Zen 6

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Zen 6 ("Morpheus")[2] is the name for an upcoming CPU microarchitecture from AMD, shown on their roadmap in July 2024.[3][4] It is the successor to Zen 5 ("Nirvana") and is believed to use TSMC's 3 nm and 2 nm processes. Desktop processors will be codenamed "Medusa", expected to be released under the Ryzen 10000 name,[2] while Epyc server processors will be codenamed "Venice".[5]

Launching2026 or 2027 (expected)
Designed byAMD
Common manufacturer
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AMD Zen 6
General information
Launching2026 or 2027 (expected)
Designed byAMD
Common manufacturer
Physical specifications
Memory (RAM)
Socket
Architecture and classification
Technology nodeTSMC 2 nm[1]
MicroarchitectureZen
Instruction setAMD64 (x86-64)
Products, models, variants
Product code names
  • Core
    • Morpheus (Zen 6)
    • Monarch (Zen 6c)
  • Desktop
    • Medusa
  • Server
    • Venice
History
PredecessorZen 5  Zen 5c
SuccessorZen 7  Zen 7c
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Zen 6 is expected to release in late 2026 to early 2027.[6] It is expected that each Core Complex Die (CCD) will contain up to 12 cores each,[7] enabling a maximum of 24 cores (48 threads) for consumer platform chips.

The architecture is confirmed to introduce new instruction extensions, including AVX512_BMM, AVX_NE_CONVERT, AVX_IFMA, AVX_VNNI_INT8 and AVX512_FP16.[8]

Zen 6c

Like with the previous two Zen generations, Zen 6 will come in a standard variant, as well as a high-core-density variant named Zen 6c ("Monarch").[2] This will be used for server chips and likely also for mobile platforms.

See also

  • Nova Lake - a competing x86 CPU lineup from Intel for Olympic Ridge

References

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