How AMD AI PCs can change the way we work and play

Unless you’re living under a rock, you already know that AI is the biggest buzzword out there right now. AI tools have been helping make us better writers, visualisers and what not. However, the next big step in the AI revolution is bringing the power of AI from the cloud to our devices – especially our PCs – and among the leaders in this space is AMD.

Most of us know AMD for its extensive range of powerful Ryzen-series processors and Radeon graphics cards, but did you know that AMD also makes AI PCs, which bring the power of artificial intelligence to our laptops.

What is an AMD AI PC?

An AI PC is a computer that, alongside the CPU and GPU, also features a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) at its core. AMD-powered AI PCs sport the Ryzen AI-series chipsets, which come with NPUs.

These laptops are great at doing day-to-day activities, be it work, entertainment or play. However, they also excel at other aspects, like more intelligent control over power consumption and resource management – background mechanisms that help with the performance and longevity of your laptop.

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Unlike GPUs (which can also process AI workloads), NPUs are much more power-efficient and can process these workloads with just milliwatts of power. All of this makes AI PCs smarter than regular PCs.

What makes an AMD AI PC different?

AMD’s AI PCs offer a lot more value than standard laptops, and not just for a particular set of users. Whether you’re a content creator, or a gamer, AI PCs will help you streamline your work. Here’s how.

AI PCs for content creators

Content creators can benefit from AI PCs in many ways. When using software like Adobe Premier Pro for instance, the NPUs in AI PCs can take over workloads that involve generating elements in a clip, or getting rid of them, freeing up the GPU for other tasks. Similarly, AMD’s AI PCs make illustrating, rendering and editing more seamless and efficient.

AI PCs for gamers

Power consumption and battery life is a big pain-point for portable gaming laptops, and AI PCs can help with just that. With complex algorithms working in real-time, AMD’s AI PCs are capable of efficiently managing your laptop’s resources when you switch to gaming, and prolonging the battery as much as possible, all without compromising on actual performance.

AMD Ryzen 8040 series, and choosing the right AMD chip for your AI PC

AMD’s Ryzen 8040 series chipsets are the brand’s newest chips that power some of the best AI PCs in the world. Offering up to 8 cores and 16 threads, these chips can deliver up to 5.2GHz boosted clock speeds and up to 39 TOPS (trillion operations per second) when it comes to the combined performance of a CPU, GPU and NPU.

Depending on what your needs are and how much power you require, there are multiple Ryzen 8040-series chipsets to choose from. These are scattered across the Ryzen 5 series, Ryzen 7 series and Ryzen 9 series, most of which are available in ‘U’ and ‘HS’ variants. Let’s dig deeper.

The Ryzen 5 series chips are great for home and school use, and feature enough power for streaming 4K movies, editing photographs and videos, or playing games. Apart from the base U variants, these chipsets are also available in HS variants, which pack more power for advanced image and video editing capabilities, as well as AAA gameplay.

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The Ryzen 7 series offer even more power, helping some of the best laptops around achieve high-speed performance in gaming, productivity and more. The Ryzen 7 series is also available in U and HS variants, with the U variants powerful enough for AAA gaming, and the HS variants offering enough horsepower for simultaneous gaming and streaming, or professional-grade image and video editing capabilities.

Lastly, we have the Ryzen 9 series chipsets which are available in only H and HS variants. They offer top-of-the-line performance for gaming, post-production, content creation, digital art, and pretty much everything else.

That’s gist of what AI PCs can do for you. Irrespective of what industry you are working in, AI PCs can help make life easier, all while also making your next PC more future-proof in the ever-growing world of artificial intelligence-powered computers and appliances.