At CES 2026, AMD unveiled its latest high-performance AI chip, marking a significant step in the company's pursuit of leadership in artificial intelligence applications. The announcement, made during AMD's opening keynote, highlighted the company's commitment to driving AI adoption across various sectors, from data centers to edge computing.
AMD's new chip offerings include advancements in both its Instinct MI400 series GPUs and Ryzen AI platforms. The company provided an early look at "Helios," a rack-scale platform designed for yotta-scale AI infrastructure, powered by AMD Instinct MI455X GPUs and AMD EPYC "Venice" CPUs. These are designed to handle advanced AI workloads. The latest addition to the MI400 Series is the AMD Instinct MI440X GPU, designed for on-premises enterprise AI deployments. AMD also previewed the next-generation Instinct MI500 Series GPUs, slated for launch in 2027. The MI500 series is expected to deliver a substantial performance increase compared to the MI300X GPUs.
The next-generation AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series platforms were also introduced at CES. These platforms deliver a 60 TOPS NPU and full AMD ROCm platform support for cloud-to-client AI scaling. Additionally, AMD expanded its on-device AI compute offerings with Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and Ryzen AI Max+ 388, supporting models of up to 128-billion-parameters with 128GB unified memory. The Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform, expected to be available in Q2 2026, will provide developers with powerful AI development capabilities in a compact SFF desktop PC. AMD also introduced the Ryzen AI Embedded processors, designed for AI-driven applications at the edge.
AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, emphasized the company's focus on building the compute foundation for the next phase of AI through end-to-end technology leadership, open platforms, and collaboration with partners. Key partners like OpenAI, Luma AI, and others are leveraging AMD technology to power AI breakthroughs.
In the competitive landscape of AI chips, AMD faces strong competition from Nvidia and Intel. While Nvidia is advancing new architectures, AMD is focusing on yotta-scale AI computing. Intel is also highlighting AI-ready silicon across devices. AMD's advancements at CES 2026 demonstrate its commitment to remaining a relevant player in the AI space.
AMD is sampling the P100 series processors with 4 to 6 cores to early-access customers, with full availability expected in Q2 2026. The industrial P100 variant with 8 to 12 cores is slated for sampling in the first quarter. AMD plans to roll out the X100 processors for sampling by mid-year.
