The AMD Ryzen 9000 is said to use the X870 chipset [Gerücht]

While AMD is likely to outperform its big competitor Intel with its Ryzen AI 300 (“Strix Point”), Zen 5 APUs with RDNA 3+, and thus the Core Ultra 200 (“Lunar Lake”) with Xe²-LPG (“Battlemage”) “) is ahead in terms of nomenclature, and there should be parity again in desktop chipsets. Such as Bench Live If you want to know, the Ryzen 9000 (“Granite Ridge”) processor will be getting a new chipset when it's released, which is expected to be on June 3, 2024. AMD's new X870(E) could compete with Intel's Z890 as the Top model.

Who else can see all the names?

It is currently assumed that AMD could surround the Ryzen 9000 at launch with the X870 chipset and it will be followed later by the flagship B850 chipset and the A820 chipset. It's still unclear whether there will also be an X870E and B850E, compared to the X670E and B650E. Nomenclature already causes tremendous confusion.

New product names*

• The Ryzen 7040 (“Phoenix”) and Ryzen 8040 (“Hawk Point”) are not being replaced by the Ryzen 9050 (“Strix Point”), but by Ryzen AI 300 (“Strix Point”) replacing.
• The X670(E), B650(E), and A620 chipsets do not turn on X870(E), B850(E), and A820 replacing.
• The Ryzen 7000 (“Raphael”) and Ryzen 7000X3D (“Raphael-X”) are not powered by the Ryzen 8000 (“Granite Ridge”) and Ryzen 8000X3D (“Granite-Ridge-X”), but by Ryzen 9000 (“Granite Ridge”) and Ryzen 9000X3D (“Granite Ridge-X”) replace, which may also receive an AI suffix.
• It remains to be seen how the massive APU (“Strix Halo”) will fit into the naming scheme “Fire Range”, “Kraken Point” and “Esher” There are more models on the roadmap.

*) Not officially confirmed.

What may still be understandable to experienced users and hardware enthusiasts, such as regular readers of PCGH and the active community of the PCGHX forum, now presents the average consumer with almost impossible tasks. Example: AMD Ryzen Ae9 HX370.