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Alex Wawro

AMD just unveiled new Pro CPUs to take on Intel in the AI wars

AMD Ryzen Pro press photo.

Today, AMD announced a bumper crop of new "Pro" CPUs that will start appearing in business laptops and desktops launching this year, including a few desktop chips with dedicated AI processors.

These chips join the existing AMD Hawk Point line of laptop and desktop CPUs launched in late 2023, but since they're intended for business use, they'll be marketed as AMD Ryzen Pro chips. This is a big deal for the whole industry, not just AMD fans, because AMD beat Intel to the punch by offering the first non-Apple desktop chips I've seen that come with a built-in NPU (Neural Processing Unit). 

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