As we know, AMD has shown the roadmap of their processor series development where the upcoming AMD Ryzen processor series will use Zen 6 technology, which is expected to be introduced by the end of this year for desktop-class chips, while their laptop chips and APUs will be launched in 2027.
Recently, a leaker related to the computing industry, Olrak29_ at X has said that Medusa Halo, AMD’s premium APU processor chip will use LPDDR6 memory, which is a new next-generation memory that is expected to be introduced more widely starting next year.
Not many other details are known about the processor chip, but it is expected that AMD will combine the AMD Zen 6 chip with the use of the upcoming RDNA 5 graphics processing chip, which is also due to be launched in 2027, which is the same chip design that is expected to power the graphics processing part of the Sony PlayStation 6 and Microsoft Xbox consoles.
The Medusa Point processor will also be shown, but it is expected that it will not come with the same powerful specifications as the Medusa Halo, such as the use of lower-speed memory (LPDDR5) with a combination of existing graphics chips (RDNA 4 or 3.5).
If true, this also means that we will only see the AMD Medusa Halo processor offering in mid- to late-2027. In the meantime, AMD has already shown an update to its AMD Zen 5 APU offering, namely Gorgon Point (AMD Ryzen AI 400) which combines the capabilities of the AMD Zen 5 chip and also the AMD Radeon RDNA 3.5.
