AMD Extends AM5 Support to 2029, Relaunches Old Chips
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- AMD committed to supporting its AM5 desktop motherboard socket with new Ryzen processors through 2029, meaning users can keep upgrading CPUs without changing boards until 2030.
- AMD is relaunching a "10th Anniversary" Ryzen 7 5800X3D for users still on the older AM4 socket, priced at $349 and available June 25th.
- AMD announced a $330 Ryzen 7 7700X3D for the AM5 socket, described as likely a binned version of the 2023-era 7800X3D, with its beefier sibling at $380–$450.
- AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE, previously sold only in China, will launch in the US and other markets on June 1st for $549 — the same starting price originally promised for the more powerful RX 9070, which the article notes was never broadly available at that level.
- The RX 9070 GRE trails the RTX 5070 in performance, and the 9070 itself had settled closer to $599–$620 after its initial GPU-shortage launch.
Why it matters: AMD is leaning into value at a time when RAM shortages and inflated GPU prices are squeezing PC builders, giving budget gamers a reason to stay on or switch to its platform. Extending AM5 support to 2029 also locks in loyalty against Intel, while the $549 RX 9070 GRE price point quietly exposes that AMD's original $549 RX 9070 promise was never really honored.
