AMD announces Zen 6 and Zen 6c for 2025 release, while Intel poised to claim fastest CPU server position in a decade within weeks Intel’s upcoming Granite Rapids-AP line features 128 P-cores
AMD Unveils Future Roadmap at Los Angeles Event
AMD recently outlined its upcoming plans at an event in Los Angeles, detailing three architectures set for a 2024 release: Zen 5, RDNA 3.5, and XDNA 2..
The Zen 5 architecture represents AMD’s next-generation CPU cores, promising a 16% increase in instructions per clock (IPC) and a 33% rise in core count. It includes enhancements across fetch, decode processes, wider dispatch, execution engines, and improved cache bandwidth. AMD plans to introduce both performance-focused Zen 5 and cost-efficient Zen 5c cores, aiming to streamline system management.
On the graphics front, RDNA 3.5 introduces significant upgrades to the Radeon 780M, offering a performance boost of 19-32% over previous generations. According to ServeTheHome, RDNA 3.5 integrates advancements from AMD’s GPU IP license with Samsung for mobile phones, enhancing efficiency in its new integrated GPU offerings.
In the realm of AI, AMD advances with its XDNA 2 NPU, leveraging Xilinx technology in the Ryzen AI 300 series of mobile processors. These processors benefit from Zen 5 architecture and RDNA 3.5 graphics enhancements.
Despite AMD’s strides, it faces a formidable challenge in the CPU server market from Intel. Intel is set to potentially surpass AMD for the first time in a decade with its upcoming 128 P-core Granite Rapids-AP line, anticipated to debut around Intel Innovation in September.
Looking ahead, AMD’s Turin family, powered by Zen 5 and Zen 5c, is expected to arrive by Supercomputing 2024 in November, marking the first time in seven years that AMD and Intel will be on par in P-core count in the data center.
At the Los Angeles event, AMD did not provide significant details about its Zen 6 processors first mentioned at Computex 2024. However, Zen 6 and Zen 6c architectures remain on track for a scheduled release in 2025, with further specifics yet to be revealed.