According to Techpowerup the ever-reliable AMD leaker Kepler_L2, the next generation RDNA 5, or UDNA if you like marketing buzzwords, will reintroduce a proper halo-tier card after its RDNA 4 fiasco.

The top Navi 5X SKU is rumoured to pack up to 96 Compute Units tied to a 384-bit memory bus, which is at least a signal AMD is done with its “mid-range first” strategy. Memory type is not confirmed, but if AMD does not opt for GDDR7, it might as well not bother showing up.

The rest of the stack is a little more predictable. Mid-range chips will sport 64 CUs and a 256-bit bus, while the bargain-bin entry models will scrape by with 32 CUs and a 128-bit interface.

No word yet on memory capacities, and knowing AMD, those will be shuffled around until the last second while the marketing team dreams up names like “Infinity Bandwidth+ Ultra” to make it sound fancy.

For those who came in late, RDNA 4 failed to deliver a true flagship and left AMD fighting over scraps in the mid-range. Now it seems that UDNA is clearly being positioned as the redemption arc.

Mass production is expected in Q2 2026, so you will probably see cards in the second half of the year, conveniently timed to avoid whatever Nvidia has cooking.

Of course, AMD’s halo-tier promises should always be taken with a bucket of salt. It has been a while since Radeon genuinely scared Nvidia at the top end, and last time AMD tried, it was stuck bragging about “price-to-performance ratios” while Nvidia was printing money with whatever absurd Founders Edition it shoved out.

Still, if Navi 5X lands with 96 CUs, a fat 384-bit bus and GDDR7, it might finally give Nvidia's inevitable RTX 60 series a bit of a headache. Whether AMD follows through or pulls another “RDNA 4 moment” remains to be seen.