AMD Medusa Halo Supposedly Delivers RTX 5070 Ti-level Gaming Performance
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Key points
- Leaks indicate AMD’s next-gen Medusa Halo APU specs, which supposedly deliver RTX 5070 Ti-level gaming performance.
- Medusa Halo APU will supposedly have 26 Zen 6 cores and 48 RDNA 5 GPU.
- The high-end accelerated processing unit is rumored to launch in 2027.
AMD’s next-generation Medusa Halo APU specs were supposedly leaked, featuring 26 Zen 6 cores and 48 RDNA 5 GPU; this places the hardware performance to reportedly rival that of the RTX 5070 Ti’s gaming performance, according to a news report from TechPowerUp. The specs were revealed in a video published by Moore’s Law is Dead on Aug. 21, 2025.
The leaker claims that the next-generation Medusa Halo APU will feature either a 384-bit LDDR6 or 256-bit LPDDR5X memory controller. This provides a high bandwidth for the integrated PGU. A variant called Medusa Halo Mini was also mentioned, providing a scale down version for notebooks and more compact systems.
The Medusa Halo Mini is expected to have 4 Zen 6 cores, 8 zen 6c cores, 2 Zen 6 LP copes for a total of 14; it is paired with 24 RDNA 5 CUs and 10 MB of L2 cache, according to Moore’s Law is Dead’s leaks. The hardware supposedly uses a 128-bit LPDDR5X memory controller, with potential upgrades to a 192-bit LPDDR6. Medusa is the codename for AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 architecture desktop processors and APUs.
