On May 12th, news broke that this generation of AMD RDNA 3 graphics cards is completely overshadowed by the N-card. RDNA 4 is likely just an optimization of RDNA 3, focusing on improving ray tracing performance without significant changes.
For AMD to turn the tables, all hopes are now pinned on RDNA 5.
According to the latest report from wccftech, AMD's next-generation RDNA 5 GPU will be built from the ground up, aiming to create a "Zen" moment for the Radeon department.
It is reported that the performance of the AMD RDNA 3 GPU series fell short of expectations, being completely outperformed by NVIDIA's Ada architecture RTX 4000 series graphics cards in all market segments.
AMD is expected to launch the next generation RX 8000 series graphics cards with the new RDNA 4 architecture later this year. The core, codenamed Navi 4x series, will build upon the RDNA 3 architecture with a focus on enhancing ray tracing, and there will no longer be a flagship model.
Additionally, there will be an upgraded version of RDNA 3, known as RDNA 3+, set to target the release of the new generation laptop APU processor "Strix Point" later this year, before RDNA 4.
RDNA 5 is set to start from scratch, designing a completely new GPU architecture. It is speculated that RDNA 5 is a result of significant cuts to RDNA 4, allowing more time to refine future generations while offering a mainstream series that doesn't require extensive development costs.
Rumors suggest NVIDIA's RTX 5000 series will be launched by the end of this year, with AMD not having a strong response on the A-card side.
Hopefully, RDNA 5 will turn the tables for AMD. However, this turnaround is expected around late 2025 or 2026.
