CES 2025 is about to kick off, and AMD is one of the big names taking the stage at the world’s largest tech trade show. this AMD CES 2025 The keynote is expected to unveil new RX 9000 series graphics cards as well as new desktop 9000 series X3D CPUs and new mobile CPUs aimed at gaming handhelds and powerful gaming laptops, making it one of the biggest showcases of the year. .
If you’re excited about AMD’s upcoming products, you can watch its press conference live in the video below. Otherwise, check back soon to see if AMD’s big announcement has the potential to shake up our guide to the world’s best graphics cards and best gaming CPUs.
How to watch AMD’s CES keynote today:
AMD’s keynote is scheduled for January 6 at 11am PT (2pm ET, 7pm GMT). .
What to expect from AMD’s CES keynote
Rumors about what AMD will announce at CES 2025 have been circulating for weeks, with the biggest rumors centering on its new RX 9070 XT graphics card. Based on the new RDNA 4 architecture, the new card is not expected to compete with the upcoming RTX 5090 for graphics card supremacy, but will instead compete with the RTX 5070 as a great mid-range GPU option.
The new card is expected to have improved ray tracing performance and even stronger AI processing capabilities, with performance comparable to the current RTX 4080.
Elsewhere, the company’s much-rumored Strix Halo mobile chip is also expected to debut, combining a massive 40-compute unit GPU alongside the CPU onto a single chip. This results in extremely powerful gaming laptops that are smaller, lighter and more efficient than ever before.
A new gaming handheld CPU in the form of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is also expected to arrive. As a direct follow-up to the Z1 Extreme that powers the Asus ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go, the new chip should be more efficient and powerful, just in time for the possible launch of the Steam Deck 2 later this year?
Finally, there’s a new desktop CPU, a 16-core version of the company’s highly successful AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Expected to combine the massive core count and high clock speeds with the company’s 3D V-Cache technology, they could deliver an ideal balance of gaming performance and multi-core processing.
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