AMD Radeon Next-Gen with AI and Raytracing
The Financial Analyst Day did not bring any substantial updates for gamers. AMD has not provided any details on the successor to RDNA4, beyond two bullet points. The company has not confirmed when it will arrive or how it will be named. However, AMD did confirm that the next architecture for gamers will focus on improved AI and ray tracing. This means the successor to RDNA4 should offer better tensor cores and better ray tracing cores, as already teased by Project Amethyst, a collaboration between AMD and Sony on next-gen gaming consoles.
Leaker Kepler_L2 has mentioned that AMD has not yet decided on the name, and this appears to be confirmed by the new roadmap slide AMD presented. The company is avoiding naming the new GPU architecture as RDNA5 or UDNA, which AMD teased a while ago. Perhaps this means AMD cannot commit to anything related to Radeon right now, which is unfortunate given that they outlined their plans for EPYC and Instinct series in a very detailed way.
AMD confirms Gorgon and Medusa
Perhaps the most important news today is not about gaming GPUs but the Ryzen series. AMD has finally confirmed the Gorgon Point and Medusa Point series. According to rumors, Gorgon is a refresh of the Zen 5 architecture leaked a while ago, while Medusa is the next-gen architecture (Zen 6), which will power several Ryzen products around 2027.
If this slide is correct though, this would mean no Medusa in 2026, which will predominantly be focused on Gorgon Point series:
AMD Gorgon and Medusa roadmap, Source: AMD
The Financial Analyst Day is not a product launch event, but we are used to seeing RDNA roadmaps with more details. This year’s event is clearly targeted at the AI market, which is slowly taking over these presentations. It is possible that in a few years we will not even hear the Radeon brand mentioned during such events.
The good news is that the gaming console business is doing well, and AMD is proud of its partnerships with Microsoft, Valve, and Sony. The company also sees growing interest in the AAA gaming handheld market, which is entirely based on Ryzen/Radeon APUs, so there is a clear reason to keep investing in this segment.
Source: AMD
