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AMD could make some interesting GPU – and maybe CPU – revelations at CES 2026

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AMD’s CEO will deliver the company’s CES 2026 keynote
In announcing this, Team Red dropped a hint that some revelations could be made about consumer GPUs and CPUs
Those may be simple teasers, or maybe we’ll see a new top-end RDNA 4 GPU

AMD could have a big GPU surprise up its sleeve for Nvidia at the CES 2026 show next January, based on a hint dropped by the CEO of Team Red.

This comes from the announcement that Lisa Su (spotted by TweakTown) is to deliver AMD’s keynote at CES 2026, in which the CEO mentions there will be revelations on the gaming front – and with Radeon and Ryzen products.
The press statement talks about Su’s keynote in broad terms, but also touches on specific areas of tech, hinting that these will be the focus of whatever AMD has planned for CES 2026.

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The key part of the blurb is the following: “From the leadership of AMD Epyc processors in the data center, to the acceleration enabled by AMD Instinct GPUs, and the advancements driven by Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics in AI PCs and gaming, AMD technology continues to spur innovation.”

This suggests that AI and Epyc (server processors for data centers) will be the main thrust of her presentation, but the hint is that Su will also talk about the consumer side of AMD’s products, with Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics mentioned specifically.
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Okay, so figuring that AMD has concrete revelations to make in terms of Ryzen and Radeon is a somewhat tenuous conclusion to draw, granted – the CEO could just be talking in general terms about everything that AMD does.
However, for me, this announcement does hint that something might be coming in terms of both next-gen CPUs and GPUs from AMD. Remember, these kinds of statements are carefully crafted, and clues are often dropped to stoke hype well before an event kicks off, and I think this might be the case here, particularly when we consider what AMD has in the works.

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Namely, new Zen 6 processors and RDNA 5 graphics cards are in the pipeline. Taking AMD’s desktop Ryzen CPUs first, considering that the next-gen chips aren’t expected to debut until later in 2026, the very start of the year feels too early for an announcement – which is more likely to be saved for Computex (in the middle of the year).
In a similar vein, RDNA 5 GPUs (or they might be UDNA) could be even further out, with the current theory being they are set for a 2026 or 2027 launch.
So, neither of these next-gen ranges is on the horizon, but it’s still possible we could some kind of early teaser for them.

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Or, on the graphics card front, there’s another possibility: there have been some rumors floating around that AMD might have something else planned in the way of a higher-end RDNA 4 GPU.
Granted, there isn’t much room for maneuver in terms of cramming something more powerful into the current range of Radeon graphics cards – but the rumor mill has aired the idea of a top-end RX 9080 XT that essentially cranks the power usage and clock speeds to be an upgrade over the 9070 XT (which is about all AMD could do to make a more performant board).
Is that a realistic prospect? I’m not too sure, and rumors around this purported supercharged take on the RDNA 4 flagship have died down of late. So, take this prospect with plenty of caution – but if AMD does have something concrete for CES 2026 in terms of GPUs, this might fit.
Especially considering that perhaps Team Red might feel the need to put out something to compete with Nvidia’s RTX 5000 Super refreshes – which are now rumored to be debuting at CES 2026, so the timing makes sense.
I remain skeptical for now, but the very mention of both consumer CPUs and GPUs is certainly an indication that AMD will have something to say about new products in those categories come CES 2026. And a head-to-head clash between the RX 9080 XT and Nvidia Super GPUs would be an interesting prospect, to say the least.
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