AMD said it would be too expensive and of no real benefit to gaming, but if one rumour is to be believed, a dual 3D V-Cache Ryzen is actually in the pipeline

A rendered image of an AMD Zen 5 Granite Ridge processor, with the heatspreader removed to show the dual CCDs and single IOD.

If the sales of Nvidia's $2,000+ RTX 5090 have proved one thing, it's that there are plenty of PC gamers out there who are willing to spend any amount of money to have the most extreme hardware possible in their rigs. So, if the rumour that AMD is planning to release a desktop Ryzen processor with 192 MB of L3 cache turns out to be correct, then there will be another painfully pricey part for enthusiasts to spend their hard-earned cash on.

The rumour in question comes from X user chi11eddog (via ComputerBase), who claims AMD has a new Zen 5 Ryzen CPU in the pipeline. It's basically a Ryzen 9 9950X3D but with a 3D V-Cache tile added to all the CCDs (Core Complex Die) in the CPU package, pushing the total L3 cache up to a heady 192 MB, and power limit from 170 W to 200 W.