Overview
- AMD confirmed Zen 6 for 2026 with EPYC server chips leading, with desktop parts expected later in 2026 and notebooks in 2027.
- Zen 7 appeared on AMD’s roadmap under the codenames Gorgon and Medusa, though technical details and precise timing remain sparse.
- AMD and Intel introduced ACE to standardize matrix‑multiplication acceleration across x86 and disclosed x86 memory tagging, ChkTag, to improve memory safety.
- The Instinct accelerator cadence targets MI400 and the rack‑scale Helios in 2026, followed by MI500 in 2027.
- AMD framed datacenter as its growth engine, guiding that EPYC and Instinct together could surpass $100 billion in annual revenue within three to five years.