AMD presents its new Zen CPU roadmap and confirms Zen 7 with a new matrix engine, marking another step in its long-term commitment to AI-optimized compute architectures. AMD has finally placed Zen 7 on its official CPU core roadmap. On the new Leadership CPU Core Roadmap slide, Zen 7 appears in a separate block labeled as a Future Node and Next-Generation design. The only concrete features listed are a new matrix engine and AI data format expansion, underlining that the next core family will keep pushing AI compute support rather than just classic scalar and vector CPU work.
The same slide recaps how AMD reached this stage of development. Zen 4 and Zen 4c are tied to 5 nm and 4 nm with AVX-512 AI ISA support, dual-core design points, and larger L2 cache. Zen 5 and Zen 5c on 4 nm and 3 nm promise wider and deeper compute, full 512-bit AI vectors, and a re-optimized cache hierarchy. Zen 6 and Zen 6c move to an industry-first 2 nm node. AMD reminds us that this was the first EPYC based on Zen 6 to leave the fab, and this generation will support a new AI data type and more AI pipelines, with the timeline bar pointing to 2026 for that architecture.
AMD has not shared further Zen 7 details beyond what appears on this roadmap slide. There is no process node label, no product timing, and no mention of core counts or cache. For now, the only official message is that Zen 7 will add a new matrix engine and broader AI data handling, while everything else still comes from unconfirmed leaks, including discussions of higher core density, larger cache stacks, and a follow-up to Zen 6 after the 2 nm era.
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