AMD’s next-generation desktop processors still don’t have a confirmed launch date, but Team Red isn’t done with this generation yet, unveiling the Ryzen 7 9850X3D at CES 2026 along with a host of other chips.
Starting with the 9850X3D, it’s essentially a faster version of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with the same number of cores, cache, and TDP, but with an additional max frequency of 400 MHz. That might not sound like much, but the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is arguably the best gaming processor ever released, so making it even faster will generate a lot of interest.
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At the top of the stack, you have the Ryzen AI 9 HX 475, a 12-core/24-thread chip with a 5.2GHz boost clock, up to 54W cTDP, 36MB cache, and a 60 TOPS NPU, which AMD says is the most powerful x86 NPU you can get. Rounding it all out is a Radeon 890M iGPU with 16 compute units and a 3.1 GHz GPU boost clock.
The next step down is the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, which looks almost identical to the HX 475, except for a slightly slower NPU with 55 TOPS. The rest of the stack fills as expected, as you can see below.
| Header Cell – Column 0 |
Cores | Topics |
Maximum increase (GHz) |
Cache (MB) |
Memory speed (MT/s) |
NPU TOPS |
iGPU Compute Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ryzen AI 9 HX 475 |
12 | 24 |
5.2 |
36 |
8,533 |
60 |
16 |
|
Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 |
12 | 24 |
5.2 |
36 |
8,533 |
55 |
16 |
|
Ryzen AI 9 465 |
10 | 20 |
5 |
34 |
8,533 |
50 |
12 |
|
Ryzen AI 7 450 |
8 | 16 |
5.1 |
24 |
8,533 |
50 |
8 |
|
Ryzen AI 7 445 |
6 | 12 |
4.6 |
14 |
8,000 |
50 |
4 |
|
Ryzen AI 5 435 |
6 | 12 |
4.5 |
14 |
8,000 |
50 |
4 |
|
Ryzen AI 5 430 |
4 | 8 |
4.5 |
12 |
8,000 |
50 |
4 |
I can’t say much about the performance AMD claims for these processors in their presentations and press materials, such as the claimed 71% faster average performance in content creation or the 29% faster average multitasking performance for the HX 470 compared to the Intel Core Ultra 9 288V.
It’s a bit of an odd comparison, since the 288V is an Intel Lunar Lake chip aimed at thin and light laptops, as opposed to the more powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, which is really the more appropriate comparison here, since those are the chips you’ll find in gaming and creative laptops.
Will it make a big difference in the end? We’ll see once we test them all in the coming months, because the numbers will ultimately tell the story.
AMD’s new chips offer more than just AI noise added in 2026
As expected, AMD’s new CPU lineup at CES 2026 leans heavily on the current AI “environment” and for many PC enthusiasts and gamers hoping for more, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D might not be enough to fully satisfy consumers.
However, the mobile landscape certainly looks a lot more competitive for Intel as laptop makers prepare to launch Intel Panther Lake-powered laptops over the coming months, and there’s plenty to be excited about if you’re considering upgrading your laptop in 2026.
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