Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

In addition to updated Ryzen AI 300 series processors and the new Ryzen AI 400 series unveiled at CES 2026, the company brings a new desktop chip for gamers.

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su opened her keynote with a vision for “AI for everyone,” at CES 2026, underscoring how AI will revolutionise personal computing.AMD Ryzen AI 400 seriesAs part of this, the company launched its Ryzen AI

It's not the first Zen 5 X3D processor that AMD has released that's faster than the 9800X3D, though. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D has two core chiplets (CCDs), one with 3D V-cache, and one without. When it comes to boost clocks, the latter can hit 5.7 GHz, whereas the former topped out at 5.5 GHz in the tests I carried out in my review of the 9950X3D.

AMD announced new products, acquisitions and partnerships in 2025 as it worked to boost AI performance across platforms ranging from desktops and mobile devices to data centers and supercomputers.

AMD reveals its Helios rack-scale AI platform and next-generation Instinct MI400 GPUs at CES, highlighting exascale AI performance, 2nm GPU technology, and new enterprise and data-center AI platforms.

The Yoga Slim series adds new Intel, Snapdragon, and AMD AI models Lenovo launched Yoga AIO i Aura Edition with a 32-inch 4K OLED panel New Chromebooks and Yoga accessories were also unveiled at CES 2

AMD may not be selling PCs, but it’s providing a reference design to AI developers based on its Ryzen AI Max+ processor. Known as the Ryzan AI Halo, the small PC is an officially an AI developer platform capable of running models with up to 200 billion parameters locally,