AMD announces three new Ryzen 'XT' processors Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. AMD announces three new Ryzen 'XT' processors The 3600XT, 3800XT and 3900XT boost harder, cost the same. News by Will Judd Deputy Editor, Digital Foundry Updated on 16 Jun 2020 28 comments Surprise! AMD just announced three new Ryzen processors by uploading a video to their YouTube channel. The new models are improved 'XT' versions of existing 3000-series 'X' processors, rather than the Ryzen 4000 models we were expecting to debut at some point in 2020, but the promise of improved performance at the same (recommended retail) price point makes them worth talking about all the same. The three new SKUs are the $249 Ryzen 3600XT, $399 Ryzen 3800XT and $499 Ryzen 3900XT. The 3600XT and 3900XT each boost 100MHz higher than the vanilla 3600X and 3900X, while the 3800XT gets a 200MHz advantage versus its older counterpart. That should translate into a small (but presumably measurable) performance advantage in a range of applications, from content creation to games. Other specifications of the processor, including core count, thread count, cache size and so on remain unchanged. It's more or less understood that CPU production matures over time, with launch versions of new chips typically being outperformed by those that are created months or years later. It's rare to see a CPU maker like AMD actually codify these improvements into a new SKU though, and it will be fascinating to see if there will be any noticeable performance differential between, for example, recently produced 3600 models and the 3600XT. The new processors will be available on July 7th, falling in line with earlier preemptive product listings by certain European retailers and the release of B550 motherboards. Interestingly, AMD's press release also includes mention of a new even cheaper chipset, A520, which supports the same Zen 2 and Zen 3 processors at a lower price point. We'll look to get some of these new chips in when possible to see how much of a performance boost we can expect from the extra frequency. Stay tuned! Will you support the Digital Foundry team? Digital Foundry specialises in technical analysis of gaming hardware and software, using state-of-the-art capture systems and bespoke software to show you how well games and hardware run, visualising precisely what they're capable of. In order to show you what 4K gaming actually looks like we needed to build our own platform to supply high quality 4K video for offline viewing. So we did. Our videos are multi-gigabyte files and we've chosen a high quality provider to ensure fast downloads. However, that bandwidth isn't free and so we charge a small monthly subscription fee of £4.50. We think it's a small price to pay for unlimited access to top-tier quality encodes of our content. Thank you. Support Digital Foundry Find out more about the benefits of our Patreon More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store