Introduced AMD Ryzen 9000, Ryzen AI 300 series processors with AI capabilities

AMD announced the next generation of its processors to power the growing wave of artificial intelligence (AI) at its Computex 2024 event on Sunday. The company introduced four new Ryzen 9000 series chipsets for gamers and more demanding work processes and two new Ryzen AI 300 series chipsets for powering computers with artificial intelligence. These CPUs are built on AMD’s latest Zen 5 architecture and come with integrated GPUs and neural processing units (NPUs). The chipmaker claims that the Ryzen 9000 series of desktop processors can deliver 16 percent better performance than its predecessors.

Presented processors AMD Ryzen AI 300 series

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

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

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

AMD Ryzen 9000 series of chips introduced for gamers, creators

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

Designed with gamers in mind, AMD says the Ryzen 9000 series of desktop processors can deliver high frame rates, smooth gameplay and improved performance across a wide range of AAA and esports titles. The company also claimed that the processors will offer faster 3D rendering, animation design and product visualization. They will also be launched in July. However, AMD has not revealed pricing for either chipset.