Katarzyna Petru
Fans of the Radeon brand have reasons for cautious optimism. Although AMD has recently focused on the mid-range pricing segment, the latest leaks suggest that the company may be planning a spectacular, (though limited) return to the battle for top performance. We're talking about the new RDNA 5 architecture and the flagship chip codenamed “AT0”.
Strategy "Radeon VII"
According to information from well-known insider Kepler_L2, AMD is considering releasing a graphics card based on the full AT0 core, but its availability could be very limited. This situation resembles the launch of the Radeon VII card from years ago. It was a product with a professional lineage, adapted for gamers in limited quantities. It is worth mentioning that the current generation RDNA 4 (series 9000) is performing excellently in the mid-premium segment, competing with the RTX5070 ti or sometimes even the RTX5080. However, the brand's biggest fans are still waiting for a direct response to Nvidia's most powerful units.
What do we know about the RDNA 5 specification?
Although AMD's official plans remain a mystery, it is speculated that the flagship model AT0 could have as many as 96 compute units (CU) and a massive 512-bit memory bus, allowing for up to 32 GB of VRAM. This would be a huge leap compared to the former flagship, the RX 7900 XTX, which remains AMD's card with the largest amount of VRAM. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing memory market crisis, which we mentioned in relation to Nvidia's results, these chips are not expected to be released before 2027. The year 2026 will likely be marked by processors, while the GPU market will remain in a phase of "waiting" for component supply stabilization.
Source: Wccftech
