AMD is launching the Ryzen AI 400 at CES 2026 as the next chip in the company’s CPU roadmap, with what appears to be a similar goal as the current Ryzen AI 300: Aim high on CPU performance, but with sufficient AI TOPS and battery life to attract mainstream laptop buyers,

The official debut at CES of its next-generation Core Ultra (Panther Lake) is widely seen as a critical test of the success of Intel’s 18A process.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403) is a model with an AMD Ryzen AI 400 “Gorgon Point” processor and NVIDIA RTX 5060 discrete graphics, while the new ROG Zephyrus G14 (GU405) is the first model with an Intel chip: it sports an Intel Core Ultra 300 “Panther Lake” processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics.

AMD is using CES 2026 as a launch vehicle to add several of its popular Ryzen AI Max+ and Ryzen 9000 X3D processors to its stack, but the real story might be the performance improvements AMD is claiming as part of its updated ROCm software instead.

The Ryzen 7 5800X, which launched five years ago, is currently the top-selling CPU on Amazon UK, while its refresh, the 5800XT, sits in fourth place

HP is updating its OmniBook X Series laptops with new models set to launch this spring. The company’s premium thin and light laptops come in clamshell and convertible designs, with some models sporting Intel Panther Lake chips while others are available with AMD Ryzen processor options.

An early glimpse at the CPUs and GPUs powering the PCs of tomorrow. Here's a rundown of the chips we hope to see from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Snapdragon at CES 2026.

Throughout 2025, the only months that AMD's processor share briefly declined were January, February, and August – and it bounced back every time. November's 0.52% increase