AMD Zen 5 “Granite Ridge” CPUs Reportedly In Mass Production, Coming 2H 2024

AMD Zen 5 “Granite Ridge” CPUs Reportedly In Mass Production, Coming 2H 2024

Believe it or not, AMD’s Zen 4 was launched in 2022, and we’re now in 2024. Time sure flies – and now we’re getting some tidbits on AMD’s next-gen architecture, aptly named Zen 5. This new architecture, codenamed “Granite Ridge”, is reportedly in the mass production phase, according to leaker @Kepler_L2.

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— Kepler (@Kepler_L2) January 15, 2024

Some basic information on Zen 5 – the successor to Zen 4 will continue using the Socket AM5 as per AMD’s commitment to the socket until at least 2025, and that means current AMD 600-series motherboards will be compatible with these chips via a manufacturer-provided BIOS update. Officially, Team Red has already projected the release of Zen 5 on 2H 2024 and has hinted at it as a “new grounds-up microarchitecture”.

Kepler’s confirmation means that AMD could be announcing these new chips later this year, possibly on Computex 2024 – the company has previously done the same on the Zen 2 architecture in 2019. More information will be announced down the line, as usual – though the ball is under AMD’s foot, so they are free to decide when is the best time to announce the new CPUs. One thing’s for sure – Intel won’t be sitting still, as they are preparing Arrow Lake to take this fight head-on.

Pokdepinion: Let’s see how big of a jump Zen 5 could be.