Overview
- AMD confirmed at Computex on Monday, June 1 that it will keep the AM5 desktop socket active with new Ryzen processors and drop‑in upgrade support through at least 2029.
- The company will reissue the AM4 Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a '10th Anniversary Edition' that goes on sale June 25 for $349 and ships with a Carbice Ice Pad.
- AMD plans a down‑binned AM5 Ryzen 7 7700X3D, an 8‑core 3D V‑Cache chip priced at $329 and due in mid‑July, which the company positions as a lower‑cost gaming option for AM5 builders.
- AMD is expanding the formerly China‑only Radeon RX 9070 GRE to global markets in early June with a $549 starting price to broaden GPU choices where supplies and prices remain tight.
- The announcements reuse 3D V‑Cache silicon rather than new architectures and reflect a strategy to let buyers avoid costly DDR5 upgrades, though actual street prices may vary because of reseller markups and component shortages.