Posted on Tuesday, January 12 2021 @ 18:02 CET by Thomas De MaesschalckDuring the livestream, a render was shown of a short single-fan card as well as a double-fan model (see the 17 second mark in the Twitter clip below). Presumably, the single-fan card was a Radeon RX 6500 series card while the latter could be a Radeon RX 6700 series part. The cards weren't discussed in detail so it seems a launch isn't imminent. The Radeon RX 6700 is most likely delayed to March, as was rumored a week ago.
AMD is on track to launch the first notebooks with #RDNA2 in the first half of 2021, and you'll see mainstream RDNA 2 desktop graphics card designs in the first half of the year as well. #CES2021 pic.twitter.com/EW2fBpSFDq
— Radeon RX (@Radeon) January 12, 2021
The firm did launch Cezanne, the new Ryzen 5000 series mobile APU:
To support the dramatic shift to working and learning from home, AMD launched new AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors based on the “Zen 3” core, combining industry-leading performance with the power efficiency needed for next-generation mobile PC computing.Availability will start in February and Cezanne promises a big uplift in performance versus Renoir. AMD also revealed the Ryzen 9 HX, a new high-performance unlocked processor series for gaming laptops.
The world’s top notebook OEMs, including Asus, HP and Lenovo, will all bring AMD Ryzen 5000 systems to market starting in February, with more than 150 systems expected to launch this year. The newly announced family of AMD processors includes AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Processors optimized for thin and light notebooks, as well as AMD Ryzen 5000 H-Series Processors for mobile gamers and creators.
The 5980HX will be an eight-core, sixteen threaded chip with up to 4.8GHz Boost, 20MB cache (L2+L3), and 45W+ TDP.
