AMD Launches the Ryzen AI 400 Series Processors

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, microprocessor maker AMD announced its Ryzen AI 400 Series processors for PCs, offering improved performance over the Ryzen AI 300 Series and up to 60 TOPS of on-device NPU processing power.

“The PC is being redefined by AI, and AMD is leading that transformation,” AMD senior vice president Jack Huynh says. “Across consumer, commercial, and enthusiast systems, we’re delivering platforms that bring high-performance computing, leadership AI, immersive graphics, and a growing software ecosystem that empowers developers and creators, so intelligence is built in, performance and efficiency scale seamlessly, and innovation extends to every form factor. Our full-stack approach is coming to life, enabling smarter, faster, and more immersive experiences for users, today and tomorrow.”

The Ryzen AI 400 Series includes new Ryzen AI 400 and PRO 400 Series processors for Copilot+ PCs, new Ryzen AI Max+ variants with even better AI and graphics performance for premium ultra-thin and light notebooks and small form-factor desktops, and the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D, which AMD says is the fastest-ever gaming processor. PCs powered by each will begin appearing in the market in Q1 2026. From what I can tell, this is a relatively minor refresh, but AMD was already so far ahead of Intel, that’s understandable.

AMD also announced the Ryzen AI Halo mini PC for developers. It utilizes the Ryzen AI Max+ Series processors, up to 128 GB of unified memory, up to 60 TFLOPS of AMD RDNA 3.5 graphics performance, and support for both Windows and Linux. It will launch in the second quarter of 2026 with pricing TBD.