The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has made yet another early appearance, this time through a leaked screenshot showing the chip running on an ASUS B850M AYW Gaming motherboard.
The image, shared on a Chinese social platform (via WCCFTech), doesn’t confirm everything, but it does give us a clearer sense of where AMD’s next X3D refresh is heading.
The screenshot suggests the chip is capable of running at up to 5.3GHz and handle high-speed DDR5 memory running at 9800 MT/s, which is well above the official specs for current Ryzen 9000 processors.
For context, AMD’s existing Ryzen 9000 series officially supports DDR5-5600 under JEDEC standards, with most users settling somewhere north of 6000 MT/s for a real-world sweet spot.
Intel has already teased higher memory ceilings for its Arrow Lake Refresh, but AMD hasn’t said much about Granite Ridge X3D’s memory tuning, until now. If this leak is accurate, it suggests AMD may be quietly working on faster DDR5 compatibility for its 3D V-Cache models, closing the gap with Intel’s top-end platforms.
Still, paired with the rumoured boost clocks, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D appears poised to deliver the usual X3D formula: a mid-range chip on paper with disproportionately strong gaming performance. And with Granite Ridge already shaping up to be a more efficient, better-tuned generation, even small improvements in memory support could give AMD’s X3D lineup another noticeable edge.
AMD hasn’t commented on the leak, and official details remain tight for now. But with repeated teasers and increasingly detailed glimpses appearing online, a formal reveal likely isn’t far off – hopefully at CES in a few weeks time.
