Although Computex 2024 ended a few days ago, information and data about what was seen in Taiwan continues to arrive. AMD had the honor of being the first speaker of the event and left no one indifferent thanks to the large number of solutions presented. In casual conversation, AMD confirmed the Ryzen 9000X3D with technology 3D V cache improved.
3D V-Cache technology, explained simply, consists of a third-level cache stack. Expanding this type of internal memory in the processor improves gaming performance.
Initially, AMD did not make any comments on which processors will use this technology in the new line of chips. But since processors with stacked cache are selling very well and performing very well, they are committed to continuing to launch new solutions and improve their designs.
AMD is already preparing the Ryzen 9000X3D
Donny Woligroski, senior technical marketing manager at AMD, spoke with colleagues at PCGamer. They talked, among other topics, about chips based on the Zen 5 architecture with 3D V-Cache technology. Woligroski was very enthusiastic about these new chips.
We have a lot to say about X3D. The best part is that we don’t rest on our laurels. We’re improving what we can do with X3D, it’s really exciting and I’m really looking forward to it. tell people about it.
Donny Woligroski, Senior Director of Technical Marketing, AMD
He did not go into details, because at the moment this technology is confidential until its official presentation. Woligroski stressed that “we are actively working […] to make it even better” referring to 3D V-Cache technology.
AMD, every time it releases a new technology, strives to improve it and expand its capabilities. The question that remains is how it will differ from previous versions and what improvements it will bring.
We were able to see, first of all, an increase in bandwidth for this 3D V-Cache memory as we saw with the L1 and L2 caches of the Ryzen 9000. In addition to this, we were able to see different sizes third-level cache to differentiate from existing models.
The maximum capacity of 3D V-Cache memory is limited to 64 MB. This is seen with the Ryzen 9 7950X3D which has 128 MB of L3 cache, including 64 MB of V-Cache type. While the processor that integrates the most 3D memories is the EPYC 9684X, which reaches 1,152 MB, which costs around 15,000 dollars.
It is possible that the new 3D V-Cache will be 128 MB in size or even larger. It doesn’t seem possible, at the moment, to see more than 1 GB of third-level cache in a home processor.
So far, 3D V-Cache is exclusive to Ryzen 9000 desktop processors. It is not available in APUs or laptop chips. It would be positive if the use were extended to the other two segments in which the company offers solutions.
This may not be possible because an iGPU is still integrated into APUs for desktops and laptops. Additionally, new XDNA cores for Microsoft Copilot+ artificial intelligence are added to the Ryzen AI 300.
