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AMD revealed the Ryzen AI 400 series.
The company introduced new high-gaming CPUs.
AMD also revealed the Ryzen AI Max+ for workstations.
At CES 2026, AMD unveiled its upcoming next-generation of processors and new AI-powered software, all set to improve your workflow and gaming experience. The centerpiece of the announcements was the Ryzen AI 400 Series, a collection of mobile CPUs designed to power many 2026 laptops. Leading the seven chipsets is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 475, which features 12 Zen 5 CPU cores, 24 CPU threads, 16 AMD RDNA 3.5 GPU cores, and an updated XDNA 2 NPU (neural processing unit) capable of up to 60 AI TOPS.
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AMD said the chip will deliver up to 1.3x faster multitasking and 1.7x content creation compared to the previous generations. If you're familiar with AMD's hardware, you may not know that the Ryzen AI 9 HX 475 has similar specifications to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. Just about everything is the same, apart from the NPU.
Does this mean the new processor is going to run just like the old one? No, but it won't be a significant upgrade either.
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