

Amd zen 3 refresh upgrade#
This same para also states the following, " upgrade to the ‘Ryzen 7000 series successor", which is typically not a word to be used for series refresh like Zen4+, hence it could be the ZEN 5 platform. Why would a refresh be called as next-gen ? I mean it can, but next-gen most likely refers to a new series successor. First of all, it says ‘next-generation’, which implies this could be the Zen5 architecture, IMO, and not a refresh like Zen 4+. There is a possibility the next-generation chips that Gigabyte's referring to could be the rumored Zen 4 refresh (Zen 4+), though.Īccording to Gigabyte's wording that may not be the case. Nevertheless, the general expectation is that Zen 5 could deliver substantially higher performance and efficiency than Zen 4. Furthermore, AMD has previously referred to Zen 5 as a "new grounds-up microarchitecture," implying Zen 5 won't just be a simple upgrade over Zen 4. But 3nm variants will likely arrive at a later date. A very early leak claims that Zen 5 will use the latter. AMD only confirmed that Granite Ridge uses an "advanced node," which limits the possibilities to TSMC's 3nm or 4nm process nodes. There is little information available about Zen 5.

Ryzen 1000 and Ryzen 2000 were Summit Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge, respectively. Likewise, AMD alludes to Zen 5 as Granite Ridge, seemingly returning to the days of using places. For example, Ryzen 7000 was Raphael, Ryzen 5000 was Vermeer, and the earlier Ryzen 3000 was Matisse. AMD has grown fond of using the names of famous painters as codenames for the chipmaker's previous generations of desktop Ryzen processors. Zen 5 lacks a commercial name, but assuming that AMD follows the naming sequence, the upcoming chips should debut as Ryzen 8000. In addition, the next generation of AMD Ryzen desktop processors that will come out later this year will also be supported on this AM5 platform, so customers who purchase these servers today have the opportunity to upgrade to the Ryzen 7000 series successor," wrote Gigabyte in its press release. "Even though these new products are entry-level servers, CPU support does not end here and the AM5 platform is supported until at least 2025. There is a possibility the next-generation chips that Gigabyte's referring to could be the rumored Zen 4 refresh (Zen 4+), though. Gigabyte's statement implies that AMD may have accelerated the launch date for Zen 5 so the next-generation processors could hit the retail market before the end of the year. AMD's last desktop processor roadmap has Zen. It's common knowledge that Zen 5 will succeed Zen 4. AMD has given its word to support the AM5 socket until 2025. Like the AM4 socket, the AM5 socket will house several generations of Ryzen processors.
