AMD announces Zen 6 Ryzen 10000 CPUs with NPU, and expands FSR 4.1 support to older Radeon GPUs

AMD has leaked details of its upcoming Zen 6 desktop platform, code‑named "Olympic Ridge," slated for release in late 2026 or early 2027. The Ryzen 10000 series will drop the integrated graphics processor that has been standard on desktop CPUs since 2022 and instead incorporate a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for local AI workloads. The chips are expected to use TSMC’s 2 nm process, reach clocks of up to 7 GHz, support CUDIMM memory, and retain up to 24 cores with 48 MB of L3 cache per chiplet, while still lacking a native USB 4 controller.

In parallel, AMD confirmed that its FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 4.1 upscaling technology will be made available on Radeon RX 7000 series (RDNA 4) in July 2026. Support for the older Radeon RX 6000 (RDNA 2) line is planned for a later date, potentially 2027, after extensive optimization to accommodate the different integer‑based compute pathways and the absence of FP8 instructions on those GPUs. These moves aim to extend AI‑enhanced graphics performance across a broader range of AMD graphics cards.