AMD's next-gen Zen 6 'Medusa' CPUs reportedly launching with integrated RDNA 5 GPU

AMD's next-gen Zen 6-based consumer processors are sounding exciting, with new rumors suggesting the codenamed "Medusa" CPUs will feature next-gen RDNA 5 integrated GPUs and 2.5D interconnects, moving away from the traditional multi-die design.

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AMD's next-gen Zen 6 with RDNA 5 GPU leaks (source: Everest)

In a new post on X, leaker Everest said that Medusa features an integrated RDNA 5 GPU, which sees AMD skipping over RDNA 4 for Zen 6. Medusa is the codename of the Zen 6 client processors, and the leaker previously teased that Medusa will be using a 2.5D interconnect with "much higher bandwidth".

AMD's next-gen Zen 5 architecture will be unleashed later this year with both the Granite Ridge and Strix Point APU families, with Granite Ridge CPUs featuring integrated RDNA 2-based GPU, as both architectures share the same I/O die where the GPU is located. AMD's next-gen Strix Point APU will feature an upgraded Navi 3.5 (RDNA 3.5) GPU design that we can't wait to see what can do on an APU.

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This new leak points to the fact that AMD could be using an integrated RDNA 5 GPU tile on one of the chiplets on the Zen 6 processor, and skipping over its next-gen RDNA 4 GPU architecture. We should see AMD using TSMC's newer 2nm and 3nm process nodes for its Zen 6 client architecture, and at this point, it won't hit the market until at least 2025, but probably 2026 at this rate.