AMD Announces Zen 6 Medusa CPUs for 2027 and Next-Gen Gaming GPUs Featuring Enhanced AI and Ray Tracing

AMD has announced its forthcoming generation of client CPUs and GPUs, introducing the Gorgon family for 2026 and the Medusa family for 2027, emphasizing substantial advancements in performance, especially in AI applications.

AMD Client CPU Roadmap Reveals Gorgon (“Zen 5 Refresh”) CPUs and Medusa (“Zen 6”) CPUs

During a recent presentation, Jack Huynh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Computing and Graphics Group, unveiled the latest AI-centric roadmap for their PCs. This roadmap highlights two prominent product lines: Gorgon and Medusa. AMD anticipates that Medusa processors will achieve over 10 times the AI performance of previous models, marking a significant evolution in their technology portfolio.

Performance trajectory chart titled 'Accelerating the Performance Trajectory' showing AMD's increasing AI compute performance with chips labeled Phoenix, Hawk, Strix, Krackan, Gorgon, and Medusa, culminating in a 'greater than 10x AI Performance Increase' by 2027.

The Gorgon Point CPUs, set for release in 2026, will mostly refresh the current “Strix/Krackan”processors while introducing a few additional models. This family will maintain the existing architectural frameworks, including the Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU, and XDNA 2 NPU across its range.

Following Gorgon, AMD will launch the more advanced Medusa Point series, which will incorporate next-generation Zen 6 cores along with updated GPU architectures and XDNA intellectual property. The Medusa lineup will join other Zen 6 families, including the EPYC Venice server processors and the high-performance Ryzen desktop series, also known as Olympic Range.

AMD’s Gaming Roadmap Signals a New Era Beyond RDNA Architecture

In conjunction with the CPU announcements, AMD has also confirmed plans for its next-generation gaming GPU, which will feature cutting-edge AI and ray-tracing capabilities. Notably, AMD has omitted the “RDNA”branding for this upcoming GPU architecture, indicating a departure from the RDNA lineage and the introduction of a brand new series.

Timeline titled 'Gaming GPU Architecture Roadmap' illustrating AMD's evolution from the Radeon RX 6000 Series in 2021 with 'AI Foundation' to a planned 'Next-Gen AI & Raytracing' series set for 2025.

Features anticipated in these next-generation gaming GPUs include Radiance Cores, Neural Arrays, and a Universal Compression Engine. This next-gen architecture is expected to be deployed across both gaming graphics cards and consoles, generating considerable excitement among enthusiasts. More detailed information regarding these developments is anticipated during CES 2026.

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