AMD Starts ZEN3 announcement event on October 8th, Radeon RX 6000 RDNA2 Event October 28th

AMD Announced two significant dates in October; the first one at the 8th addresses Zen3 and thus Ryzen 4000 series processors (Vermeer). This event is scheduled for October 8th. The name of the event is ‘Next Generation Ryzen Desktop Processors.’

In what now can be called Red October on the 28th will be about RDNA2 Graphics cards. The Radeon RX 6000 for which the name now has been confirmed in a tweet. This event will be called ‘Next Generation Radeon Graphics. With announcements in October, there is the possibility you may expect the availability of the new graphics cards and processors in November. Radeon RX 6000 would be based on Big Navi, which should compete with the GeForce RTX 30 series as well as bringing DX-R (Raytracing) support to their platform.

The Twitter video shows a Ryzen ZEN3 processor that has two dies. Meaning we'll see up-to 16 cores once more with a hopefully decent amount of increased IPC. ZEN3 will have some nice architectural changes bringing even more competition towards Intel.

Preparing to delight gamers globally with the next horizon of Radeon Graphics, we invite you to learn more about our RDNA 2 architecture, Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, and our deep collaboration with game developers and ecosystem partners who will help us bring the best of Radeon to gamers. Tune in for the reveal of the future of Radeon PC gaming at 12 p.m. ET, October 28th.