There once was a long-running debate in the PC enthusiast community between AMD and Intel, but Intel pulled steadily away for both performance and value in recent years. That was of course, until AMD’s song and dance comeback with its Ryzen processor lineup, really showing Intel the American firm was back with a vengeance.
It’s all good news then, that following a press event at the annual CES conference in Las Vegas, AMD announced its second generation of Ryzen processors, appropriately called Ryzen 2. Not only that, but we certainly wasn’t expecting the firm to reveal their CPU and GPU roadmap all the way up until 2020.
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But before we start looking into the far-flung future, here’s everything we know so far about AMD’s Ryzen 2, and why it looks set to bolster the previous generations’ successes.
AMD Ryzen 2: Everything you need to know
AMD Ryzen 2 UK release date: When does it launch?
Remember that roadmap I mentioned earlier? Well, the Ryzen 2 – obviously – was part of that long-running timeline, and AMD’s second generation Ryzen processors will launch in April 2018. That’s just three months away.
AMD Ryzen 2 UK price: How much will it cost?
Okay, that AMD roadmap didn’t mention the Ryzen 2’s launch price. It’s very tricky to take a guess too, considering the price of PC hardware is currently rising. I will update this article as soon as we hear any official information
AMD Ryzen 2 specs and features: What’s so special?
AMD’s second-generation lineup of PC processors are the firm’s first CPUs to be built to a 12nm process architecture – Intel’s current manufacturing process uses a 14nm transistor – and can still slot into current Ryzen-compatible AM4 motherboards. If you’re looking at upgrading, you shouldn’t have to worry.
Likewise, AMD has confirmed that rather unsurprisingly, Ryzen 2 will bring higher base and overclocked clock speeds, and something the firm calls “Precision Boost 2” tech for faster performance and a supposed boost in power efficiency.
That’s it for concrete details at the moment, but I will update this article as soon as we hear more.
AMD Ryzen 2: Early verdict
While details have been thin on the ground, AMD’s Ryzen 2 series of processors are shaping up to be very impressive indeed. With faster base clock speeds than the last generation and greater efficiency, the Ryzen 2 has every chance at landing another blow square on Intel’s chin. Let’s just hope they aren’t too pricey come launch.