AMD Ryzen 3000XT launches - Zen 3 follows later this year

Last month, there were some rumors about a possible delay of AMD's Zen 3 based processors. These were put to rest and now there's also an official video message from AMD CEO Lisa Su, in which she states that Zen 3 is launching later this year.

Today is the launch date of AMD's Ryzen 3000XT series, which offers a minor performance update (about 2 to 5 percent) versus the regular 3000 series. Overall opinions about the new 3000XT series are mixed as these SKUs don't seem to make a lot of sense. The pricing is the same as the launch pricing as the Ryzen 3000 counterparts, but this means you're paying a lot more for the Ryzen 3000XT series as the original models have already dropped quite a bit in price.

In the video message, Su states Zen 3 is looking great in the labs. The Ryzen 4000 series launch should be more interesting than the arrival of the Ryzen 3000XT line.

Dr Su stated "As you know with Ryzen, we're always on a journey, a journey to push the highest performance that we can for our users and our fans. So Zen 3 is exactly that. Zen 3 is looking great in the labs, we're on track to launch later this year, and I can't wait to tell you more about it."

Last year on 7/7 we launched our 7nm 3rd gen @AMDRyzen and @Radeon 5000 series together. Today we celebrate 7/7 with some new @AMDRyzen XT parts. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/3SeUNRcRYI

— Lisa Su (@LisaSu) July 7, 2020

Via: TPU