Friday, May 31st 2024
AMD Expected to Announce Ryzen 5000XT CPUs at Computex
Although it has been rumoured for a little while now that AMD might be launching Ryzen 5000XT CPUs, that rumour just got some added fuel to the fire courtesy of @CodeCommando_ on X/Twitter. The leaker provided a somewhat pixelated screenshot of two new AM4 CPUs, namely the Ryzen 9 5900XT and the Ryzen 7 5800XT. This is one less CPU compared to the Ryzen 3000XT series that AMD launched in 2020 and it looks like the benefits on offer are similar as well. Both chips are 105 Watt parts and have a maximum boost speed of 4.8 GHz, but this is where the similarities end. The Ryzen 9 5900XT has a rather odd SKU name, as it has the same max boost clock as the Ryzen 9 5900X, but the same core and cache count as the Ryzen 5950X.
The Ryzen 7 5800XT on the other hand is a pretty straightforward 100 MHz higher clock speed SKU over the Ryzen 7 5800X, which makes one wonder why AMD even bothered. According to VideoCardz, we're looking at a US$359 MSRP for the Ryzen 9 5900XT, with the Ryzen 7 5800XT coming in at US$249, making both a potentially interesting enough upgrade option for someone that is still using an older AM4 CPU. The pricing and CPU details are said to have been revealed at a pre-Computex media briefing, so it's highly likely that the information is correct. Both chips are said to hit retail in July.
Sources:
@CodeCommando_ on X/Twitter, via VideoCardz
The Ryzen 7 5800XT on the other hand is a pretty straightforward 100 MHz higher clock speed SKU over the Ryzen 7 5800X, which makes one wonder why AMD even bothered. According to VideoCardz, we're looking at a US$359 MSRP for the Ryzen 9 5900XT, with the Ryzen 7 5800XT coming in at US$249, making both a potentially interesting enough upgrade option for someone that is still using an older AM4 CPU. The pricing and CPU details are said to have been revealed at a pre-Computex media briefing, so it's highly likely that the information is correct. Both chips are said to hit retail in July.
57 Comments on AMD Expected to Announce Ryzen 5000XT CPUs at Computex
One thing's for sure, AMD is good at marketing its e-waste.
I told y'all AM4 wasn't going anywhere, anytime soon, with the announcement of AM4 Embedded :laugh:
Even if not entirely true today, the platform cost for AM5 and DDR5 may seem excessive. Personally, I wouldn't upgrade an AM4 build with anything not X3D-enabled, even for non-gaming
(historically, larger-cache'd CPUs stay useful/relevant for longer)
Not to mention, a simple CPU swap might be something within the skillset of someone w/ a hand-me-down AM4 build.
Something else to consider:
AM4 platform is more/less competing with the secondary market. There's still budget gamers/content creators building China-import X99 systems, due to the cheap server surplus CPUs.
As I'd figured would happen, AM4 and AM5 are being sold alongside e/o; with AM4 being the 'budget consumer platform' and AM5 being the 'premium enthusiast/professional platform'.
The recent addition of EPYC SKUs to AM5, confirms this. [Much to the dismay of those looking forward to more Threadripper]
www.amd.com/en/products/embedded/ryzen/ryzen-5000-series.html
Embedded platforms are 5-10+ year support/sales.
Beyond the industrial/embed side, AM4 compares favorably with the used market options.
NtM,
AMD's CPU marketshare is doing great, and there's no reason not to 'stack' that success further.
Gives us more 5600X3D and those nice 5900X3D and 5950X3D. That would be better i think at least. The other does not make much sende accept 5900XT because of the higher core count.
I wouldn't care it'd be an inferno to cool.
I'd go gaga for a 5950X3D. (-and I already "final upgrade'd" to a 5800X3D)
AMD actually have shown 5950X3D prototype, so they could make one.
www.techpowerup.com/310182/amd-ryzen-9-5950x3d-5900x3d-historical-prototypes-demoed-in-gamers-nexus-video
However i think i understand why or at least one reason they never came so far. 5800X3D have show that it can compete with zen 4 none 3D model in games and at times actually be a bit faster.
One reason AMD might not have released such cpu could to not canibalize there own zen 4 cpu´s in sales. I mean why would you buy a 7950X if you are on AM4 and could have a 5950X3D that was just as fast in games annd not to far behind in raw workloads.
So i hope with Zen 5 release, amd might release such cpus as Zen 5 shut still be faster than a zen 3 3D in games. but only time will tell.
They should lower the prices of the 7000, so they get more people on board with AM5. All of them will then buy the 9000, 11000 or whatever comes next.
The AM4 users are going to put Intel platform into consideration before they upgrade.
xt was special at that time now its leftovers
Radeon isn't their strong suit, but it doesn't seem like that they can fix it in such short term, otherwise they'd already done it. These chips on the other hand is easy money, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't slow down Radeon development because it doesn't make any sense.
I should have kept it.
Would I buy an XT now? Maybe.. depends on how hard they push their clocks.
I know my 3600XT mopped the floor with regular 3600s.
That said, their yields must be amazing if they're recycling upper end parts and effectively making these half-step CPUs to slot in at the high-end of AM4. At this rate, they should consider pushing the worst-clocking yields down the stack and have some low-end 8-core CPUs on the budget end that clock about as well as the 4-core or 6-core options at similar voltages per core. Or jump over to updating APUs on AM4, updating the 5000G-series to have RDNA instead and slot in a new 5800G. Maybe go wild with a 5800G3D; having 3D cache on the Zen side and RDNA2 on the iGPU side. It'll fill another niche somehow (maybe the growing ITX/SFF side?).
As for the 5900XT - the naming makes no sense, they should have just released it as 5950 with no letters attached instead.