While AMD didn't have much in the way of brand-new PC gaming hardware for Computex 2026—just a cut-down GPU, plus a last-gen X3D CPU and a last-last-gen one—it has at least reminded us of something important for many rig builders. Its current desktop processor socket will still be supported by new chip releases for at least another four years, but that doesn't mean AMD is just leaving things as is.
At the yearly megatech event in Taiwan, AMD reiterated something that it promised back in 2024, in that the AM5 processor socket will be around for a good while yet. Back then, it committed to "2027 and beyond", but that latter part now has a bit more meat to it, with Team Red crossing it out and replacing it with 2029.
