Liam Quinn confirmed the wording was a mistake, and that the company “do not know when the Ryzen 7000 successor will be released”, adding it will “make a comment on the press release to clarify but keep our original wording”.
And for those who missed out on the previous article, the following is the original and the latest statement from Gigabyte themselves:
Support for Future Generations of Processors (Original)
Even though these new products are entry-level servers, CPU support does not end here and the AM5 platform is supported until at least 2025. The next generation of AMD Ryzen desktop processors that will come out later this year will also be supported on this AM5 platform, so customers who purchase these servers today have the opportunity to upgrade to the Ryzen 7000 series successor.
Support for Future Generations of Processors (Updated)
Even though these new products are entry-level servers, CPU support does not end here and the AM5 platform is supported until at least 2025. The next generation of AMD Ryzen desktop processors will also be supported on this AM5 platform, so customers who purchase these servers today have the opportunity to upgrade to the Ryzen 7000 series successor.
Gigabyte has removed the mention of the AMD Ryzen Desktop CPU successor coming out later this year to simply that it will be supported by their AM5 platform lineup. After Ryzen 7000, AMD will be launching its first products based on the Zen 5 core architecture codenamed Granite Rapids. These chips will be part of the Ryzen 8000 series and utilize a mix of 4nm and 3nm process nodes.
Based on what we know about Granite Ridge, the AMD Ryzen 8000 Desktop CPU family is expected to feature the Zen 5 core architecture. The Zen 5 cores will utilize the brand new 4nm node and are going to feature some big architectural changes. Some of the key features of Zen 5 CPUs include:
- Enhanced performance and efficiency
- Re-pipelined front end and wide issue
- Integrated AI and Machine Learning optimizations
So as of right now, one shouldn't expect AMD to release a new Ryzen Desktop CPU family until next year. It is possible that the company refreshes its existing Ryzen 7000 CPUs before going into Zen 5 but that's something that only time will tell.
AMD Zen CPU / APU Roadmap:
| Zen Architecture | Zen 7 | Zen 6C | Zen 6 | Zen 5 (C) | Zen 4 (C) | Zen 3+ | Zen 3 | Zen 2 | Zen+ | Zen 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Codename | TBA | Monarch | Morpheus | Nirvana (Zen 5) Prometheus (Zen 5C) | Persphone (Zen 4) Dionysus (Zen 4C) | Warhol | Cerebrus | Valhalla | Zen+ | Zen |
| CCD Codename | TBA | TBA | TBA | Eldora | Durango | TBC | Brekenridge | Aspen Highlands | N/A | N/A |
| Process Node | TBA | 3nm/2nm? | 2nm/3nm | 3nm | 4nm | 6nm | 7nm | 7nm | 12nm | 14nm |
| Server | TBA | EPYC Venice (6th Gen) | EPYC Venice (6th Gen) | EPYC Turin (5th Gen) | EPYC Genoa (4th Gen) EPYC Siena (4th Gen) EPYC Bergamo (4th Gen) | N/A | EPYC Milan (3rd Gen) | EPYC Rome (2nd Gen) | N/A | EPYC Naples (1st Gen) |
| High-End Desktop | TBA | TBA | TBA | Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (Shamida Peak) | Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (Storm Peak) | N/A | Ryzen Threadripper 5000 (Chagal) | Ryzen Threadripper 3000 (Castle Peak) | Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (Coflax) | Ryzen Threadripper 1000 (White Haven) |
| Mainstream Desktop CPUs | TBA | TBA | Ryzen **** (Olympic Ridge) | Ryzen 9000 (Granite Ridge) | Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) | Ryzen 6000 (Warhol / Cancelled) | Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) | Ryzen 3000 (Matisse) | Ryzen 2000 (Pinnacle Ridge) | Ryzen 1000 (Summit Ridge) |
| Enthusiast Mobile CPUs | TBA | TBA | Ryzen **** (Gator Range) | Ryzen 9000HX (Fire Range) | Ryzen 7000HX (Dragon Range) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mainstream Desktop . Notebook APU | Ryzen AI 500 (Sound Wave)? | Ryzen AI 500 (TBA) | Ryzen AI 400 (Medusa Point / BB) | Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) Ryzen *** (Krackan Point) | Ryzen 7000 (Phoenix) | Ryzen 6000 (Rembrandt) | Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne) Ryzen 6000 (Barcelo) | Ryzen 4000 (Renoir) Ryzen 5000 (Lucienne) | Ryzen 3000 (Picasso) | Ryzen 2000 (Raven Ridge) |
| Low-Power Mobile | TBA | TBA | TBA | Ryzen *** (Escher) | Ryzen 7000 (Mendocino) | TBA | TBA | Ryzen 5000 (Van Gogh) Ryzen 6000 (Dragon Crest) | N/A | N/A |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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