Not long ago, the CPU roadmaps of AMD and Intel for the next few years were leaked online. Among them, AMD will not have a new product next year and will only launch the 3nm Zen6 architecture in 2027. There will be Gator Range in early 2027, focusing on flagship gaming notebooks, while the mainstream notebook market will be Medusa Point, which will also upgrade the 3nm Zen6 architecture.
Medusa Point has been leaked from customs export records recently.There are two things that can be confirmed. One is that the slot will be upgraded to FP10, replacing the current FP8 slot.
The second change is that the TDP power consumption of Medusa Point has been upgraded to 45W by default, instead of the previous 28W., which means that 3nm Zen6 can provide higher power consumption in the default state, which also means that the frequency and performance will be greatly improved.
At the architectural level, Medusa Point will also use Zen6 and Zen6c hybrid architectures, with up to 22 cores, which is a significant improvement compared to the 12 cores of the current 4nm Zen5 mainstream gaming laptop processors.
Combining the above content, it can be seen that AMD's next-generation gaming notebook will have significant improvements. The FP10 slot can not only provide higher power output, but should also further expand the IO interface. After all, the FP10 slot will become the foundation of future generations of mobile Ryzen.
The only minor change in the Medusa Point processor may be the core graphics, which still have up to 8 sets of CU units. This aspect is not comparable to the Strix Halo AI MAX 300 series, but the architecture will be upgraded to RDNA3.5+, and the overall performance may be improved. But don’t expect too much, after all, gaming laptops equipped with it will still mainly use independent graphics.
Also, Medusa Point’s plan is for 2027. Even if it is launched after CES, there will still be a year and a half to wait.
