It’s difficult not to be skeptical. For one thing, IDC has lowered its PC market forecasts yet again, predicting that the days of inexpensive PCs might be over for now. A Ryzen AI Max+ box like the Framework Desktop we reviewed once cost $2,515, but now costs $2,700—and that’s without any storage. You already know that RAM and storage prices are skyrocketing. AI developers with cash to spare might be able to cash out a Bitcoin or two and buy themselves a box to sit on their desk, but the average consumer staring down rapidly rising gas prices might think twice about spending an extra two grand
AMD wants you to buy a $2,000 'agent PC' just for AI… AMD is the latest to step up to the plate with a local AI solution, a mini PC dubbed "Ryzen AI Halo." At first blush it looks mighty appealing: a Mac mini-sized form factor, a powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores and 32 threads upgradable to the bleeding-edge Ryzen AI Ma… …
… AMD's argument is that only the Ryzen AI Max+ is suited to these types of PCs, given the enormous potential amount of memory 128GB such systems can come with. Much of that memory can be configured as VRAM, the space in which AI algorithms work. …
… In my productivity tests, the performance-per-watt efficiency of Panther Lake was right in the middle of the other mobile platforms, with AMD's Ryzen AI 300 finishing at the bottom of the heap. Again, I have yet to test the Ryzen AI 400, however. …
… A list of Nova Lake chips VideoCardz unearthed shows a 35-watt 16-core processor...which might be suitable to a cadre of small AI boxes that I'd expect PC makers begin pushing at Computex. The AI PC concept is being pushed by AMD, too. Still, Intel's bLLC has been proven to work inside AMD's Ryzen. …
… Lenovo does offer a few configuration options including an upgrade to the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445, which nets you two more CPU cores but unfortunately doesn’t upgrade the integrated graphics. You can also snag a 1TB SSD, swap in a 2560×1600 OLED display, and upgrade to 32GB of memory. …
… Geekom AI A7 Max, Ryzen 9 7940HS/Radeon 780M/16GB RAM/1TB SSD/quad 4K support—$699 26% off on Amazon We love the Geekom AI A7 Max here at PCWorld thanks to its copious number of ports, quad 4K support, and powerful all-around performance. …
… Micro Center, basically the last bastion of retail computer stores in the US, put this question to the test. They set up a desktop with an AMD Ryzen 8 9850X3D processor, a Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, and a fairly typical 32GB DDR5 RAM setup in two sticks. …
… CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 Memory: 24GB LPDDR5x-8000 Graphics/GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon 840M NPU: AMD XDNA NPU up to 50 TOPS Display: 14-inch 1920×1200 OLED 60Hz touchscreen Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 solid state drive Webcam and microphone: 5MP webcam with IR camera and privacy shutter Connectivity: … …
… Model : SFX14-61G-R1HV CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Memory: 32GB LPDDR5X RAM 7500 MT/s Graphics/GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 and AMD Radeon 860M NPU: AMD Ryzen AI up to 50 TOPS Display: 14.5-inch 2880×1800 OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate Storage: 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD and a second empty SSD slot Webcam… …
… Model number: FA401EA-DS96 CPU: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 Memory: 32GB LPDDR5x-8000 Graphics/GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon 8060S NPU: AMD XDNA NPU up to 50 TOPS Display: 14-inch 2560×1600 IPS 165Hz refresh rate Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 solid-state drive Webcam and microphone: 1080p webcam with IR camera … …