AMD Dominates Computex 2025: Threadripper, Radeon AI, and Next-Gen GPUs Unveiled
AMD has made a significant splash at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, unveiling a range of high-performance products aimed at both the workstation and gaming markets. From the monstrous Threadripper CPUs to the new Radeon AI Pro R9700, AMD is setting the stage for an intense battle in the high-end computing space. Let's dive into the key announcements and explore what they mean for the future of tech.
Threadripper 9000 Series: Power and Performance Redefined
AMD's new Zen 5-powered Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series and non-Pro processors are the stars of the show, boasting up to 96 cores and 192 threads in the flagship 9995WX. These 'Shamida Peak' Threadrippers promise up to 2.2X the performance in rendering compared to Intel's Xeon-W chips. The non-Pro Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series also gets a refresh, with the 9980X HEDT chip offering 64 cores and 128 threads. The entire Threadripper 9000 series is slated for release in July.
The new Threadrippers retain the same core counts, base clocks, and cache capacities (up to 384MB) as their predecessors, but boast increased boost clocks of up to 5.4 GHz. AVX-512 support is also fully integrated, significantly boosting performance in compatible applications. These chips also maintain the same I/O connectivity, including up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes, while memory support jumps from DDR5-5200 to DDR5-6400. Existing sTR5 coolers remain compatible, simplifying the upgrade path.
AMD's internal benchmarks claim the 96-core Threadripper 9995WX is 2.2X faster than Intel's 60-core W9-3595X in Cinebench multi-core rendering. AMD also highlights gains ranging from 140% to 245% faster than the W9-3595X in real-world applications. While pricing remains undisclosed, these chips are expected to be premium offerings.
Radeon AI Pro R9700: Targeting the AI Workstation Market
AMD is also making a push into the AI workstation market with the Radeon AI Pro R9700. Based on the new RDNA 4 architecture, this card aims to provide a versatile solution for professional visualization, CAD/CAM, and AI model inference. The R9700 boasts 32GB of GDDR6 VRAM and improved matrix (tensor) math capabilities, making it competitive with NVIDIA in AI workloads.
Performance claims include up to 2x improvement over the previous-gen W7800 card under DeepSeek’s R1 Distill Llama 8B model. With 4 DisplayPort 2.1a outputs, the R9700 also serves as a traditional graphics card, offering improved ray tracing performance. Availability is slated for July, but pricing details are yet to be revealed.
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Mainstream Gaming with a Twist?
Adding more fuel to the GPU fire, benchmarks for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT have surfaced. While early Geekbench results show performance lagging behind the RX 7700 XT in Vulkan and OpenCL tests, the card is positioned as a competitor to the RTX 5060 Ti with a potentially lower price point.
The RX 9060 XT is expected in both 8GB and 16GB variants utilizing a 128-bit bus. AMD is leveraging the TSMC 4nm process for this card, pushing boost clocks up to 3.13 GHz. Final performance will depend on real-world gaming workloads, so stay tuned for official benchmarks next month.
What Does It All Mean?
AMD's Computex 2025 announcements signal a multi-pronged attack on the high-performance computing market. The impressive power of the Threadripper 9000 series aims to solidify AMD's dominance in the workstation CPU space, while the Radeon AI Pro R9700 marks a serious entry into the burgeoning AI accelerator market. Even if the RX 9060 XT initial leaks are concerning, it has the potential to challenge NVIDIA in the mainstream gaming segment (pending final specifications and pricing).
Will AMD be able to maintain this momentum and deliver on its promises? What are your thoughts on AMD's Computex 2025 announcements? Share your opinions in the comments below!
