Tuesday, May 13th 2025

AMD Radeon "GFX13+" Target Found in Code Update; Linked to UDNA/RDNA 5 Architecture
Closer to the start of 2025, Kepler L2 shared "PlayStation 6" inside track info. The venerable leaker—of mostly AMD behind-the-scenes details—theorized that Sony's sixth-gen home console was based around an early fork that branched off from a mysterious "GFX13" GPU architecture. Earlier today, this target identifier has appeared again. Kepler L2's latest investigations have pulled the "GFX13+" target from kernel-level codebase updates. Data miners have often pulled compelling pre-release tidbits from official repositories; AMD's software engineering team open-source developments are quite visible. Over a year ago, similar detective work connected the "GFX12" IP to RDNA 4—nowadays, better known as the Radeon RX 9000 graphics card family. Despite Team Red's official insistence that RDNA 4 was a priority on desktop platforms, supposed discrete mobile variants were leaked last month. In addition, RDNA 3.5 seems to be a mainstay for at least another generation of integrated graphics solutions.
Looking beyond these current-gen graphics architectures, AMD leadership has already previewed a "unified" path forward. Last September's announcement revealed the convergence of RDNA (gaming) and CDNA (enterprise) GPU technologies: dubbed "UDNA." Present day leaks do mention a far out "RDNA 5" line (also "Navi 5x"), but in the same sentence as "UDNA." Kepler L2 commented on the (screen captured) presence of "ENABLE_WAVEFRONT" and "ENABLE_WAVEGROUP" kernel code properties: "I think it's related to SWC (Streaming Wave Coalescer/pseudo out-of-order execution). Each SIMD takes multiple wave32/wave64 (a wavegroup) as inputs and reorders the work items of each wave to reduce execution divergence." Fresh rumors suggest the distant RDNA 5/UDNA avenue being good enough to expand into higher-end gaming card territories. So far, RDNA 4 has hit a ceiling with Navi 48 GPU-powered Radeon 9070 XT offerings.
Sources:
Kepler_L2 Tweet, VideoCardz, Wccftech
Looking beyond these current-gen graphics architectures, AMD leadership has already previewed a "unified" path forward. Last September's announcement revealed the convergence of RDNA (gaming) and CDNA (enterprise) GPU technologies: dubbed "UDNA." Present day leaks do mention a far out "RDNA 5" line (also "Navi 5x"), but in the same sentence as "UDNA." Kepler L2 commented on the (screen captured) presence of "ENABLE_WAVEFRONT" and "ENABLE_WAVEGROUP" kernel code properties: "I think it's related to SWC (Streaming Wave Coalescer/pseudo out-of-order execution). Each SIMD takes multiple wave32/wave64 (a wavegroup) as inputs and reorders the work items of each wave to reduce execution divergence." Fresh rumors suggest the distant RDNA 5/UDNA avenue being good enough to expand into higher-end gaming card territories. So far, RDNA 4 has hit a ceiling with Navi 48 GPU-powered Radeon 9070 XT offerings.
13 Comments on AMD Radeon "GFX13+" Target Found in Code Update; Linked to UDNA/RDNA 5 Architecture
It's just a hunch though, I most likely am wrong. From what I understand the next gen XBOX will be here sooner rather than later though. Definitely not this year of course, but yeah.
yeah I agree though, it either needs to be a major major leap forward in hardware, or something creative/innovative. one or the other or both.
There is no reason to buy a console if there are no exclusives and you have a PC. None. And they also worsen the value of them since this generation came out every year, within the same generation...
also there are heavy sales on the older games, so games like jak and daxter i can replay for only a couple bucks when it goes on sale again someday, etc.
astrobot also being goty is a reason, but i admit, a weak one. one great exclusive is not enough i agree with you there. but i also needed a 4k blu ray player and the nostalgia games. so yeah i don't regret getting ps5 again, it was cheap enough 450 and included astrobot. i have already decided i will be buying a ps6 on launch day too, well most likely anyway.
I sincerely wonder where we went wrong, were we the consumers started demanding anticonsumers practices that work just to limit our options.
I commend MS with their Windows/Xbox store, buy once, play on either.
Yet, see how sony and Nintendo are milking their fans by charging over and over for the non stop remakes of the same games.
I want excellent games, not just affordable ones.