After months of rumors and anticipation, AMD has finally teased its upcoming Zen 3 CPUs and Navi 2x GPUs. The former is set to be announced on the 8th of October while the latter on the 28th of October:
With the next wave of AMD Ryzen processors and the all-new Zen 3 architecture, @AMD is taking its PC gaming and content creation leadership to new heights. Learn more October 8. pic.twitter.com/PAvA5m3FGo
The Ryzen 4000 and Epyc Milan processors based on the Zen 3 core architecture are expected to bring significant improvements on the single-threaded performance front. We already know that Zen 3 powered chips will see an 8 core CCX design with unified L3 cache and a variety of features aimed at fine-tuning the boost clocks and gaming capabilities. You can read more about Zen 3 here:
AMD #RDNA2 architecture and Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards will bring the best of Radeon to gamers worldwide. Learn more October 28. pic.twitter.com/CZJRxTBe6m
RDNA 2, on the other hand, will primarily be a refresh of RDNA 1 with better performance per watt, ray-tracing support and higher API feature-level. This is the same architecture powering both the next-gen consoles and as such should perform on the same level as the RTX 3080 (Big Navi). You can read more about RDNA 1 and 2 here:
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