The head of the Chinese department of Asus, Tony Yu, said that AMD will release even more powerful Ryzen processors based on the Zen 5 architecture with additional 3D V-Cache memory in early 2025.
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AMD has already introduced, released, and even managed to encounter some shortages of the eight-core gaming chip Ryzen 7 9000X3D, called by the press “the best gaming processor in the world.” However, the company is also expected to announce a 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X3D and a 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X3D. AMD has not yet officially confirmed plans to release these processors. However, her partner, Asus, shared some details.
The head of the Chinese department of Asus, Tony Yu, spoke about the manufacturer’s plans to release a motherboard based on the AMD X870 chipset as part of its proprietary BTF (Back to The Future) series. The peculiarity of this series of boards is that the power connectors are located on the back side of the board.
According to an Asus representative, the board will be presented simultaneously with the announcement of “even more powerful Ryzen 9000X3D series processors” at CES 2025 in January next year.
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Tony Yu did not say which design the new Asus board will use – BTF 1.0 or BTF 2.0. The peculiarity of the second is the use of a special additional blade power connector for video cards, capable of transmitting up to 600 W of power to the accelerator. However, it also requires the use of special video card models that are equipped with an appropriate connector.