AMD at this time introduced quite a lot of new CPU fashions throughout its CES 2025 presentation. The corporate additionally gave a short glimpse of its upcoming desktop graphics in addition to the following technology of FSR picture upscaling.
Beginning with the CPUs, AMD introduced two new Ryzen 9000 sequence desktop processors. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D are variants of the 9950X and the 9900X however with the corporate’s 3D V-cache expertise that gives greater gaming efficiency by means of a considerably bigger cache measurement.
In comparison with the earlier technology 7950X3D, AMD claims the 9950X3D gives on common 8% quicker efficiency in video games whereas being 20% quicker than Intel’s newest Core Extremely 9 285K. The efficiency shall be similar to the 9800X3D so in the event you don’t require the extra cores of the 9950X3D for productiveness duties then you’re higher off simply getting the 9800X3D for gaming.
Subsequent, AMD additionally introduced updates for its Ryzen Z sequence of chips, that are present in handheld gaming PCs such because the ASUS ROG Ally or the Lenovo Legion Go. The brand new technology is led by the Ryzen Z2 Excessive on the high, which is predicated on the identical ‘Strix Level’ structure as AMD’s latest pocket book chips. The Z2 Excessive can have 8 cores, which ought to function a mix of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, together with an up to date RDNA 3.5 GPU with 16 graphics cores.
Take a step right down to the Ryzen Z2 and you’re again in acquainted territory as you’re getting what appears to be only a rebranded Ryzen Z1 Excessive. This implies there’s 8 Zen 4 cores with 12 RDNA 3 graphics cores. Lastly, there’s a brand new mannequin within the sequence referred to as Ryzen Z2 Go, which options a good older Zen 3+ CPU with solely 4 cores together with an RDNA 2 GPU with 12 graphics cores. It’s reasonably irritating that there’s such a substantial distinction below the hood of those three chips which can be in any other case below the identical branding however that’s nothing new for AMD’s cell chip division.
Talking of cell chips, AMD additionally introduced three new Ryzen 9000HX Collection processors for high-performance gaming notebooks. This consists of the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, which is the one one within the sequence to have 3D V-cache. There’s additionally the 9955HX with out the V-cache however the identical 16-cores and eventually the 9850HX with 12 cores.
The corporate additionally introduced an infinite array of Ryzen AI Max, Ryzen AI Max PRO, Ryzen AI 300, Ryzen AI 300 PRO, and two new Ryzen 200, and Ryzen 200 PRO sequence chips, all of that are too quite a few to explain right here.
Ryzen cell chips
AMD additionally briefly revealed its upcoming RDNA 4 based mostly Radeon 9000 sequence graphics playing cards. The corporate teased the Radeon 9070XT and the Radeon 9070, which shall be obtainable in Q1 2025 from quite a lot of board companions. These will compete straight in opposition to Nvidia’s RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti, which must be introduced later at this time throughout Nvidia’s CES keynote.
Radeon 9000 sequence
On a ultimate observe, AMD additionally revealed that the following technology FSR4 expertise shall be powered by machine studying, very like DLSS and XeSS, and that it’s developed particularly for the corporate’s RDNA 4 based mostly graphics processors. Not far more info is offered at current.
