From PC World: AMD is using CES 2026 as a launch vehicle to add several of its popular Ryzen AI Max+ and Ryzen 9000 X3D processors to its stack, but the real story might be the performance improvements AMD is claiming as part of its updated ROCm software instead.
AMD is adding two processors to its Ryzen AI Max+ series: the Ryzen AI Max+ 392, and the Ryzen AI Max+ 388. It is also tucking the Ryzen 7 9850X3D inside its matrix of Ryzen 9000 X3D gaming processors, hopefully adding a more affordable alternative. AMD did not disclose any of the prices of its new processors, however.
A year ago, AMD launched the Ryzen AI Max+ (Strix Halo) chip, a unique combination of a massive amount of level-3 SRAM cache for running LLM workloads locally, combined with a robust graphics engine for gaming and AI work, and an NPU to boot. Ryzen AI Max+ chips debuted in both laptops and tablets as well as mini PCs like the Framework Desktop, where the chip shone.
AMD might score more design wins with its Ryzen AI 300 series of laptop chips, but the Ryzen AI Max lineup attracted Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo, among others.
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