AMD Chair and Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su opened her CES 2026 keynote with a bold declaration: “AI for everyone.” Casting artificial intelligence as the next defining shift in personal computing, Su said AI-powered PCs would soon move from novelty to necessity, reinforcing the company’s long-term vision outlined on the official AMD website and positioning the chipmaker at the center of a rapidly evolving future.

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the semiconductor giant unveiled the Ryzen AI 400 Series, its latest generation of AI-enabled PC processors. AMD says the chips deliver up to 1.3 times faster multitasking and 1.7 times faster content creation compared with competing products. Featuring 12 CPU cores and 24 threads, the processors mark a notable leap from the Ryzen AI 300 Series announced in 2024, extending a product line that began in 2017 under the Ryzen brand.

Rahul Tikoo, AMD’s senior vice president and general manager of its client business, disclosed that the company now supports more than 250 AI PC platforms worldwide—double the number recorded a year ago. He described AI as a “multi-layered fabric” embedded into every layer of personal computing, predicting it would transform how people work, play, create, and connect, a theme echoed across announcements at CES and increasingly embraced by the tech industry’s biggest players.

Beyond productivity, AMD also focused on gaming performance with the introduction of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the latest iteration of its gaming-centric processors. Tikoo argued that AI is no longer a background feature but a core driver of everyday computing, capable of understanding context, automating tasks, and offering personalized experiences—benefits that could redefine user interaction while raising questions about growing dependence on intelligent systems.

PCs powered by the Ryzen AI 300 Series and the Ryzen 7 9850X3D are expected to reach the market in the first quarter of 2026. AMD also revealed an updated version of its Redstone ray-tracing technology, designed to simulate realistic light behavior in video games without sacrificing performance, underscoring the company’s push to merge AI, graphics, and computing power into a single seamless experience.