AMD’s Ryzen 9950X3D2 chip features an incredible 208MB of on-chip cache

AMD has just revealed the , which is a beastly sequel to the . This is the company’s first desktop processor with both chipsets featuring AMD’s proprietary 3D V-Cache technology, which seems to be a boon for gamers. Each chiplet includes 104 MB of cache, providing an incredible total of 208 MB of on-chip cache.

“208MB of cache means more gaming data, more assets, and more working data right next to the CPU cores,” AMD senior vice president Jack Huynh explained in an announcement video.

Just like last year’s version, the 9950X3D2 features a 16-core processor based on the Zen 5 architecture. This new version has increased to a TDP of 200W, compared to the 170 TDP of the original. This could indicate an increase in speed and performance, but with greater heat production.

AMD says the chip will be ideal for both gaming and creative workloads, like compiling game engines, running AI models, and rendering 3D objects. The company claims it can deliver a 5-10% performance improvement when using apps like Unreal Engine, Chromium, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve.

Last year’s 9950X3D chip was already an absolute powerhouse, so we can’t wait to put this one to the test. The Ryzen 9950X3D2 chip will be available on April 22, although we don’t have pricing yet. The 9950X3D standard.