CEO Lisa Su presented the company’s MI455 AI processors, used in server racks for companies like ChatGPT maker OpenAI, alongside the MI440X, an enterprise-focused variant designed for businesses that lack AI-specific infrastructure. The MI440X is based on an earlier processor planned for use in a U.S. supercomputer.
Su also previewed the MI500, promising a performance leap of 1,000 times over older processors. AMD said the MI500 would launch in 2027, targeting the growing computational demands of AI developers and enterprise clients.
OpenAI President Greg Brockman joined Su on stage, emphasizing the importance of chip advancements to support the company’s massive AI workloads. “These developments are critical to powering the next generation of AI applications,” he said.
AMD’s AI push comes amid intense competition from market leader Nvidia, which earlier on Monday showcased its Vera Rubin platform, a six-chip system in full production and slated to debut later this year. While AMD signed a high-profile deal with OpenAI in October—expected to generate billions in revenue—the company still trails Nvidia in overall AI chip sales, as analysts note that Nvidia continues to sell every chip it can produce.
The CES event also featured Daniele Pucci, CEO of Italian AI developer Generative Bionics, who unveiled GENE.01, a humanoid robot slated for commercial manufacturing in the second half of 2026.
On the consumer side, AMD launched Ryzen AI 400 Series processors for AI-enabled PCs, along with Ryzen AI Max+ chips for advanced local inference and gaming. Intel also held a CES event to introduce its Panther Lake chips, available for order starting Tuesday.
While AMD has historically struggled to match Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware, the company’s growing partnerships with firms like OpenAI, combined with new product releases across data center, enterprise, and PC markets, signal an intensified effort to capture a share of the fast-growing AI computing sector.