New chips same as the old chips AMD kicked off CES on Monday by unveiling a slew of desktop and mobile processors aimed at everyone from casual users and creative professionals to gamers and AI devs.

Most chips you’ll see in laptops will max out with the Ryzen AI 7 450, an 8-core CPU with a 5.1GHz clock speed and 24MB cache with only a 50 TOPS NPU. Overall, it’s a subdued update to one of AMD’s most prevalent CPUs.

AMD's new family of Ryzen AI 400 series processors will launch inside of new laptops in Q1 2026 from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, and more.

Helios will go head-to-head with Nvidia’s own NVL systems, matching its latest NVL72’s 72 Rubin GPUs with 72 of AMD’s MI455X chips. It’s another sign that AMD is working to move further in on Nvidia’s turf in the AI data center market.

AMD Introduces Ryzen AI Embedded Processor Portfolio, Powering AI-Driven Immersive Experiences in Automotive, Industrial and Physical AI

In addition to updated Ryzen AI 300 series processors and the new Ryzen AI 400 series unveiled at CES 2026, the company brings a new desktop chip for gamers.

Acer Nitro now supports the latest AMD chips, as well as the Nvidia 5070 GPU, but it's not the only laptop getting a new upgrade either.

AMD’s 2025 performance points to a shift from chips to platforms. CES 2026 reinforced execution, but this year's deployments will determine whether that strategy holds.