Overview
- AMD confirmed Zen 6 for 2026 on TSMC’s 2nm node with standard high‑performance cores and efficiency‑focused Zen 6C variants.
- Zen 7 was shown on the roadmap for the first time with a new Matrix Engine and support for new AI data formats, though no ship date was provided.
- Zen 6 maps to EPYC “Venice” servers and next‑gen Ryzen lines including Olympic Ridge for desktops and Medusa Point for mobile.
- AMD detailed Helios leadership racks pairing EPYC Venice with 5th‑gen Infinity Fabric, 2.5D packaging, a 64 GB/s SerDes (up to 224 GB/s raw bandwidth), PCIe 7.0, next‑gen CDNA 5 GPUs, and new AI NICs.
- AMD also teased desktop GPU and NPU roadmaps focused on higher AI TOPS and improved power efficiency, reinforcing its emphasis on datacenter and edge AI.