Gigabyte Hints At A Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU With 16 Cores And 32 Threads

It would be dopey of AMD to only release a single current-generation consumer processor (read: Zen 5) with 3D V-Cache, and also unprecedented. So color us not the least bit surprised that a major hardware partner—Gigabyte, in case you skipped right past the headline—has essentially confirmed that at least one more Ryzen 9000X3D model is on tap.

The revealing nugget went largely unnoticed in a recent press release until the eagle-eyed geeks (and we mean that affectionately) at ComputerBase spotted Gigabyte's seeming confirmation of another 9000X3D chip. Gigabyte was intending to promote the launch of an 'X3D Turbo Mode' feature, but in the process it appears to have tipped AMD's hand.

"Gigabyte Turbo Mode is a cutting-edge feature that unifies cores distribution, bandwidth tuning, and hardware power balancing, resulting in pushing the boundaries of gaming performance. Empirical testing demonstrates that this feature delivers tangible benefits to ...