News Summary AMD introduces new Ryzen AI 400 and PRO 400 Series processors, delivering up to 60 NPU TOPS for Copilot+ PCs and AI experiences

At CES 2026, AMD outlined how it sees artificial intelligence becoming a standard part of personal and commercial computing, rather than a feature limited to high-end systems. The company introduced a broad set of processors and platforms aimed at laptops, desktops, embedded systems, and developers, all designed around on-device AI workloads.

AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a variety of tasks from gaming to content creation and multitasking.

News Highlights AMD provided an early look at its “Helios” rack-scale platform, the blueprint for yotta-scale AI infrastructure, built on AMD

Most chips you’ll see in laptops will max out with the Ryzen AI 7 450, an 8-core CPU with a 5.1GHz clock speed and 24MB cache with only a 50 TOPS NPU. Overall, it’s a subdued update to one of AMD’s most prevalent CPUs.

AMD's new family of Ryzen AI 400 series processors will launch inside of new laptops in Q1 2026 from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, and more.

Helios will go head-to-head with Nvidia’s own NVL systems, matching its latest NVL72’s 72 Rubin GPUs with 72 of AMD’s MI455X chips. It’s another sign that AMD is working to move further in on Nvidia’s turf in the AI data center market.

AMD unveils MI440X and Ryzen AI Embedded chips to challenge Nvidia in AI hardware, boosting edge and data-center performance.

The long-rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D is official, but AMD’s own benchmarks paint an underwhelming picture for performance gains.