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- AMD has confirmed the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a refreshed version of the 9800X3D.
- Most of the specs remain the same, but it boosts clock speeds by 400 MHz.
- It is expected to be officially launched at CES 2026 alongside the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2.
AMD has been dominating the gaming CPU market in recent years. Specifically, its 3D V-cache offerings deliver the best gaming performance available, and it seems the company is ready to launch the subsequent iterations.
While not a formal announcement, AMD has confirmed the Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU on its website, an even faster version of its predecessor, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the company’s best-selling CPU of all time.
Why it matters: Since AMD’s 3D V-cache processors are already ruling the gaming space, even faster versions of their chips will undoubtedly push them further ahead of Intel.
There were rumors that AMD would soon reveal updated versions of its CPUs. The webpage for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D is now live, and it reportedly provides a decent upgrade over the last one.
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a base clock of 4.7 GHz, boosting up to 5.2 GHz. The new iteration will keep the base frequency the same but feature a 400 MHz increase, bringing it to a whopping 5.6 GHz.
The rest of the specs look pretty similar, with both featuring 8-core and 16-thread 3D V-cache technology. TDP is the same up to 120W, but since the 9850X3D offers higher clock speeds, it will be more efficient.
AMD is also expected to drop Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, its top-of-the-line gaming CPU, but that isn’t official yet. The formal announcements are expected at CES 2026, set to take place in just a few months.
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