AMD used Computex 2026 to remind gamers that its sockets last longer than most corporate promises.
At Computex 2026, AMD pushed its pitch for long-life gaming platforms, upgradeable PCs and more Radeon RDNA 4 kit for the masses. The outfit celebrated 10 years of Socket AM4 with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition. It then promised Socket AM5 support through 2029, which gives builders a bit more confidence before the next motherboard-shaped wallet attack.
AMD introduced the Ryzen 7 7700X3D for AM5 systems, bringing 3D V-Cache to more gamers without demanding a full shrine of new parts. The company said PC gamers now have more ways to build around AMD technology, whether stretching an old rig, moving to AM5 or pairing a new chip with Radeon graphics for 1440p gaming.
AMD Client Channel and Graphics Business corporate vice-president and general manager David McAfee said: “We’re committed to giving gamers high-performance technologies with the flexibility to upgrade their systems over time. Ultimately, our goal is to deliver unmatched ownership experiences for players around the world.”
Socket AM4 has been kicking around for a decade, which is ancient history in PC platform years. Across several Zen generations, chiplet designs and 3D V-Cache allow gamers to upgrade without binning the whole system.
To mark the birthday, AMD created a special edition of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, the first Ryzen CPU to feature AMD 3D V-Cache technology. The anniversary chip comes bundled with the Carbice Ice Pad, a next-generation thermal interface material designed to simplify installation and keep thermal performance for longer.
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition arrives on 25 June with a suggested etail price of $349. AMD’s new Ryzen 7 7700X3D brings eight cores, 104MB of total cache and boost speeds of up to 4.5GHz to AM5 buyers.
The chip gives gamers a cheaper route into AM5 with 3D V-Cache performance and a claimed upgrade path that now runs until 2029. The Ryzen 7 7700X3D arrives on 16 July with a suggested etail price of $329.
AMD said the AM5 extension follows the same thinking that kept AM4 alive for nearly a decade, giving PC builders more time before the pain of platform replacement. The outfit then rolled out the Radeon RX 9070 GRE globally, bringing RDNA 4, ray tracing, and AI-enhanced gaming to more punters.
AMD claims the Radeon RX 9070 GRE delivers an average of 21 per cent faster 1440p gaming performance than the competition. The card has 48 RDNA 4 compute units, 12GB of memory and clock speeds of up to 2.79GHz. Gamers can squeeze more out of it with AMD FSR gaming technologies, which AMD says are now available in more than 300 titles.
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE will ship globally from AMD board partners in reference and overclocked configurations from 2 June. It carries a suggested retail price of $549, which AMD clearly hopes will look reasonable after the GPU market’s recent pricing nonsense.
AMD EXPO technology is getting Ultra Low Latency support, which is meant to make memory overclocking easier for gamers. AMD says EXPO with Ultra Low Latency can deliver an extra four per cent average FPS uplift against non-ULL AMD EXPO memory.
Certified memory partners are expected to start shipping those kits from June 2026.
