Zen 6 will use TSMC N2P process node

winjer

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AMD has allegedly shared information with its partners regarding next-generation CPU architecture nodes. The new series will once again cover server, desktop, and mobile platforms. The leaker, who has a good track record with confidential AMD plans, confirmed that the new series will primarily use the N2P node, although some products will also use the N3P process.

According to Kepler_L2, both EPYC Venice Classic and Venice Dense will use N2P. This is presumably for the chiplet cores, which, as we now know, will increase to 12 (Classic) and even 32 (Dense) cores per die. Olympic Ridge, the codename for the next-generation Ryzen (10000 series), will also use this node.
  • Venice: N2P Server
  • Venice-Dense: N2P Cloud Server
  • Olympic Ridge: N2P Desktop
  • Gator Range: N2P High-End Laptop
  • Medusa Point 1: N2P+N3P for top SKUs, N3P for low end SKUs Mainstream Laptop

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Regarding Zen 6

Engineering samples have already been distributed. This won't be a revolution, it will be an evolution. There will be more cores per CCD, and instead of a single memory controller, there will be two (details are still scarce). Memory channels will remain at two. No new boost technologies are expected, and Curve Optimizer remains unchanged. HYDRA support won't be an issue.

— 1usmus (Yuri Bubliy)
 
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No, he's right. Transistor sizes have been marketing for a long time (15+ years)



It's at the point where they can't make the marketing number any smaller so they just started giving their processes stupid names. The new process is better than the old process but the transistors are not any smaller. And "better" means much less than it used to, which is why instead of 50% performance gains each gen we are seeing like 10-15%.
 
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Given we live in the age of diminished returns, especially with limits on transistor sizes...curious if the performance uplift will be that meaningful.

I do care because the direction intel is going (where I got to update my bios 3 times to prevent my 13700k destroying itself), likely my next PC will be an AMD CPU.
 
Hmm… might push me to upgrade from my 7800x3d. I was thinking about upgrading to 9950xd but decided to postpone as I got access to some Azure hours instead.

A 12 core per CCD so 24 core x3D part would be sweet. Question is pricing.
 
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