Next year is poised to mark the advent of the AI PC era, and chip manufacturers are in a heated race to be the driving force behind this technological shift. In a significant move this week, AMD unveiled its Ryzen 8040 series of mobile CPUs alongside cutting-edge Instinct hardware tailored for data centers. The intricate details of these advancements were unravelled in a special episode of The Full Nerd podcast.
Jason Banta, AMD’s client CPU chief, took the stage in conversation with Adam Patrick Murray and provided insights into the Ryzen 8000 series of mobile chips. Banta delved into how these processors will serve as the backbone for local chatbots and AI-powered features. Notably, the release of the Ryzen AI Software caught attention, introducing a “quantization” process akin to image compression for large language model AI, a solution to a problem many weren’t even aware existed.
Following this, David McAfee, corporate vice president of the client channel, joined Adam to shine a spotlight on Threadripper, particularly the eagerly anticipated Threadripper 7000, making a comeback to client PCs. AMD envisions Threadripper taking the lead in client development, and McAfee elaborated on the strategies to make this vision a reality.
Mahesh Balasubramanian, director of product marketing at AMD, stepped into the conversation alongside Adam and Patrick Kennedy from Serve The Home. They delved into the enterprise Instinct platform and APUs, going beyond the traditional scope of PCWorld. Mahesh, Adam, and Patrick provided a comprehensive understanding of what enterprise APUs mean for the realm of enterprise AI. The episode concluded with Adam, Patrick, and a detailed wrap-up of the transformative insights shared throughout the podcast.
