Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced a new range of chips for artificial intelligence, data centres and personal computers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas, outlining an aggressive roadmap to strengthen its position in the fast-growing AI market.
At the centre of the announcement was the MI455 AI accelerator, part of AMD’s Instinct GPU portfolio, designed for large-scale data-centre and high-performance computing workloads. The chip will be deployed in advanced AI computing racks and is already being supplied to key customers, including OpenAI. AMD also introduced the MI440X, a version aimed at enterprise clients that want to run AI workloads within their own data centres rather than relying on cloud-scale infrastructure.
AMD chief executive Lisa Su also previewed the upcoming MI500 series, expected to launch in 2027. According to the company, these future accelerators are being designed to deliver up to 1,000-fold performance gains over earlier generations, highlighting AMD’s long-term push to compete more strongly in AI hardware.
For personal computers, AMD expanded its AI-focused offerings with the launch of the Ryzen AI 400 Series processors. These chips include built-in neural processing units (NPUs) that allow laptops and desktops to run AI tasks locally, such as real-time translation, image generation and productivity tools. The processors support Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC platform and will be used across consumer and commercial devices.
The company also showcased Ryzen AI Max+ chips for thin-and-light systems, aimed at users who need strong graphics performance alongside on-device AI capabilities. In addition, AMD announced the Ryzen AI Halo mini-PC platform, targeted at developers working on AI models and applications, offering high memory capacity and local AI compute power.
In the gaming segment, AMD unveiled the Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor, built on its Zen 5 architecture with enhanced cache technology to deliver improved gaming performance.
With partners expected to begin shipping systems based on the new chips in 2026, AMD’s CES announcements underline its strategy to expand across AI infrastructure, enterprise computing and next-generation PCs, even as competition in the semiconductor industry continues to intensify.
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