Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC program has been a laptop story since its 2024 launch. AMD just extended it to the desktop.
At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, AMD announced the Ryzen AI 400 Series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series desktop processors, built around Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics, and an XDNA 2 neural processing unit rated at up to 50 TOPS. That NPU rating clears Microsoft’s 40 TOPS threshold for Copilot+ certification. It’s also the first time RDNA 3.5 and XDNA 2 have appeared in a desktop form factor; prior Ryzen AI 400 mobile chips launched at CES in January.
Desktop SKUs come in AM5 configurations of up to 8 cores and 16 threads. The mobile lineup also expands to include workstation variants. According to AMD’s internal testing, the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 delivers up to 30% higher multithreaded performance than Intel’s Core Ultra X7 3581. That benchmark comes from AMD Performance Labs and has not been independently replicated.
The first systems won’t be boxed retail products at launch. Availability starts with OEM desktops from HP and Lenovo, and mobile workstations from Dell, HP, and Lenovo, expected in Q2 2026.
AMD announced a desktop chip at a mobile trade show. The venue inversion is intentional. AI PC is the commercial frame now, and it spans every form factor. The commercial desktop install base is enormous, and Copilot+ desktops built for enterprise IT fleets represent a different market than consumer laptops. That’s the real scope of this launch.