AMD's latest Ryzen AI Max chips probably wouldn't have existed without Apple, an AMD executive has admitted, thanks to the popularity of Apple Silicon.

AMD's Ryzen AI Max chips came as a huge surprise at CES 2025. They're basically super-powered versions of the company's Ryzen AI hardware with up to 16 CPU cores and 50 RDNA 3.5 graphics cores, alongside a pool of as much as 128GB integrated RAM.

AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer every day. Today, the company is announcing not one, not two, but three different families of chips designed to take it there, including final confirmation of the long-rumored “Strix Halo” and “Fire Range” laptop chips.

Absci will use AMD’s $20 million investment to enhance its AI models. In parallel, the companies will collaborate to develop new hardware and software optimized for the healthcare sector. The effort will place particular emphasis on developing technologies that can advance drug discovery.

Chip maker AMD is investing $20 million in AI drug startup Absci, which will use AMD chips and software for drug development.