AMD Unveils Ryzen AI 400 and Previews MI500 GPU With Claimed 1,000x Performance Leap
AMD's CES announcements signal an aggressive push into AI hardware, with new laptop processors built around AI workloads and a data center GPU roadmap that aims to close the gap with NVIDIA by 2027.
AMD used CES 2026 to make its boldest AI hardware claims yet. The company officially announced the Ryzen AI 400 Series, which it calls the most advanced AI PC processors available, designed specifically for Microsoft's Copilot+ PC ecosystem, as @AMD detailed. The chips integrate dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) designed to handle on-device inference for the growing wave of AI-native applications.
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