AMD keeps AM5 alive through 2029
AMD is extending the life of its AM5 desktop platform through 2029, according to a new slide shown during Computex 2026. The updated timeline confirms that new Ryzen processors will continue to arrive for the socket beyond the earlier 2027+ target.
The AM5 socket launched in 2022 with Ryzen 7000 processors based on Zen 4. It later added support for Ryzen 8000G APUs, Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs and Ryzen 9000X3D processors based on Zen 5. It is safe to assume that the Ryzen 10000 and its sucessor will both launch on AM5 socket.
Support promise now extends to 2029
AMD previously said that AM5 would be supported through 2027 and beyond. The new 2029 target would give AM5 at least seven years of CPU support, assuming AMD keeps the current schedule.
Source: AMD
This puts AM5 closer to AMD’s AM4 platform, which launched in 2016 and still receives new CPU releases. AM4 covered several Zen generations and became one of the longest-running consumer desktop sockets.
The longer AM5 roadmap also suggests that AMD is not moving desktop Ryzen to a new memory platform yet. AM5 is built around DDR5 and PCIe 5.0, and AMD has not announced any consumer move to DDR6 or PCIe 6.0 for Ryzen desktop CPUs.
Source: AMD
