AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su kicked off her keynote at CES 2026 with a message about what computing can deliver: AI for everyone.
As part of that promise, AMD announced a new line of AI processors as the company thinks AI-powered personal computers are the way of the future.
The semiconductor giant announced the AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series processor, the latest version of its AI-powered PC chip, on a yearly basis. CES conference on Monday. The company says that the latest version of the Ryzen processor series allows multitasking 1.3x faster than competitors and 1.7x faster in content creation.
These new chips have 12 CPU cores, individual processing units within the processor core, and 24 threads, independent instruction streams.
This is as upgrade to Ryzen AI 300 Series processors which was announced in 2024. AMD started producing the Ryzen processor series in 2017.
Rahul Tikoo, senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s client business, said that AMD has expanded to more than 250 PC AI platforms at the company’s recent press conference. This represents a 2x growth over the past year, he added.
“In the coming years, AI will become a multi-layered fabric that will be woven at every level of computing in the personal layer,” Tikoo said. “Our PCs and AI devices will transform the way we work, the way we play, the way we create and the way we connect.”
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AMD also announced the release of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the latest version of its gaming-focused processor.
“No matter who you are and how you use technology every day, AI is reinventing everyday computing,” Tikoo said. “You have thousands of interactions with your PC every day. AI can understand, learn context, bring automation, provide deep reasoning and personal customization for each individual.”
PCs that include Ryzen AI 300 Series processors or AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processors are available in the first quarter of 2026.
The company also announced the latest version of Redstone ray tracing technology, which simulates the physical behavior of light, which allows for better video game graphics without performance or speed.
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