At CES 2026, key individuals from AMD (David McAfee, General Manager of Ryzen and Radeon divisions) and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang were interviewed by Tom's Hardware, who asked them whether both companies would bring back old components and hardware to fill customer demand. So, what should you know about it?
We might see more old tech coming back
For your information, David McAfee said there is a high possibility that AMD will reintroduce the AMD AM4 processor chip series (AMD Ryzen 5000) and the AMD AM3 APU series (AMD Ryzen 3000) to allow people to build computers using DDR4 memory that are not as affected by the rising price of memory components.
Meanwhile, Jensen Huang said that the idea of bringing back older graphics card models could be a good thing, as they could potentially be loaded with the latest AI and graphics technologies like DLSS 4.5. He said that introducing this technology to “old” components would likely require deep engineering capabilities, but it’s a good idea.
If true, this could mean we'll see the return of components that were launched 3-4 years ago but come with new technology. It could also mean that it's true that NVIDIA will start selling GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards in large quantities again.
Stay tuned to TechNave.com for more updates.
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