AMD President and CEO Lisa Su kicked off her CES 2026 keynote with a message about what computing could deliver: AI for all.
As part of that promise, AMD has announced a new line of AI processors as the company believes that AI-powered personal computing is the way of the future.
The semiconductor giant unveiled the AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series processor, its latest version of its AI-powered PC chips, at its annual CES conference on Monday. The company says the latest version of its Ryzen processor line enables 1.3x faster multitasking than its competitors and is 1.7x faster at content creation.
These new chips feature 12 CPU cores, individual processing units within a processor core, and 24 threads, independent instruction streams
This is an upgrade of the Ryzen AI 300 Series processor announced in 2024. AMD started producing the Ryzen processor series in 2017.
Rahul Tikoo, AMD’s senior vice president and general manager of customer businesses, said AMD has expanded to more than 250 AI computing platforms at the company’s recent press briefing. This represents a 2-fold increase over the past year, he added.
“In the coming years, artificial intelligence will be a multi-layered fabric that will be woven into every layer of computing at the personal level,” Tikoo said. “Our computers and devices with artificial intelligence will change the way we work, how we play, how we create and how we connect with each other.”
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AMD also announced the launch of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the latest version of its gaming-focused processor.
“No matter who you are and how you use technology on a daily basis, artificial intelligence is reshaping everyday computing,” Tikoo said. “You have thousands of interactions with your computer every day. AI is able to understand, learn context, bring automation, provide deep reasoning and personalization to each individual.”
PCs featuring either the Ryzen AI 300 Series processor or the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor will be available in the first quarter of 2026.
The company also announced the latest version of its Redstone ray tracing technology, which simulates the natural behavior of light, which enables better video game graphics without lag in performance or speed.
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