AMD unveils new AI chips in the face of growing competition from Nvidia and Intel.

AMD unveils new AI chips in the face of growing competition from Nvidia and Intel.
AMD unveils new AI chips in the face of growing competition from Nvidia and Intel.
  • On Monday, AMD unveiled new AI chips at the Computex tech conference in Taipei.
  • In Taipei on Monday, chair and CEO Lisa Su stated that AI is our top priority and we're at the start of an exciting time for the industry as AI transforms businesses, enhances our quality of life, and redefines the computing market.
  • Nvidia unveiled its next generation of AI chips, "Rubin," on Sunday, succeeding the previous "Blackwell" model, which was announced in March.

On Monday, announced new artificial intelligence chips in an effort to maintain its leadership position against competitors such as and.

At the Computex tech conference in Taipei, chair and CEO Lisa Su stated that AI is our top priority and we're at the start of an exciting time for the industry as AI transforms businesses, enhances our quality of life, and redefines the computing market.

Su announced the launch of the Ryzen AI 300 series, which is designed for next-generation AI laptops. This line could potentially compete with Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake and AMD's Snapdragon X. In collaboration with , these chips will power laptops that feature the tech giant's AI chatbot Copilot.

The new Ryzen 9000 series for desktops, revealed by Su, are the world's fastest consumer PC processors for gaming and content creation.

AMD's new processors for AI workloads, the Ryzen Pro 8040 for laptops and the Ryzen Pro 8000 for desktops, are expected to launch in July, just two months after the April announcement.

Nvidia has unveiled its next generation of AI chips, named "Rubin," to succeed the previous "Blackwell" model, which was announced in March.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD have both committed to releasing new AI chip technology annually, quicker than their previous two-year schedule.

AMD unveiled its data center chip roadmap on Monday, including the Instinct MI325X accelerators, which are an enhanced version of the MI300 series, for release in the fourth quarter. The Instinct MI350 series, built on next-generation architecture, is set for release in 2025, while the Instinct MI400 series is planned for 2026.

On Monday, Su showcased the latest fifth-generation EPYC server processors, which are predicted to be released in the second half of this year to maintain the exceptional performance and efficiency of the AMD EPYC processor family.

AMD, like Nvidia, doesn't produce its own chips. Instead, it outsources the manufacturing of its chips to foundries, primarily to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

The latest "Zen 5" architecture will be used to construct the Ryzen AI 300, Ryzen 9000, and 5th-gen EPYC chips.

Su stated that Zen 5 will be seen everywhere, from supercomputers to data centers and PCs.

by Sheila Chiang

Technology