The AMD Ryzen AI Halo is built with Ryzen AI Max Plus series processors and is “capable of running up to 200 billion parameter models locally,” AMD says. It’s “planned for introduction” in the second quarter of 2026,

Helios will go head-to-head with Nvidia’s own NVL systems, matching its latest NVL72’s 72 Rubin GPUs with 72 of AMD’s MI455X chips. It’s another sign that AMD is working to move further in on Nvidia’s turf in the AI data center market.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ACEMAGIC unveiled its latest Mini PC lineup at CES 2026, highlighting significant advancements in local AI computing, content creation and gaming performance.

AMD has rolled out one of its broadest PC platform updates in years at CES 2026, unveiling new laptop and desktop processors, an AI-focused mini PC and fresh software features aimed at making on-device AI and better graphics the default across the PC market.

The AceMagic Kron Mini K1 is small, really small, measuring 5" x 5" x 1.6", roughly the same size as a Mac Mini. It's equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 8-core CPU with a max turbo frequency of 4.5GHz and Vega 8 onboard graphics.

Once we reviewed the Geekom A9 Max, it immediately became my top choice Windows 11 mini PC - displacing the already impressive Geekom AX8 Pro. It's stylish, compact, and packs a AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, a very powerful NPU, and 32GB DDR5 RAM that's expandable up to 128GB. If it's top performance you're after, this one ticks every box.

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