At Computex last month, AMD revealed that its Zen-5 desktop and mobile processors are expected to launch later this month.
Shortly after this announcement, details about its successor emerged, codenamed “Medusa.” Leaks suggest that Medusa will be part of the Zen-6 lineup and would launch in late 2025.
Some sources claim that AMD plans to finalize the Zen-6 lineup by Q2 2025, with production starting later in the year.
Another source reportedly confirmed that Medusa is a Zen-6 product, which could target laptops and the AM5 desktop platform.
The Strix Halo and Medusa Halo architectures are also expected to use TSMC’s N3E (enhanced 3nm process).
AMD product naming conventions include “Ridge” for desktop products, “Point” for mobile parts, and “Halo” for extreme mobile variants.
The Strix Halo product has yet to officially appear, likely due to challenges with TSMC’s 3nm process.
Originally, the Zen-5 architecture was supposed to launch on the 3nm node for Strix Point and Strix Halo.
There were issues with chiplets, and delays with TSMC forced AMD to stick with 4nm for Strix Point.
The Strix Halo is still slated to launch later this year with a 3nm design and an improved neural processing unit (NPU).
New laptops powered by AMD’s Ryzen 300 AI Strix Point processors are expected to begin shipping later this month.