AMD has taken a major step forward with the development of its upcoming Medusa Point processors, beginning early tests on a brand-new motherboard platform. Recent shipping manifest leaks reveal that the company is moving beyond the FP8 socket used for Strix Point and shifting to a more advanced FP10 platform. The testing is being conducted on an engineering board identified as “PLUM,” signaling that Medusa Point is now entering active validation.
One of the first details to surface is the processor’s power configuration. Medusa Point is listed with a 45-watt thermal design power, a notable jump from the 28-watt baseline of Strix Point. Both can scale higher under tuned conditions, but the higher starting point suggests AMD is pushing Medusa Point toward stronger performance capabilities right out of the gate.
Under the hood, Medusa Point will feature AMD’s Zen 6 architecture, built on TSMC’s advanced 3-nanometer process node. The design is expected to be hybrid in nature, blending full Zen 6 cores with compact Zen 6c and energy-efficient LP variants. Early leaks point to configurations of up to 22 cores, a significant leap over what previous mobile APUs have offered.
Graphics performance will also remain a key part of the design. Medusa Point is expected to carry an RDNA 3.5+ GPU with eight compute units. While this is fewer than some of AMD’s current flagship APUs, the refreshed RDNA architecture is anticipated to bring notable efficiency and performance gains, ensuring competitive integrated graphics.
If development stays on schedule, Medusa Point could reach the market by late 2026. For AMD, this marks an important milestone in preparing its next generation of processors, designed to power high-end and mainstream laptops with stronger performance and more advanced architecture than ever before.
