Wednesday, February 25th 2026
AMD "Gorgon Point" Desktop APUs Tipped for Early 2026 Launch
AMD announced its Ryzen AI 400 series "Gorgon Point" mobile APUs based on Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores at CES 2026 earlier this year, simultaneously showing off the AM5-based Ryzen AI 400-branded desktop APUs at the same show. Now, according to a new leak by Moore's Law is Dead on X, AMD will allegedly launch the new Ryzen AI 400-series desktop processors for AM5 in the first half of 2026. MLID adds that the launch may even happen as early as Q1. He also released what he claims to be a short promotional video of an AMD Ryzen AI 400 Pro processor in an AM5 socket to lend credence to his leak.
Exact specifications for the AM5 APUs are unconfirmed, but if they're anything like the laptop counterparts, it is expected that the new APUs will launch with the same silicon as Strix Point but with adjusted power management and increased clock speeds. This means we can expect to see the Ryzen AI 400 desktop processors top out with a 12-core (4× Zen 5; 8 × Zen 5c) CPU cluster tied to a 16 CU RDNA 3.5 iGPU, and a 60 TOPS NPU.
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Moore's Law is Dead on X
Exact specifications for the AM5 APUs are unconfirmed, but if they're anything like the laptop counterparts, it is expected that the new APUs will launch with the same silicon as Strix Point but with adjusted power management and increased clock speeds. This means we can expect to see the Ryzen AI 400 desktop processors top out with a 12-core (4× Zen 5; 8 × Zen 5c) CPU cluster tied to a 16 CU RDNA 3.5 iGPU, and a 60 TOPS NPU.
8 Comments on AMD "Gorgon Point" Desktop APUs Tipped for Early 2026 Launch
Corporate afaik always divide the year in quarters, and AMD's fiscal year matches the civil calendar.
- what exactly will come (cores, frequency, CUs, ...)
- when it will come
- how expensive it will be
- where it will come (OEM, retail, both)
... but it will come.
I'm just waiting for the usual posts:
"Why won't they use Strix halo for this?"
"I wish it had V-cache."
You want an LGA APU because upgradeability, but you probably don't need a PCIe slot because IGP, and you want IGP because you possibly want a compact case (well unless VRAM size). Sounds awesome, but my guess is that combination it's not a very large market compared to other solutions (i.e soldered SHalo).
Even if doable, I'm not surprised that Strix point is prioritized over Strix halo for AM5.
AMD have always been a bit restrictive or slow with adopting APU's for desktop, especially the exciting ones. I don't expect that to change anytime soon.