AMD Unveils Ryzen 9000, Ryzen AI 300-Series Processors for AI PCs

AMD announced the next generation of its processors aimed at fueling the rising wave of artificial intelligence (AI) at its Computex 2024 event on Sunday. The company unveiled four new Ryzen 9000-series chipsets aimed at gamers and heavier workflows, and two new Ryzen AI 300-series chipsets to power its AI PCs. These CPUs are built on AMD’s latest Zen 5 architecture and come with integrated GPUs and Neural Processing Units (NPUs). The chipmaker claimed that the Ryzen 9000-series desktop processors could deliver 16 percent better performance than their predecessors.

AMD Ryzen AI 300-series processors unveiled

The Ryzen AI 300 series includes the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen AI 9 365 CPUs. Following the naming convention introduced in 2022, the HX will appear in the name of the top-of-the-tier desktop processor. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chipset consists of 12 powerful Zen 5 cores and 24 threads with a maximum clock speed of 5.1 GHz. It features the Radeon 890M graphics and 36 MB cache.

Meanwhile, the Ryzen AI 9 365 chipset features 10-core high-performance Zen 5 cores and 12 threads with a max clock speed of 5.0GHz. It gets the Radeon 880M graphics and has a 34MB cache. In addition to using Zen 5 architecture for the CPU, AMD also used the XDNA2 architecture to build the NPU that powers the AI ​​experiences for desktop users. Both processors feature 50 Tera operations per second (TOPS) capable NPUs.

These chipsets will be available in July and can be seen in some of the Copilot+ PCs shown off at Microsoft’s Surface event, the first of which are the Asus Vivobook S 15 and HP OmniBook.

AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Chipsets Revealed for Gamers and Creators

During the keynote session, AMD also introduced the Ryzen 9000 series chipsets, including the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X, and Ryzen 5 9600X CPUs. The Ryzen 9 9950X is the most powerful processor in the series, featuring 16 high-performance Zen 5 cores and a 32-thread CPU with 80MB of L2+L3 cache. It has a base clock speed of 4.3GHz and a max clock speed of 5.7GHz.

AMD says its Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors, which are specifically designed for gamers, can deliver high frame rates, smooth gameplay and improved performance across a wide range of AAA and esports titles. The company also claimed the processors will offer faster 3D rendering, animation design and product visualization. These are also set to launch in July. AMD has yet to reveal pricing for any of the chipsets, however.