The outfit’s roadmap confirms that Gorgon will arrive in 2026, followed by Medusa ( who was also Gorgon) in 2027, and a completely new gaming GPU architecture that finally puts RDNA out to pasture.
It’s been a cracking year for AMD’s client division, which raked in around $10 billion in revenue, up 50 per cent in average selling prices and holding about 28 per cent of the PC market. The Ryzen and Radeon lines have been doing most of the heavy lifting, but AMD reckons the best is yet to come.
AMD’s big cheese of Computing and Graphics Jack Huynh showed off the company’s latest AI PC roadmap, highlighting Gorgon Point and Medusa Point. The chipmaker claims Medusa will deliver more than a tenfold jump in AI performance compared with current models, which should make Nvidia’s server crowd twitch a little.
Gorgon Point lands in 2026 as a refresh of the current Strix and Krackan line, sticking with the Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and XDNA 2 neural processing units. It’s basically a souped-up version of what AMD already sells, with more SKUs to keep OEMs happy.
The real fireworks come in 2027 with Medusa Point. That one will pack the new Zen 6 CPU cores along with fresh GPU and NPU designs. Medusa will also be joined by other Zen 6 families, including the EPYC Venice range for servers and the Olympic Range for high-end desktops.
AMD’s AI roadmap also hints at a third-generation AI engine due in 2026, bringing block floating-point support and AI-optimised floating-point formats. Basically, this means faster AI inferencing and fewer headaches for developers trying to make laptops look clever.
On the gaming front, AMD confirmed that its next graphics lineup will ditch the “RDNA” branding altogether. After years of slapping numbers on the same old family tree, AMD seems ready to start a fresh chapter.
The upcoming GPU architecture promises next-gen ray tracing and AI wizardry, with Radiance Cores, Neural Arrays, and a Universal Compression Engine all in the mix. The same design will power both gaming PCs and consoles, which means the next PlayStation or Xbox could get a serious upgrade if Sony or Microsoft bite.
We’ll likely get the full odyssey at CES 2026, where AMD is expected to reveal more about its mysterious GPU overhaul.