AMD officially announces Ryzen 9 9000X3D Series desktop processors with 3D V-Cache
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D SKUs
At the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas, AMD officially announced the new Ryzen 9000X3D SKUs with 3D V-Cache, the 16-core/32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 9900X3D.
AMD announces new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds
And no, it is not coming to Steam Deck 2
On the heels of the CES 2025 show, AMD has announced the new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds, including the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2, and the Ryzen Z2 Go. All are based on 4nm Strix Point and should bring significant improvements over the current Ryzen Z1 series SoC, especially on the GPU front, despite sticking to the RDNA 3.5 architecture.
ASUS details TUF and PRIME series Radeon RX 9700 graphics cards
Confirms 16GB of VRAM for both RX 9700 XT and non-XT
ASUS has detailed the upcoming Radeon RX 9700 series graphics cards, including TUF and PRIME series versions, that will launch as soon as AMD gives the green light, confirming the RDNA 4 architecture and 16GB of VRAM for both the Radeon RX 9700 XT and the Radeon RX 9700.
New AMD GPUs a no show at CES
Everyone surprised
Observers at AMD’s CES 2025 keynote were surprised that Team Red had nothing to say about its coming RX 9000 series.
AMD rumoured to develop Fire Range Successor
X3D Technology
AMD is allegedly working on a successor to its Dragon Range (Ryzen 7045HX) processor lineup, codenamed Fire Range.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 sticking to 8-pin power connectors
Launch end of January
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will not have a 12V-2×6 connector and will stick to the older 8-pin connectors.
Minisforum V3 SE tablet now available in the US as well
With less powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
Minisforum has made its more affordable V3 SE tablet available in the US as well. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7735U, this one is now available for purchase, starting at $799.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT could launch in late January
Alongside Ryzen 9000X3D
According to the latest rumor, AMD could hold a special event to unveil its new FSR 4 technology in late January, alongside the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT. The same leaker suggests that the Ryzen 9 9000X3D CPU could launch at the same time.
AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs adopt RX 9000 Series naming convention
Rebrand
AMD is tipped to rebrand its Radeon GPU lineup with the introduction of the RDNA 4 architecture, adopting a new naming scheme in the RX 9000 series.
AMD declares victory in energy efficiency race
Close to 30 times increase
Chipmaker AMD has proudly announced that it has almost achieved its lofty goal of a 30-times increase in energy efficiency for its EPYC processors and Instinct accelerators—a full year ahead of its self-imposed 2025 deadline.