At CES 2025, AMD announced its brand-new Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D desktop CPUs will be launching in Q1 2025, alongside the new Radeon RX 9070 GPUs. These new Ryzen X3D chips bring exceptional performance gains over the previous generation X3D chips.
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D features 16 Zen 6 CPU cores, integrated AMD RDNA 2 graphics, and 2nd-generation 3D V-Cache technology. Similarly, the Ryzen 9900X3D features a slightly lower core count at 12 Zen 5 cores. According to AMD, these newer X3D processors relocate the cache memory below the core complex die (CCD), allowing for the placement of CPU cores closer to the cooling solution. As a result, users can expect higher clock speeds and better performance at lower temperatures compared to previous generation X3D chips.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPU Specifications
Here are the official specifications for each CPU, via AMD:
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Core and Thread Count: 16 Cores / 32 Threads
- Base Clock: 4.3 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.7 GHz
- Total Cache: 144 MB
- PCIe: Gen 5
- TDP: 170W
- Price: Currently unknown
- AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
- Core and Thread Count: 12 Cores / 24 Threads
- Base Clock: 4.4 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.5 GHz
- Total Cache: 140 MB
- PCIe: Gen 5
- TDP: 120W
- Price: Currently unknown
Moreover, there will be a mobile counterpart of 9950X3D under the new AMD Ryzen 9000HX series lineup. The Ryzen 9955HX3D features the same cache and core/thread count of its desktop variant while having slightly lower base and boost clock speeds, a 75W TDP, and a Radeon 610M integrated GPU. Laptops featuring the chip will launch in the first half of 2025.
Here’s what to expect with the 9000HX lineup:
- AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
- Core and Thread Count: 16 Cores / 32 Threads
- Base Clock: 2.5 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.4 GHz
- Total Cache: 144 MB
- Graphics: AMD Radeon 610M
- Graphics Cores: 2
- cTDP: 55-75W
- AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
- Core and Thread Count: 16 Cores / 32 Threads
- Base Clock: 2.5 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.4 GHz
- Total Cache: 80 MB
- Graphics: AMD Radeon 610M
- Graphics Cores: 2
- cTDP: 55-75W
- AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
- Core and Thread Count: 12 Cores / 24 Threads
- Base Clock: 3.0 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.2 GHz
- Total Cache: 76 MB
- Graphics: AMD Radeon 610M
- Graphics Cores: 2
- cTDP: 45-75W
