AMD’s Chair & CEO Lisa Su has been visiting Taiwan, where she is meeting with key ecosystem partners at the centre of the AI semiconductor supply chain, and unveiling the new AMD Ryzen AI Halo and the next gen Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors.
The sentiment expressed, in response to enterprise AI infrastructure demands, is that enterprise organisations are moving away from relying completely on the cloud, and are moving onto PCs and workstations themselves, allowing businesses and developers to run advanced AI tools locally for faster performance, lower delays and better data security.
As AMD puts it, the PC is “evolving into both an interface for AI interaction and a local execution layer for real-time tasks.”
Jack Huynh, SVP and GM, Computing and Graphics Group at AMD said:
“AI is no longer confined to the cloud. It is now something developers can build, train, and run locally. With the Ryzen AI Halo and Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series, we are delivering the performance, memory, and open AI software stack that developers and enterprises need to bring the next generation of agentic AI systems to life right on their desks.”
To support this, AMD has launched new Ryzen AI processors and developer systems that can run very large AI models directly on a computer without needing expensive cloud infrastructure, to help developers build smarter AI assistants and “agentic AI” systems that can understand requests, plan actions and complete tasks automatically.
AMD’s new Ryzen AI Halo and Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors combine AI processing, graphics and computing power into one platform, reducing the need for separate GPUs or cloud-based systems. The technology is aimed at AI developers, enterprises, creators and workstation users who need powerful AI performance directly on their devices.
The systems also support popular AI development tools and are designed to work across Windows and Linux environments, reducing reliance entirely on cloud providers.
New AMD Processors Facts:
- The new AMD Ryzen™ AI Halo runs models of up to 200 billion parameters
- Pre-orders for the new AMD Ryzen™ AI Halo begin June 2026.
- Developers using AMD Ryzen AI Halo can get up to 128GB of unified system memory, AMD ROCm™ software optimisation, and Windows® and Linux support.
- AMD Ryzen™ AI Max PRO 400 Series processors combine AI, graphics and compute in a single architecture
- AMD’s Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series are the world’s first x86 client processors capable of running 300 billion parameter models locally, setting a new standard for local AI compute, with the power to run complex, concurrent agentic AI workflows without compromises.
New Devices to Handle New Workloads
As demand grows for more responsive, context-aware experiences and token-intensive AI workloads, enterprise leaders need systems that can intelligently distribute AI workloads between local and cloud environments while balancing long-term infrastructure costs.
Ryzen AI Halo: Purpose-Built for Local AI Development
Ryzen AI Halo is the first compact AI developer platform engineered by AMD, that is designed to give AI developers a local environment to build, test and run agent-based and generative AI applications without depending on the cloud.
Featuring leadership CPU, graphics and AI capabilities, the developer platform is powered by Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 processors with up to 128GB of unified system memory. This provides enough headroom to run up to 200-billion-parameter models locally enabling developers to work with large, capable models that typically require cloud infrastructure.
Among the more practical advantages, the single system takes developers from Linux prototyping and fine-tuning all the way through Windows deployment. The Ryzen AI Halo developer platform works with the frameworks and tools developers already use: PyTorch, vLLM, llama.cpp, Ollama, ComfyUI and LM Studio, and is optimised for AMD ROCm™ software, supporting large language models, diffusion models and agent workflows locally on a single system.
Next-Gen Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform
In the third quarter of 2026, AMD will step up the Ryzen AI Halo developer platform. The next-generation platform will be powered by the new Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors, featuring higher clock speeds, up to 192GB of unified memory and 160GB of VRAM.
(OEM partners in 2026 are also expected to introduce new Ryzen AI Halo developer platforms powered by Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors).
Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series Processors
Built on AMD “Zen 5” architecture, the processors combine AMD RDNA™ 3.5 graphics with an AMD XDNA™ 2 NPU, 192GB of system memory and 160GB of VRAM to support complex datasets, real-time rendering and advanced AI applications in workstation-class environments.
Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors are designed for AI developers, engineers and creators working across simulation, content creation and data-intensive workflows. OEMs can leverage the platform to deliver mobile and compact workstation-class systems that consolidate AI, visualisation and compute into a single architecture to simplify deployment and streamline professional workflows.
Industry Reaction
Ketan Patel, President, Personal Systems at HP Inc. has commented:
“AI developers and creators need systems that can keep pace with increasingly demanding workflows without complexity. HP is designing solutions that combine powerful performance, advanced AI capabilities, and the flexibility needed to accelerate from experimentation to production locally, while also ensuring information remains secure. HP is excited to expand our portfolio with the AMD Ryzen AI Halo Platform and Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors, bringing customers a comprehensive portfolio to support the next generation of agentic AI-driven workflows.”
Luca Rossi, President of Intelligent Devices Group, Lenovo, has said:
“AI is moving from the cloud to where work actually happens: on the device, in real time. Beyond adding new features, it’s enabling systems that can execute, adapt and respond instantly, while keeping data local and more secure. With platforms like AMD’s Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series, we’re scaling this through an ecosystem approach by bringing hardware and AI software together to power the next generation of enterprise AI PCs and workstations.”
Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series Availability
Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors will be available from leading OEM partners including HP and Lenovo in the third quarter of 2026.
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