AMD's 2026 roadmap leak hints at 3D V-cache for potential PlayStation chip and Strix Halo successor

A new leak from Chiphell tells us what AMD has lined up for 2026. It got most of its 2025 offerings out of the door at CES 2025 (except RDNA 4), and now, we get a glimpse at some of the company's longer-term plans. However, the roadmap is incomplete and doesn't include mainstream laptop CPUs and Epyc server parts.

For starters, AMD's Zen 6 Ryzen 11,000 (tentative) desktop CPUs will be unveiled. Its CPU tile will be manufactured on TSMC's N3E node, while the I/O die will be on N4C. This lines up with AMD's general strategy of being one step behind the bleeding edge.

As per a previous rumour, AMD plans to merge its RDNA and CDNA product lines into UDNA. This will be the backbone of every GPU and AI accelerator launched by AMD, and in 2026, the GPU, like its desktop counterpart, will be based on TSMC N3E. This time, there will be a high-end offering.

Noted AMD leaker Kepler_L2 added, it wouldn't be a 'flagship'. While it will be more powerful than a RTX 4090, it will not hold up against the newly unveiled RTX 5090. Once again, it appears that AMD is focusing more on cost-effective, upper-mid-range offerings.

Apparently, AMD plans to take Strix Halo (Medusa Halo?) a step ahead by throwing in 3D V-cache on it. This is on top of the 32 MB Infinity Cache it already comes with, and it'll be interesting to see how it works.

Now comes the juiciest part. Sony plans to integrate 3D V-cache into one of its future offerings. This chip will likely end up in the company's upcoming handheld gaming console, although there is a high chance it could end up powering the PlayStation 6. Microsoft, on the other hand, is still on the fence about this.