Overview
- AMD introduced the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 series, featuring up to 96 cores, 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes, and 5.4 GHz boost clocks, aimed at high-end desktop and workstation markets.
- The Radeon RX 9060 XT gaming GPU, available in 8GB and 16GB variants priced at $299 and $349 respectively, is set for a June 5 release and targets 1440p gaming performance.
- AMD claims the 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT outperforms Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti by 6% in performance and offers better value per dollar.
- The Radeon AI Pro R9700 GPU, designed for AI and machine-learning workloads, was teased with 32GB of VRAM and RDNA 4 architecture, set for a July launch.
- AMD's announcements position the company to challenge Intel in workstation CPUs and Nvidia in gaming and professional GPU markets.