AMD reveals 7 new chips, plus Ryzen 7 5800X3D with radical V-Cache tech
After months of teasing its revolutionary new V-Cache technology, AMD finally unveiled the final key details about the product that serves as its flagship at a special event. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D will hit the streets on 20 April, wielding a massive slab of memory cache directly bonded to the top of the 8-core chip package and a $449 (around £345) suggested price – the same cost as the non-3D version of the 5800X, which launched in 2020. AMD also announced a slew of affordable new Ryzen 3, 5 and 7 processors to flesh out its line-up now that Intel’s 12th-gen ‘Alder Lake’ CPUs are here and kicking butt, and is finally extending official Ryzen 5000 support to older AM4 motherboards. But first, the star of the show. AMD already…