- AMD announced more than 10 new products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2026.
- Out of these announcements, only 2 were focused on games, with AI taking up the spotlight.
- The gaming giant even showcased an AI server rack at the event.
AMD wrapped up its CES 2026 keynote recently, revealing a slew of upcoming products. Typically, CES 2026, as the name implies, is focused on consumer electronics, but AMD’s latest keynote would have you believe otherwise.
The gaming giant’s latest event revolved mainly around AI and data center products. In fact, just 2 of the 10+ big announcements were focused on gaming, with AI making up for the bulk of the new reveals.
Why it matters: Gamers anticipate the event each year, waiting patiently for new announcements and reveals from giants like Nvidia, AMD, etc.
AMD hosted a 2-hour keynote at CES 2026. The following announcements were made throughout the event:
- Ryzen AI 400
- Ryzen AI Pro 400
- Ryzen AI Max
- Ryzen AI Max+
- Ryzen AI Halo
- Ryzen 7 9850X3D
- AMD ROCm 7.2
- Helios Server Rack
- AMD Instinct MI440X
- AMD Instinct MI500
- FSR Redstone ML Ray-Tracing
For starters, the Ryzen AI 400 series focused on AI-powered CPUs for AMD laptops coming soon. This lineup succeeds the existing Ryzen AI 300 lineup, focusing on Copilot+ and other AI features powered by up to 60 TOPS of NPU compute.
Similarly, new Ryzen AI Max SKUs promote AI acceleration for thin and light notebooks. AMD also promoted many of its new AI-based software features through ROCm 7.2, a seamless platform that focuses on AI development.
The tech giant even went as far as showing off a server rack at the consumer show, highlighting its impressive data center capabilities. Paired with this announcement was the reveal of the MI455X chip for higher-than-ever AI compute performance. This was followed by a teaser of the MI500 lineup, coming in 2027.
Ultimately, AMD had just the announcement of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and more details on FSR Redstone to share for gamers at CES 2026, neither of which was too impressive to begin with.
With all said and done, AMD went all in on AI at this year’s event. In fact, you would even be forgiven for thinking CES was an AI-centric event after watching the keynote.
If you thought the word ‘AI’ was repeated way too many times in this story, just wait till you watch the official keynote. Anyhow, this isn’t too big a surprise, considering the entire tech industry is focused on artificial intelligence at the moment.
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Avinash is currently pursuing a Business degree in Australia. For more than 5 years, he has been working as a gaming journalist, utilizing his writing skills and love for gaming to report on the latest updates in the industry. Avinash loves to play action games like Devil May Cry and has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as IGN, GamesRadar, GameRant, Dualshockers, CBR, and Gamespot.
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