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Get ready for next-gen CPUs and graphics cards from AMD.
The chip vendor will hold an event on October 8 dedicated to AMD’s upcoming Zen 3 architecture, which is slated to power the new Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs.
Then on October 28, the company will talk about RDNA 2, the architecture behind AMD’s highly anticipated RX 6000 series graphics cards.
(Credit: AMD)
AMD dropped the news Wednesday in several company tweets. “It will be an exciting fall for gamers,” wrote company CEO Lisa Su.
To increase excitement, AMD says the Zen 3 architecture will take “PC gaming and content creation leadership to new heights,” a possible dig at Intel, which has struggled to compete with AMD’s Ryzen processors. The Zen 3 architecture is ready to go built using TSMC’s improved 7 nanometer manufacturing process.
On the GPU side, AMD claims that RDNA 2 will offer a “breakthrough in gaming architecture.” The technology is ready to compete with Nvidia’s recently announced GeForce RTX 3000 series of graphics cards, which promises to offer buyers a massive performance upgrade. The cards will go on sale next week with the $ 699 RTX 3080.
AMD’s RDNA 2 will also boost graphics on both the upcoming Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. So fans of console games have reason to tune in to the October 28 event too.
All the new hardware is poised to give gamers plenty of reasons to upgrade and build new PC gaming units this fall. For AMD, the main question will be the price and performance gains that next-gen silicon will bring. Stay tuned for our coverage.
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