AMD’s next-gen laptop processors have arrived
AMD just revealed the Ryzen AI 400 series at CES 2026. It’s the company’s new line of premium laptop processors, featuring Zen 5 architecture, boost CPU clocks up to 5.2 GHz, and even more TOPS.
Last year’s Ryzen AI 300 chips combined a Zen 5-based CPU (up to 12 cores), AMD RDNA 3.5 graphics, and (in some cases) on-chip memory to squeeze even more performance out of the x86 architecture. Local AI performance was also a focus, as were recent processors from Intel and Apple: high-end models like the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 could achieve up to 85 TOPS (Tera Operations per Second) on the NPU and GPU. This is useful for Windows Copilot+ features or applications using local AI models for features like video editing or local chatbots.
The new Ryzen AI 400 series is a slightly better version of AMD’s 2025 lineup. CPUs still range from 4 cores/8 threads to 12 cores/24 threads, with boost frequencies ranging from 4.5 GHz to 5.2 GHz. It’s a slight bump at the high end, as the older Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and HX 375 could only reach 5.1GHz.
|
Model |
Cores/wires |
Maximum boost (up to) |
Cache (L2+L3) |
Memory speed (up to) |
NPU TOP (up to) |
CU graphics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ryzen AI 9 HX 475 |
12/24 |
5.2GHz |
36 MB |
8533 MT/s |
60 |
16 |
|
Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 |
12/24 |
5.2GHz |
36 MB |
8533 MT/s |
55 |
16 |
|
Ryzen AI 9 465 |
10/20 |
5.0GHz |
34 MB |
8533 MT/s |
50 |
12 |
|
Ryzen AI 7 450 |
8 / 16 |
5.1GHz |
24 MB |
8533 MT/s |
50 |
8 |
|
Ryzen AI 7 445 |
6/12 |
4.6GHz |
14 MB |
8000 MT/s |
50 |
4 |
|
Ryzen AI 5 435 |
6/12 |
4.5GHz |
14 MB |
8000 MT/s |
50 |
4 |
|
Ryzen AI 5 430 |
4/8 |
4.5GHz |
12 MB |
8000 MT/s |
50 |
4 |
The only indication of real-world performance provided by AMD is a comparison between the 28W Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (the second chip in the lineup) and the 30W Intel Core Ultra 9 288V. The company claims 1.3x faster multitasking, 1.7x faster content creation, a 1.1x boost in gaming, and 1.7x higher “unplugged productivity” as determined by Cinebench nT. It’s unclear exactly how the chips compare to their previous generation AI 300 counterparts, but there is probably not much difference in actual usage.
Each processor in the range has an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) with at least 50 TOPS of performance, and the NPU of the high-end Ryzen AI HX 475 can reach 60 TOPS. This is more than enough for Windows 11’s Copilot+ PC features, like Cocreator, Recall, Live Captions, and camera/microphone effects: Windows only needs 40 TOPS. Even if you don’t care about these features, applications like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, Davinci Resolve Studio, and OBS Studio can use the NPU for certain workloads instead of the GPU or CPU.
AMD says the Ryzen AI 400 series will be available in the first quarter of 2026 and will be used in both laptops and desktops.
Source: AMD
