Radeon 8000 and new CPUs: AMD’s presentation at CES 2025 leaks

CES 2025 in January should be a treat for anyone who loves hardware, and a sample of what’s to come at AMD’s presentation has already leaked online. According to the informant zhangzhonghaoWith the company will announce three updates for Ryzen AI 300 and HX CPUs, new Ryzen Z2 mobile APUs and even Radeon 8000 generation graphics cards.

The information was published on the famous Chiphells forum and shared on X (Formerly Twitter) by well-known user olrak29_. Starting from the notebooks, Strix Halo family of powerful laptop CPUs Finally, it may appear under the name Ryzen AI 300 Max and can bring up to 40 Computing Units and 16 cores with Zen 5 architecture.

The red team still has Krackan Point products to unveil. Ryzen AI 300 versions with lower performance and lower pricesS. Those using Zen 5 core.

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— Everest (@Olrak29_) 29 October 2024

On the other hand, AMD has not yet announced the Fire Range series. These correspond to processors. Ryzen HX series for performance-focused laptopsIt should not have “AI” terminology or these capabilities. It is also expected that X3D versions with more cache will appear.

Laptop Ryzen Z2 and RDNA 4

Still on processors, most likely Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D announcement also occurs. With the new Ryzen 7 9800X3D coming soon in early November, the company’s modus operandi has been to release the rest of the series a few months later.

The APU world must not stand still because Ryzen Z2 series for portable consoles It looks like it’s already knocking on the door. According to recent rumors, AMD will also show off the regular Ryzen Z2, as well as the high-end Z2 Extreme and the Z2G for entry-level devices.

Finally, whatever its name, the long-awaited next-generation Radeon 8000 graphics cards should appear. The question is whether the company will actually introduce new models or just unveil new models. RDNA 4 microarchitecture must equip these products. It is worth remembering that AMD had to abandon premium models for this generation of GPUs and focus only on entry-level and intermediate lines.