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Zen 6 (“Morpheus”)[2] is the name for an upcoming CPU microarchitecture from AMD, shown on their roadmap in July 2024.[3][4] It is the successor to Zen 5 and is believed to use TSMC‘s 3 nm and 2 nm processes. Desktop processors will be codenamed “Medusa”, expected to be released under the Ryzen 10000 name,[2] while Epyc server processors will be codenamed “Venice”.[5]

Zen 6 is expected to release in late 2026 to early 2027.[6] It is expected that each Core Complex Die (CCD) will contain up to 12 cores each,[7] enabling a maximum of 24 cores (48 threads) for consumer platform chips.

The architecture is confirmed to introduce new instruction extensions, including AVX512_BMM, AVX_NE_CONVERT, AVX_IFMA, AVX_VNNI_INT8, and AVX512_FP16.[8] It is also expected Zen 6 will be the first platform supporting FRED.[9]

Zen 6c

Like with the previous two Zen generations, Zen 6 will come in a standard variant, as well as a high-core-density variant named Zen 6c (“Monarch”).[2] This will be used for server chips and likely also for mobile platforms.

See also

  • Nova Lake – a competing x86 CPU lineup from Intel for Olympic Ridge

References

  1. ^ Bashir, Samir (February 4, 2026). “AMD Zen 6: More cores, more cache, hardly any more surface area”. igor’sLAB. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Hagedoorn, Hilbert (July 16, 2024). “Ryzen 10000 “Medusa” with Zen 6 “Morpheus” in development”. www.guru3d.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Williams, Wayne (July 21, 2024). “AMD confirms Zen 6 and Zen 6c will arrive in 2025 — but Intel is set to grab the fastest CPU server spot for the first time in a decade within weeks”. TechRadar. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ “AMD CPU roadmap now lists Zen 6 architecture, development of Zen 7 underway”. VideoCardz.com. July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Larabel, Michael (September 5, 2024). “AMD Reveals Latest Plans For Open-Source openSIL With Replacing AGESA, Zen 6 Milestone”. www.phoronix.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Wallossek, Igor (November 9, 2024). “AMD’s Zen 6 “Medusa” Ryzen CPUs: AM5 support confirmed, market launch planned for the end of 2026″. igor´sLAB. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  7. ^ AleksandarK (February 19, 2026). “AMD Ryzen 10000 “Olympic Ridge” to Debut with 6/8/10/12/16/20/24-Core “Zen 6″ SKUs”. TechPowerUp. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  8. ^ Larabel, Michael (November 8, 2025). “AMD Sends Out Initial GNU Binutils Patch For AMD Zen 6 – Confirms New AVX-512 Features”. www.phoronix.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  9. ^ “AMD adopts FRED together with Intel for Zen 6 architecture — replacement for decades-old IDT can improve performance and stability”.