AMD Zen 6 laptop plans just leaked through customs paperwork, and nerds are spiraling. A report says AMD’s Medusa Point APU showed up on the NBD customs database, tagged as Medusa 1 with an A0 step marker, the kind of early chip used for bring-up work, not store shelves. The same line calls out 28W and an FP10 package, listed at 25 mm x 42.5 mm, a bit bigger than FP8.
That size bump could be sloppy paperwork, yet it can also hint at a real platform shuffle, like different routing, a fresh pin layout, or changed power delivery tied to the new silicon.
The spicy bit is the CPU layout field, 4C + 4D. Coverage reads that as four Zen 6 performance cores paired with four Zen 6 high-density cores. A rumor mentions two low-power cores elsewhere, yet the customs shorthand does not spell that out, which fits how these entries get written. If true, it leans into efficiency-first laptop scheduling.
Reports also float two versions. Medusa Point 1 gets framed as Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 territory, often described as 4C + 4D + 2LP. Medusa Point 2 is said to push Ryzen 9, bolting on a 12-core Zen 6 CCD for a claimed 16C + 4D + 2LP. Graphics talk points at RDNA 3.5 staying put, and a side rumor says Medusa Point 1 might serve as an I/O die, yet the A0 step sighting mainly screams validation, not final specs.
That size bump could be sloppy paperwork, yet it can also hint at a real platform shuffle, like different routing, a fresh pin layout, or changed power delivery tied to the new silicon.
The spicy bit is the CPU layout field, 4C + 4D. Coverage reads that as four Zen 6 performance cores paired with four Zen 6 high-density cores. A rumor mentions two low-power cores elsewhere, yet the customs shorthand does not spell that out, which fits how these entries get written. If true, it leans into efficiency-first laptop scheduling.
Reports also float two versions. Medusa Point 1 gets framed as Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 territory, often described as 4C + 4D + 2LP. Medusa Point 2 is said to push Ryzen 9, bolting on a 12-core Zen 6 CCD for a claimed 16C + 4D + 2LP. Graphics talk points at RDNA 3.5 staying put, and a side rumor says Medusa Point 1 might serve as an I/O die, yet the A0 step sighting mainly screams validation, not final specs.
