Chipmaker AMD’s new Ryzen AI Max 400 and Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors allows businesses to run artificial intelligence (AI) agents on their own PCs. This could help companies limit cloud spending and keep more of their files on their computers.
Computers using the processors are now available from AMD partners. They have up to 192GB of shared memory, including up to 160GB for graphics processing. More memory gives them room to run larger AI models while handling company data and other programs.
Aside from just answering questions, AI agents can also work across applications and complete tasks with just little help from humans. Before putting them to work, businesses need to decide which files and systems they can access and which actions they can take.
Where that work happens also matters. An agent working with internal documents, engineering files, or source code may be able to process them on a PC. That reduces the need to send company information to an outside AI service for every step.
It could also reduce cloud charges. During a single job, an AI agent may look up information, review its results, and use an AI model several times. Each request adds to usage, which cloud providers can charge for based on the amount of data processed.
AMD expects businesses to use both PCs and cloud services for AI. Some tasks can stay on the computer, while others may need a more capable cloud model. Whether this lowers costs depends on how much AI a company uses and what it spends on hardware and services.
The new processors offer up to 16 “Zen 5” CPU cores, 40 graphics compute units, and a dedicated AI processor rated at 55 trillion operations per second. The previous generation supported up to 128GB of memory, with up to 96GB for graphics processing.
AMD said the Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series can run models with more than 300 billion parameters in a compressed format without cloud processing. Parameters are values that help determine how an AI model responds.
HP is using the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor with Perplexity Portable Computer in its HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16. Users can run local AI agents alongside professional applications and access cloud models when needed.
AMD also offers a Tokenomics Calculator to help businesses compare hardware and usage costs before deciding where to run their AI workloads.