AMD has just revealed the Ryzen AI 400 series at CES 2026. It’s the company’s new lineup of premium laptop processors, with a Zen 5 architecture, CPU boost clocks up to 5.2 GHz, and even more TOPS.
Last year’s Ryzen AI 300 series chips combined a Zen 5-based processor (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, much like recent processors from Intel and Apple—higher-end models like the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 could reach up to 85 TOPS (Tera Operations per Second) across the NPU and GPU. That’s helpful for Copilot+ features in Windows, or apps 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. The processors still range from 4 cores/8 threads to 12 cores/24 threads, with boost clocks ranging from 4.5 GHz to 5.2 GHz. That’s a slight bump at the high end, as the older Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and HX 375 could only hit 5.1 GHz.
Model
Cores / Threads
Max Boost (up to)
Cache (L2+L3)
Memory Speed (up to)
NPU TOPs (up to)
Graphics CUs
Ryzen AI 9 HX 475
12 / 24
5.2 GHz
36 MB
8533 MT/s
60
16
Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
12 / 24
5.2 GHz
36 MB
8533 MT/s
55
16
Ryzen AI 9 465
10 / 20
5.0 GHz
34 MB
8533 MT/s
50
12
Ryzen AI 7 450
8 / 16
5.1 GHz
24 MB
8533 MT/s
50
8
Ryzen AI 7 445
6 / 12
4.6 GHz
14 MB
8000 MT/s
50
4
Ryzen AI 5 435
6 / 12
4.5 GHz
14 MB
8000 MT/s
50
4
Ryzen AI 5 430
4 / 8
4.5 GHz
12 MB
8000 MT/s
50
4
The only indication of real-world performance provided by AMD is a comparison between the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 at 28W (the second-place chip in the lineup) and the Intel Core Ultra 9 288V at 30W. 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 not clear how the chips stack up against their previous-generation AI 300 counterparts, but there’s probably not much of a difference in real-world usage.
Every processor in the lineup has an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) with at least 50 TOPS of performance, and the NPU in the highest-end Ryzen AI HX 475 can hit 60 TOPS. That’s more than enough for the Copilot+ PC features in Windows 11, like Cocreator, Recall, Live Captions, and the camera/microphone effects—Windows only needs 40 TOPS. Even if you don’t care about those features, apps 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 they will be used in both laptops and desktops.
Source: AMD
