AMD’s whole CES 2025 lineup has reportedly leaked, promising an enormous vary of latest {hardware} – together with its new vary of next-gen RDNA 4 GPUs.
The leak comes from ‘zhangzhonghao’ in a Chinese language discussion board on Chiphell, who suggests AMD might be revealing: laptop computer CPUs, desktop CPUs, desktop GPUs, handheld gaming chips, and extra – phew! AMD’s chief government Dr Lisa Su beforehand confirmed that RDNA 4 GPUs will launch in early 2025 (as revealed to PCWorld), which provides some validity to this new leak. Right here’s all the pieces the leaker claims might be on present at subsequent yr’s CES:
- Ryzen AI Kraken Level (laptop computer APUs)
- Ryzen AI Max 300/Strix Halo (laptop computer APUs)
- Ryzen HX Fireplace Vary/X3D (laptop computer APUs)
- Ryzen Z2/Z2G/Z2 Excessive (handheld APUs)
- RDNA 4 (desktop GPUs)
- Ryzen 9950X3D/9900X3D (desktop CPUs)
Now, if all that doesn’t imply a lot to you, don’t fear: I’ll break down the specifics behind every product household beneath. If correct, this powerhouse lineup may place AMD because the frontrunner at CES 2025, regardless of Nvidia’s inevitable RTX 5000 sequence announcement doubtless overshadowing Workforce Pink’s new GPUs. Whereas AMD would possibly proceed to fall behind Nvidia throughout the desktop GPU market, it doesn’t appear to be all doom and gloom in different {hardware} departments.
Ryzen AI ‘Kraken Level’ – a brand new rival for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite
Among the many new Ryzen APUs launching in 2025 is AMD’s Kraken Level, reportedly in line to seem in new AI laptops. Olrak_29 on X, claims the APU might be profiting from the RDNA 3.5 structure, with 8 compute models.
If it does present up at CES 2025, it is going to be but another excuse for AMD followers to be excited, significantly for the launch of latest laptops. RDNA 2 has confirmed to be successful for gadgets just like the Steam Deck, so the bounce to the brand new structure could possibly be extremely useful for thin-and-light gaming laptops since AMD reportedly goals to supply higher efficiency and energy effectivity.
Ryzen AI Max 300 / ‘Strix Halo’ – extra energy for AI laptops
Alongside AMD’s Kraken Level is the Ryzen AI Max 300 chip household (codenamed Strix Halo). It was already noticed as ‘Ryzen AI Max’ by ‘9550pro’ on X in a current AMD chipset driver replace – this title was already beforehand rumored to exchange the codename Strix Halo.
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Golden Pig Improve, a dependable AMD leaker, claims its strongest APU will characteristic 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 compute models, which may make it among the best gaming APUs from AMD whereas naturally additionally providing aggressive on-device AI efficiency. The leak means that there might be three variants of the Strix Halo; Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (16 cores), Ryzen AI Max 390 (12 cores), and Ryzen AI Max 385 (8 cores).
CES 2025 seems set to the right stage for its reveal, so earlier studies of an early 2025 launch are doubtless true. The AI Max 300 chips received’t be out there for direct buy, however will ship in AI laptops as a extra highly effective various to the present Ryzen AI 300 chips.
Ryzen HX ‘Fireplace Vary’ / ‘Fireplace Vary X3D’ – new CPUs for gaming laptops
AMD’s ‘Dragon Vary’ 7000HX-series laptop computer APU successor, codenamed ‘Fireplace Vary’, is rumored to be a leap from Zen 4 to Zen 5 – Golden Pig Improve returns to assert that the brand new cellular APU will nonetheless make the most of FL1 packaging. This might point out that laptops using Fireplace Vary will hardly require any design adjustments, as they’ll keep on with the identical FL1 mainboard socket the earlier predecessor used.
The Dragon Vary lineup consists of chips just like the highly effective Ryzen 9 7945HX for gaming laptops, and Fireplace Vary might be a direct followup to this – notably, the leak additionally mentions ‘Fireplace Vary X3D’, indicating that we could possibly be getting AMD’s rumored ‘Subsequent-Gen 3D V-Cache’ characteristic to take laptop computer gaming efficiency to new heights.
Ryzen Z2 / Z2G / Z2 Excessive – extra handheld gaming goodness
Gaming handhelds are on the verge of receiving a number of the greatest upgrades but if the Ryzen Z2 Excessive chip spec leak is respectable. Golden Pig Improve as soon as once more posted on Chinese language social media website Bilibili concerning the brand new handheld APUs, stating that the Ryzen Z2 Excessive will characteristic 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores and eight Zen 5 CPU cores – in different phrases, a generational step ahead for each the CPU and built-in GPU, together with a core depend bump for the built-in RDNA graphics (the Z1 excessive solely had 12 RDNA 3 cores).
It’ll additionally reportedly include two different variants – the Z2 (with RDNA 3) and Z2G (with RDNA 2), probably pointing in the direction of better competitors and variety throughout the handheld gaming PC market. As aforementioned, RDNA 3.5 is rumored to be constructed in the direction of better energy effectivity and gaming efficiency – this might be a major increase for Asus’ next-gen ROG Ally and Lenovo’s Legion Go successors.
RDNA 4 – AMD’s next-gen graphics are on the way in which
It’s no secret that AMD is popping its consideration away from high-end graphics playing cards, with affirmation that the main focus will now shift to mid-range and finances playing cards. This isn’t a shock both, since Nvidia is clearly nonetheless dominating the GPU market and is predicted to proceed that pattern with the RTX 5000 sequence.
As for RDNA 4, the main focus will doubtless be on FSR 4 – newly pushed by AI – together with potential enhancements to ray tracing efficiency which has traditionally been a weak point for AMD’s GPUs in comparison with Nvidia’s. It’s necessary to take this with a grain of salt, as there’s nonetheless a lot to be revealed concerning the brand new GPU structure.
Ryzen 9 9950X3D / 9900X3D – the brand new king of gaming CPUs?
With the Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on the verge of its launch amid a barrage of leaks, all eyes might be on the following line of desktop processors that would characteristic at CES 2025. The 8-core processor is reportedly launching with ‘Subsequent-Gen 3D V-Cache’, which can doubtless even be current within the leaked Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D. The 9950X3D has the potential to change into the only greatest CPU for desktop PC avid gamers, although pricing will clearly be the principle problem right here.
TechPowerUp revealed a report from Benchlife.information that claims the 9950X3D may make the most of a complete of 208MB of L3 Cache together with the 9900X3D utilizing 204MB – a monstrous quantity of cache reminiscence which if true, would additional amplify the rumors of Subsequent-Gen 3D V-Cache that began with the incoming 9800X3D. With the brand new CPU’s launch proper across the nook, it offers us confidence that AMD’s Ryzen 9 processors will observe go well with…
