AMD Resurrects Gaming Legend Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU and Rolls Out RX 9070 Graphics Card Globally

AMD is bringing back its Ryzen 7 5800X3D desktop CPU on June 25, priced at $349—a $100 discount from its 2022 launch price—to help gamers build affordable PCs using older AM4 motherboards. The move coincides with the processor’s 10th-anniversary edition, celebrating the AM4 socket’s 2016 debut. The 5800X3D remains popular due to its 3D V-Cache technology, which boosts gaming performance, and its compatibility with cheaper DDR4 RAM amid ongoing memory shortages. The re-release follows a December price surge for the 5800X3D, driven by high DDR5 costs, with used units selling for up to $700 on eBay. AMD is bundling the CPU with Carbice’s Ice Pad, a thermal solution replacing traditional paste, to enhance cooling. Meanwhile, the company confirmed long-term support for its AM5 platform through 2029, including new processor releases, addressing concerns about potential delays for AM6. In addition to the 5800X3D, AMD announced the Ryzen 7 7700X3D for $329 on July 16, targeting budget gamers with eight cores, 16 threads, and a 104MB cache. The chip competes with discounted 7800X3D models, now priced as low as $376, and follows the $269 7500X3D launched last November. The 7700X3D is positioned as an affordable AM5 upgrade option. On the graphics side, AMD is launching the Radeon RX 9070 GRE globally on June 1, a downgraded version of its RX 9070 with 48 compute units (down from 56) and 12GB VRAM (down from 16GB). The card was previously available only in China. The announcement aligns with AMD’s broader strategy to revive demand for older hardware while expanding its AM5 ecosystem and addressing market shifts caused by memory shortages.