AMD Release Date, News & Update: Navi, Vega, Zen+ Soon As Vega In June Gets Stacked Memory; Ryzen 5 Most Well-Received?

AMD is rolling out the next generation CPU and graphics architectures Navi, Vega, and Zen+ soon. Details about the processor manufacturer's long-term CPU and graphics roadmaps are also set for reveal this month.

AMD Vega Is Launching In June

The new AMD Vega, which is the successor to Polaris, is scheduled to come out before the end of June with its own launch event. It is also AMD's second graphics architecture that features stacked memory.

AMD's Navi, on the other hand, is the third generation graphics architecture that is designed by the Radeon Technologies Group. Based on reports, the graphics architecture is built on the power efficiency principals of Vega and Polaris, and will be the first GPU microarchitecture produced entirely under Raja Koduri. Moreover, Navi will use next-gen memory, possibly third generation stacked High Bandwidth Memory depending on the item, to enhance the performance and efficiency.

Meantime, AMD has also announced the development of several generations of CPUs that succeed Zen, and will likely come out in three to five years. The future CPU microarchitectures were named as the Zen+, Segment Next reported.

AMD Ryzen 5 Is The Most Well-Received CPU For Years

AMD Ryzen 5 is the most well-received CPU product launch in years. This is according to a new survey made by 3DCenter, wherein 84 percent had a "positive" view, while 17.5 percent were indifferent and 6.7 percent had a negative perception of the product.  

On the other hand, only 12 percent had a positive view on Intel Kaby Lake while 45.3 percent were indifferent and 42.7 percent had a negative outlook on Kaby Lake. Meantime, Sandy Bridge was the only CPU from Intel that contended with the popularity of Ryzen as its performance failed to come close to Ryzen 5,  WCCFTech reported. Check out AMD RX Vega here: