With an integrated Radeon GPU that's more powerful than the one in the PS5, this new AMD Ryzen AI Max CPU could revolutionize gaming laptops.

The former is now known as the Ryzen AI Max and Ryzen AI Max Plus, boasting the most powerful graphics AMD’s ever put in a chip, with up to 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, 16 Zen 5 C

AMD has released the Ryzen AI MAX 300 series APUs under the Strix Halo brand, featuring up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 Compute Units. This new APU architecture integrates advanced Zen 5 processing with RDNA 3.

At the top of the lineup is the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, featuring 16 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores, and support for up to 128GB of

AMD announced its Ryzen AI Max processors at CES, ushering in a new series of AMD -based AI PCs and laptops. The chipmaker also unveiled low- and midrange CPUs with AI capabilities, ensuring that buyers with different budgets have a chance to snag an AI PC. All of these chips are set to become available over the course of 2025.

What this enables is some truly monstrous improvements over Intel’s Core Ultra 9 288V. For example, for creative workloads, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 has an average 2.6x faster rendering time in the likes of Blender and Cinebench. As for games, you’re seeing an average 1.4x faster GPU performance in 3DMark tests.

AMD is targeting both low-end and high-end AI PCs at CES 2025. The company unveiled a new family of Ryzen AI Max chips meant for "halo" Copilot+ AI PCs, which will sit above existing Ryzen AI 9 systems.

AMD claims the Ryzen 9000 CPUs are up to 8% faster than the previous Ryzen 9 7950X3D, with improvements in games like Black Myth W.

AMD has already claimed the top slot for gaming CPUs, but the Ryzen 9 9950X3D looks to extend that lead further. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox