Abstract:
A roadmap for Nvidia GPUs recently leaked online, which links the Nvidia Feynman architecture to the RTX 80 series and lists AMD RDNA 7. However, there are many obvious contradictions in the picture, which are currently not enough to be used as a reliable basis for related products and release times.
Moore's Law is Dead claimed that the presentation material came from a credible source and said that a senior Broadcom executive showed the graph in a presentation attended by hundreds of people. Nvidia has confirmed that Feynman is a next-generation data center architecture scheduled to debut in 2028, but has not confirmed its connection to consumer graphics cards.
According to the roadmap, NVIDIA products jump directly from the RTX 60 series using the Rubin architecture to the RTX 80 series using the Feynman architecture, completely skipping the RTX 70 series. AMD jumped from RDNA 5 to RDNA 7, and labeled the Radeon RX 9000 series that actually uses RDNA 4 as RDNA 5.
There are problems with other content as well. The figure lists the Intel Celestial independent graphics card in 2025, but related consumer products do not appear; the canceled Falcon Shores accelerator is still retained, and the material also mentions the Druid architecture, which is said to be still being adjusted. Some projects span six years, a span that Moore's Law Is Dead believes may represent a product life cycle rather than the gap between product generations.
Moore's Law Is Dead admitted that the document was flawed and speculated that its original version may be from 2024, with only an incomplete update for the 2026 presentation. Different statements on recent plans also fail to corroborate each other: Moore's Law is Dead has repeatedly said that the RTX 6090 may be launched in 2027, while Kopite7kimi and Kepler_L2 believe that the RTX 60 series graphics cards will not arrive until 2028; Kepler_L2 also said that RDNA 5 may be announced in the second half of 2027.
The existing materials can only reflect an internal or industry demonstration that may be outdated, and cannot confirm the release time of RTX 80, RDNA 7 and related products.
Detailed reports from foreign media:
A document purported to be a GPU roadmap has been circulated online recently, which mentions Nvidia's future RTX 80 series and AMD's RDNA7 architecture. While the document appears to be a preview of upcoming graphics hardware, the numerous inconsistencies within it suggest that its content may be out of date or contain errors. The information comes from YouTube channel Moore’s Law Is Dead, who claims to have obtained the presentation from a reliable source. It is reported that a Broadcom executive presented this roadmap in a speech attended by hundreds of people.
Perhaps the most striking detail is the clear connection between Nvidia's Feynman architecture and the GeForce RTX 80 series. NVIDIA has confirmed that Feynman Architecture is its next-generation data center architecture, scheduled to be released in 2028. However, it has no connection to any consumer-grade product, not even mentioned by the tipster.
In addition, the document completely skips the RTX 70 series and jumps directly from the Rubin architecture-based RTX 60 GPU to the Feynman architecture-based RTX 80 series. As for AMD, the roadmap mentions RDNA7, but seems to have skipped RDNA6. However, the name is not particularly suggestive, as AMD executive Jack Huynh has already discussed RDNA5, RDNA6, and RDNA7 in 2024 when outlining the company's long-term graphics architecture plans.
The document incorrectly links RDNA5 to Radeon RX9000 series graphics cards, which actually use the RDNA4 architecture. The document also shows that Intel's Celestial discrete graphics card will be released in 2025, but no such consumer-grade product has yet been released. To make matters worse, the canceled FalconShores accelerator project still appears on the product roadmap, while Intel's Druid architecture is also mentioned, which is said to be in the adjustment stage but not completely cancelled.
Some entries appear to span six years, but "Moore's Law Is Dead" points out that these entries likely represent product life cycles rather than gaps between GPU generations. Tom also admitted that the document was flawed and suggested that it might have been originally completed in 2024 before being incompletely updated and ultimately used for the 2026 demonstration. In other words, even if the slides are true, they may not reflect current development plans.
Broadcom roadmap shows off RDNA7 and RTX 80 series This uncertainty also extends to Nvidia’s more recent GPU roadmap. The "Moore's Law is Dead" website has repeatedly predicted that the RTX 6090 may be released in 2027, and Broadcom's press conference allegedly seems to confirm this prediction. However, well-known tipsters Kopite7 kimi and Kepler_L2 have different opinions. They believe that Nvidia’s gaming GPU based on Rubin architecture will not be available until 2028.
AMD RDNA4’s direct successor, RDNA5, may be released later than previously expected. Kepler_L2 recently hinted that RDNA5 might not even be released until the second half of 2027. Furthermore, it is reported that only the AT2 GPU is expected to be launched in 2027, while the flagship AT0 and other models will not be launched until 2028.
Adjustments to GPU research and development progress may also have an impact on the next generation of game consoles. While Sony continues to support the PS5 and PS5 Pro, it is also working with AMD on Project Amethyst, which is expected to have an impact on future PlayStation hardware. At the same time, Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console, Project Helix, will use AMD's customized SoC. Development hardware is scheduled to be delivered to studios in 2027, while commercial release is said to take place at the end of 2028.
Of course, the development progress of these two game consoles may not be consistent with AMD’s desktop GPU roadmap. However, with the RTX 60 series and RDNA5 architecture still surrounded by conflicting rumors, the alleged RTX 80 and RDNA7 related information does not provide many clear clues about the future direction. So far, Broadcom's press conference is said to have raised more questions than it answered.
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