AMD shares updated CPU roadmap with Zen 6 and Zen 7 architectures

During AMD's recent Zen 5 Tech Day, the company unveiled its ambitious plans for the future, including the Zen 6 and Zen 6c architectures. While the launch date and production nodes for these new architectures remain unspecified, this marks the official acknowledgement of Zen 6 as the successor to Zen5.

According to ComputerBase, AMD's CTO Mark Papermaster disclosed that AMD is already hard at work on Zen 7, with a dedicated team developing it like they're doing with the Zen 6 architecture. However, the Zen 7 architecture isn't mentioned in the roadmap.

Surprisingly, an AMD employee claimed that the AM5 socket is designed to accommodate up to four generations of Ryzen CPUs (from Ryzen 7000 to “10000”). Subsequently, AMD confirmed its commitment to supporting the AM5 platform until at least 2027, ensuring compatibility for a minimum of five years. As such, Zen 6 might still be compatible with the AM5 platform. While details about Zen 6 are still scarce, rumours suggest it might feature RDNA 5 graphics, signalling a significant leap.

After Zen 6, we can expect Zen 7 to use a new socket (AM6?), aligning with the industry's transition to DDR6 memory and PCIe Gen6. Following AMD's release cadence, we can expect Zen 7 to come out sometime in 2028.

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KitGuru says: It's nice to see AM5 support is getting an extra year of what AMD initially claimed. Still, we're uncertain if the additional year of support is because AMD decided to use AM5 for one more generation or if it had to delay the release of the Zen 6 CPUs.

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