AMD's Desktop CPU Roadmap: 2024 Brings Zen 5-based "Granite Ridge"
by Gavin Bonshor on June 9, 2022 6:50 PM EST- Posted in
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- AMD
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- TSMC
- Zen 4
- Zen 5
- V-Cache
- Ryzen 7000
- Granite Ridge
- AMD FAD 2022
As part of AMD's Financial Analyst Day 2022, it has provided us with a look at the company's desktop client CPU roadmap as we advance towards 2024. As we already know, AMD's latest 5 nm chips based on its Ryzen 7000 family are expected to launch in Fall 2022 (later this year), but the big news is that AMD has confirmed their Zen 5 architecture will be coming to client desktops sometime before the end of 2024 as AMD's "Granite Ridge" chips.
At Computex 2022, during AMD's Keynote presented by CEO Dr. Lisa Su, AMD unveiled its Zen 4 core architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process node. Despite not announcing specific SKUs during this event, AMD did unveil some expected performance metrics that we could expect to see with the release of Ryzen 7000 for desktop. This includes 1 MB per core L2 cache, which is double the L2 cache per core with Zen 3, and a 15%+ uplift in single-threaded performance.
AMD 3D V-Cache Coming to Ryzen 7000 and Beyond
One key thing to note with AMD's updated client CPU roadmap, it highlights some more on what to expect with its Zen 4 core, which is built on TSMC's 5 nm node. AMD is expecting 8-10% IPC gains over Zen 3, on top of their previously announced clockspeed gains. As a result, the company is expecting single-threaded performance to improve by at least 15%, and by even more for multi-threaded workloads.
Meanwhile AMD's 3D V-Cache packaging technology will also come to client desktop Zen 4. AMD is holding any further information close to their chest, but their current roadmap makes it clear that we should, at a minimum, expect a successor to the the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
AMD Zen 5 For Client Desktop: Granite Ridge
The updated AMD client CPU roadmap until 2024 also gives us a time frame of when we can expect its next-generation Zen 5 cores. Built on what AMD is terming an "advanced node" (so either 4 nm or 3 nm), Zen 5 for client desktops will be Granite Ridge.
At two years out, AMD isn't offering any further details than what they've said about the overall Zen 5 architecture thus far. So while we know that Zen 5 will involve a significant reworking of AMD's CPU architecture with a focus on the front end and issue width, AMD isn't sharing anything about the Granite Ridge family or related platform in particular. So sockets, chipsets, etc are all up in the air.
But for now, AMD's full focus is on the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 family. Set to launch this fall, 2022 should end on a high note for the company.
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Silver5urfer - Thursday, June 9, 2022 - link
"but their current roadmap makes it clear that we should, at a minimum, expect a successor to the the Ryzen 7 5800X3D." Zen 4 X3D is confirmed ? I'm doubting it, but if they plan to axe AM5 then they might do a refresh like that and release it, otherwise why would they release again ? Gaming not again sigh. X3D already is a locked down chip cannot even undervolt.I think everything is too new and lot of information, but at-least the bs rumors are not there anymore esp from that mlid and other scammers on youtube.
Shorty_ - Thursday, June 9, 2022 - link
the last image on the page where it has 7000 series "Zen 4" 3D V-cache.techjunkie123 - Friday, June 10, 2022 - link
I read on the server apu page that they are flipping the cache and the compute tiles (the latter is now above the former). This design might help alleviate the problems that the first gen design had with heat and I wouldn't be surprised if the CPUs can boost much higher than zen 3. Maybe not over locking though.AdrianBc - Friday, June 10, 2022 - link
For some reason, it seems that someone at AMD likes to have project names that use the same initials as some project names of the competitors.The AMD "Granite Ridge" will overlap in time at least partially with the Intel "Granite Rapids", which is supposed to be launched in the second half of 2024.
In the past there have been several competing NVIDIA and AMD GPUs with the same initials, e.g. Pascal - Polaris, Volta - Vega.
Khanan - Friday, June 10, 2022 - link
Interesting I noticed this as well, the thing with ridge vs lakes, for example. The V vs V is new to me though, good find.mode_13h - Saturday, June 11, 2022 - link
> "Granite Ridge" will overlap in time at least partially with the Intel "Granite Rapids"I feel like that's probably coincidence, since the two product lines aren't competing ones.
> there have been several competing NVIDIA and AMD GPUs with the same initials
Yup. And you forgot: Ampere - Arcturus, Aldebaran
It falls apart with Navi vs. Turing, though. Maybe Nvidia was going to use a N-name and switched to Turing, after AMD already committed to Navi.
mode_13h - Saturday, June 11, 2022 - link
Here are the code names of AMD's Zen-based desktop CPUs:* Zen1 - Summit Ridge
* Zen+ - Pinnacle Ridge
* Zen2 - Matisse
* Zen3 - Vermeer
* Zen4 - Raphael
* Zen5 - Granite Ridge
So, for whatever reason, it seems they've simply opted to switch back to Ridge names, for the desktop. If they'd never used Ridge names, then you might have a stronger argument.
PeachNCream - Monday, June 13, 2022 - link
They could call it Poop Ridge for all anyone cares as long as it hits performance, price, and supply targets.mode_13h - Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - link
That'd be nice.Ashinjuka - Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - link
remember when Company X was the top of the CPU performance chart, instead of Company Y or Company Z?Poopridge Farm remembers.