AMD Zen6 CPU Leak, RX10000 Pricing Strategy, and Big APU Upgrades

Expanded APU specifications indicate substantial gains in compute performance and integrated graphics capabilities across the newest Ryzen AI series.

Hardware by Katmin on Jan 17, 2026

RX 10000 finally hints at high-end GPUs at prices hard to pass up, and several new developments signal a game-changing generation for AMD hardware.

A newly discovered Zen6 processor, improved desktop APUs, and possible FSR Redstone support for older GPUs all add to the rapidly evolving picture of AMD's vision.

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First Zen 6 Processor Spotted

AMD's first known Zen6 silicon is on a shipping list. It is strongly suggested that this is an early validation sample of AMD's next-generation APU series, commonly known as Medusa Point. It is listed as Medusa 1 with stepping Z0. The entry shows 4C4D, which means four classic cores and four dense cores.

HXL, the leaker, interestingly mentioned identical silicon as far back as May 2025, even mentioning two low-power cores. Even if the manifest doesn't say so, it's customary for shipping to use short forms. The ad also says that the device uses 28W of power, which is what we would expect from early APU engineering prototypes.

HXL said earlier that Medusa's iGPU might have 8 CUs based on RDNA3.5+. This would indicate that this product tier cannot switch to RDNA 4, even though it could. Even so, it's interesting to see AMD's next-generation architecture become public as we get closer to official information.

Strong Signs of Next-Gen Desktop APUs

We are also seeing more signs that desktop APUs may get big improvements. The Ryzen 8700G is AMD's current top-of-the-line APU. It came out two years ago and has 8 cores and 16 threads, Zen4, and an RDNA 3 12CU iGPU. It did well when it first came out, but we need a new one by now.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX475 seems to be the next version. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, with 4 Zen5 cores and 8 Zen5C cores. It is said to increase to 5.2 GHz across all Zen 5 cores, regardless of core configuration. The new integrated GPU is what makes the biggest difference. It has 16CUs, which is 33% more than the 8700G, and its boost clock is 200MHz higher.

The Radeon 890M from last generation's HX370 is 20–25% better than the previous 780M. The HX475's iGPU is going to see a significant performance boost with another 200 MHz on top of that. The MPU goes from 16 TOPS in the 8700G to 60 TOPS in the HX475 on the AI side.

Lenovo showed off a slide at CES 2026 that clearly showed a Ryzen AI Pro 400 CPU made for the AM5 platform. AMD's own presentation at CES indicated that the first desktop Copilot+ processors are part of the Ryzen AI 400 family. This strongly suggests that there will also be non-Pro desktop variants with the Ryzen AI branding.

We would rather have RDNA 4 in these APUs for better FSR4 support, but an upgrade after two years is still good.

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AMD is considering FSR Redstone for older GPUs

AMD might finally make FSR Redstone work on older computers. PC World recently asked AMD's Senior VP of GPU Technologies if a beta version of Redstone could be made available for RDNA3 GPUs. The VP said it wasn't planned for now, but he was clearly interested in exploring a prototype for those who want to try it out.

FSR4 only works with RX9000 GPUs because they include hardware-optimized FP8 computing, which RX7000 GPUs do not. But modders introduced early FSR4 support after AMD accidentally released the source code. They used an INT8 fallback path that RX7000 cards do support, but it doesn't work as well as FP8. Even if it got hit, it still has benefits over having no FSR4 at all, such as better graphics.

Even while AMD isn't currently working on such a build, official support would be a big win for users.

RX 10000 GPUs Might Be Cheaper

Rumors say that AMD wants to beat Nvidia's 60-series prices with RX10000 GPUs while still going after the top-of-the-line RTX6090. NVIDIA has long been the leader in the high-end GPU market, allowing it to charge very high prices with little competition. If AMD can compete with these top-of-the-line products, prices across the board could change a lot.

There are also rumors that the next generation of AMD GPUs will have big advancements in ray tracing. AMD and Sony worked together to build Project Amethyst, a big set of technologies that will be in the PS6 and AMD's next GPUs.

Kepler, known for leaking information, provided more details on the AnandTech forums. He said RDNA5 is set to launch in 2027 and that AMD plans to wait until Nvidia releases its cards first.

NVIDIA has high profit margins, so it can lower prices right away when AMD announces a new product. AMD can lower its prices to beat Nvidia's by waiting for Nvidia to make its announcement. This is something AMD has done for years.

If AMD can get high-end price-to-performance gains like those seen with the 9700XT, we might finally see prices for high-end GPUs go down.

Final Thoughts

We're seeing AMD get ready for a big change in generations, with new Zen6 CPUs and better desktop APUs, as well as possible wider FSR Redstone support and aggressive GPU price schemes.

If AMD keeps pushing into the high-end market while keeping prices reasonable, we could see meaningful price drops that benefit consumers above the midrange.

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