AMD reveal the Ryzen 9850X3D, Ryzen AI 400 series and more Ryzen AI Max+

By Liam Dawe - 6 Jan 2026 at 8:50 am UTC

AMD had plenty to reveal at CES 2026 with a bunch of new processors, including the new AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D as the "the fastest gaming processor on the market".

This new gaming processor built with Zen 5 and featuring second-generation AMD 3D V-Cache is claimed to have "up to 27% better gaming performance compared to the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K". Bringing 8 high-performance cores and 16 threads it sounds like quite a beast overall. AMD said systems with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D will arrive beginning Q1 2026.

Model	Cores / Threads	Boost / Base Frequency	Total Cache	TDP
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D	8 C / 16 T	Up to 5.6 / 4.7 GHz	104 MB	120W

They're also expanding the Ryzen AI Max+ series with two new chips combining Zen 5 cores with AMD Radeon™ 8060S series graphics and second-generation AMD XDNA NPUs. AMD said systems with the new AI Max+ series will be available beginning Q1 2026 from major OEM partners with more coming throughout the year.

Model	Cores / Threads	Boost / Base Frequency	Total Cache	Graphics Model	cTDP	NPU TOPS	Graphics CUs
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392	12 C / 24 T	Up to 5.0 / 3.2 GHz	76 MB	AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics	45-120W	50	40
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388	8 C / 16 T	Up to 5.0 / 3.6 GHz	40 MB	AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics	45-120W	50	40

And then there's all the new Ryzen AI 400 series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series processors too. Which AMD said will see systems arrive beginning Q1 2026, with desktops arriving later in Q2 2026. Here's all of them:

Model	Cores / Threads	Boost / Base Frequency	Total Cache	Graphics Model	cTDP	NPU TOPS	Graphics CUs
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 475	12 C / 24 T	Up to 5.2 / 2.0 GHz	36 MB	AMD Radeon 890M Graphics	15-54W	60	16
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470	12 C / 24 T	Up to 5.2 / 2.0 GHz	36 MB	AMD Radeon 890M Graphics	15-54W	55	16
AMD Ryzen AI 9 465	10 C / 20 T	Up to 5.0 / 2.0 GHz	34 MB	AMD Radeon 880M Graphics	15-54W	50	12
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450	8 C / 16 T	Up to 5.1 / 2.0 GHz	24 MB	AMD Radeon 860M Graphics	15-54W	50	8
AMD Ryzen AI 7 445	6 C / 12 T	Up to 4.6 / 2.0 GHz	14 MB	AMD Radeon 840M Graphics	15-54W	50	4
AMD Ryzen AI 5 435	6 C / 12 T	Up to 4.5 / 2.0 GHz	14 MB	AMD Radeon 840M Graphics	15-54W	50	4
AMD Ryzen AI 5 430	4 C / 8 T	Up to 4.5 / 2.0 GHz	12 MB	AMD Radeon 840M Graphics	15-54W	50	4
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 475	12 C / 24 T	Up to 5.2 / 2.0 GHz	36 MB	AMD Radeon 890M Graphics	15-54W	60	16
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470	12 C / 24 T	Up to 5.2 / 2.0 GHz	36 MB	AMD Radeon 890M Graphics	15-54W	55	16
AMD Ryzen AI 9 PRO 465	10 C / 20 T	Up to 5.0 / 2.0 GHz	34 MB	AMD Radeon 880M Graphics	15-54W	50	12
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450	8 C / 16 T	Up to 5.1 / 2.0 GHz	24 MB	AMD Radeon 860M Graphics	15-54W	50	8
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440	6 C / 12 T	Up to 4.8 / 2.0 GHz	22 MB	AMD Radeon 840M Graphics	15-54W	50	4
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 435	6 C / 12 T	Up to 4.5 / 2.0 GHz	14 MB	AMD Radeon 840M Graphics	15-54W	50	4

I have no doubt we'll see some handhelds get released with these chips eventually too. It's going to be an interesting year.

Do you see something here you're likely to grab for your next system build? Let us know in the comments.

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Luca a day ago

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Why bother producing new CPUs when it's barely impossible to find DDR5 RAM?

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syylk a day ago

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Never forget: they are cousins!

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Drakker a day ago

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AMD's worst product naming scheme ever. It's almost impossible to know what is what without looking at the specs.

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Linux_Rocks 23 hours ago

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Their naming scheme is literally shit. A best anything processor should be a 9 series. Part of why I didn't bother going from a Ryzen 9 5900X to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D was that it still felt like a downgrade going from a 9 down to a 7. Though it wasn't worth the time, effort, or money to "upgrade" like that anyways.

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Geamandura 23 hours ago

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Dude where's the 9000G series APU?

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Trias 14 hours ago

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So nothing about rumored Radeon 9080/9090, and not even Ryzen 9950x3d2? I'm in the middle of building a new PC now and I was really counting on them... For me it's the worst showcase in the last five years.

P.S. Before anyone asked: I got lucky to buy my RAM in advance around August 2025. So at least it is that, yea. Still sulking about the showcase.

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