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AMD Teases Heavily-Rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, Continues to Leak Despite CES No-Show — Alienware China Touts the Chip for Its Area 51 Desktop

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AMD didn't announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at CES 2026, but others have come to the rescue. Alienware China has posted a video on its BiliBili account showing the 9950X3D2 coming to its Area 51 desktop, confirming the chip exists. Moreover, a UK-based system integrator has also put up the 9950X3D2 on its website as part of a workstation.
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During the keynote of CES 2026, nothing. Not a word about a high-end Ryzen with 3D V-Cache on two chiplets. Yet, according to ComputerBase, AMD has confirmed in a small committee that such a processor is in the pipes, after they were questioned about the famous 9950X3D2 that appeared on Geekbench, AMD replied "Stay Tuned" (be careful). For the press, it did not take any more to understand that this "Stay Tuned" was worth confirming. [...] Read m…

At CES 2026, AMD officially presented the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a direct evolution of the 9800X3D with up-reviewed frequencies and an announced average gain of 7% at stake. But despite this expected announcement, a great absentee quickly caught the attention of the enthusiasts: the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, pressenti as [...] The AMD article suggests that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 double 3D V-Cache is still in the cartons appeared first on HardwareCooking.

The most striking thing about AMD, is that during the CES it remained silent about the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor. It was evident that the company would announce at least one processor with its new "Dual 3D V-Cache" technology. As its name indicates, it is basically doubling the 3D V-Cache memory to further improve gaming performance. But at the time of truth the company only announced a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a simple 9800X3D that is able to run …

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pcgameshardware.de broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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