AMD's Ryzen 7000 desktop processors will be released before the end of the current quarter, which means September at the latest.
As reported by Tom's Hardware(opens in a new tab), CEO Lisa Su confirmed the delay in an earnings call following the release of AMD's fiscal second-quarter results.
Su said: "Looking ahead, we are on track to launch our new 7000nm Ryzen 5 desktop processors and AM5 platforms later this quarter with leading performance across gaming and content creation."
Previously, AMD told us to expect its next-gen Zen 4-based processors in the fall, which could have theoretically meant October or November, but that definitely narrows it down to QXNUMX.
The AM5 platform refers to the new chipset for Zen 4, it will require a new socket and thus a motherboard upgrade, and the mention of launching later in QXNUMX means it will almost certainly be in September. .
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Of course, technically saying it will be this quarter means Zen 4 chips could arrive in August or September, but the former seems a little too close, according to rumors that it's rumored to be pretty regular now. Namely, September is the month to watch for the Ryzen 7000 release, and the idea of a mid-September release has been floated several times.
It looks like we will get something in the form of a teaser or initial reveal in August, as AMD is rumored to be ready to do something along those lines for Zen 4 chips when an event takes place on August 5. So we'll (hopefully) find out what it is in just a few days, though we're not expecting a lot of details at this point.
Another rumor claims that we will see Ryzen 9 7950X and 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, as well as Ryzen 5 7600X as the initial launch lineup, which is interesting as we were expecting the 7800X instead of the 7700X. With the Ryzen 5000, AMD chose to release the 5800X, not the 5700X, in the initial batch of processors released, but with the new lineup, the 7700X would be a better option (for most) as a more affordable 8-core model.
This would make Ryzen 7000 a slightly stronger force against Intel CPUs, which are currently Alder Lake (12th Gen) but about to transition to Raptor Lake. However, Intel's 13th Gen CPUs aren't expected to go on sale until October, so it looks like AMD could win the race for next-gen CPUs vying to hit shelves first.
On the aforementioned earnings call, Su also told us that next-gen RDNA 3 graphics cards are still expected to launch later in 2022, but he didn't go any more specific than that (and of course we've heard this before, although this is at least a confirmation that things are still on the right track).
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