What AMD Unveiled at Computex 2024: Zen 5 CPUs, XDNA NPU, AI GPUs and UA‑Link

Zen 5 CPU

AMD’s chief architect Su Zifeng described the new Zen 5 core as the highest‑performance, most energy‑efficient processor core to date.

Second‑generation XDNA NPU

The XDNA NPU 2 introduces Block FP16 (BF16) floating‑point precision, delivering three times the AI engine performance of the previous generation and achieving 50 TOPS, the only product offering such AI processing capability.

Consumer‑grade Ryzen 9000 CPUs

AMD launched the Ryzen 9000 series, the world’s fastest consumer‑grade PC processors, built on Zen 5 cores and the new AM5 platform, supporting the latest I/O and memory technologies. Four models are slated for sale in July.

AI PC processors

The “Strix Point” AI PC/Copilot+PC processor targets next‑generation ultra‑thin and high‑end laptops, with the Ryzen AI 9 HX370 as an example.

Versal AI Edge Gen 2

This series offers the first single‑chip adaptive solution that integrates pre‑processing, inference and post‑processing.

AI GPU roadmap

AMD plans to release faster, higher‑memory AI GPUs this year, including the MI325X and the upcoming MI350 series based on the cDNA 4 architecture, followed by the MI400 series with a new cDNA architecture in 2026.

UA‑Link

AMD announced the UA‑Link 1.0 standard, a major step forward for high‑performance AI networking infrastructure.