AMD's Ryzen AI Max chips came as a huge surprise at CES 2025. They're basically super-powered versions of the company's Ryzen AI hardware with up to 16 CPU cores and 50 RDNA 3.5 graphics cores, alongside a pool of as much as 128GB integrated RAM.

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.

AMD kicks of CES 2025 with a bang: its Ryzen AI Max processor combines discrete-level graphics with powerful AI, all surrounding a state-of-the-art Zen 5 CPU.

Project Digits is a small box available from Nvidia and “Top Partners” starting at $3000. Add a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, or buy from a partner, and you will likely have the fastest and most complete AI development workstation on the market.

Jensen Huang is already styled as a rock star, and his keynote in Las Vegas this week was an extravaganza of Nvidia’s next set of greatest hits, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.