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.

AMD CEO Lisa Su said in an interview with CNBC Tuesday that physical AI enabling autonomous machines from humanoid robots to self-driving cars could be the "next big thing."

AMD unveils Helios AI rack, MI500 GPUs, AI PCs, and robotics vision at CES 2026, challenging Nvidia in AI computing.

AMD’s Ryzen CPU announcements this year fall firmly into the latter camp—these are all gently tweaked variants of chips that launched in 2024 and 2025.

The price of gaming GPUs could soar in 2026, as NVIDIA and AMD reportedly prepare a series of significant price hikes across their consumer and AI-focused graphics cards. According to a report from South Korean outlet Newsis, high memory costs and booming AI demand are key factors behind the planned increases.

Still, that there's at least some focus on local AI could be positive for us puny consumers. Especially because running AI models locally requires memory, either on the system side, à la Strix Halo, or with a ton of VRAM, such as on the RTX 5090.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the chip maker’s next big AI graphics processing unit, Vera Rubin, is in ‘full production.’

Dr. Su will deliver a keynote speech from the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian on Monday, January 5 at 9:30PM ET (6:30PM PT). You can watch the event live on the CES YouTube channel (we've embedded the livestream below). Engadget will also be liveblogging the AMD keynote in real-time.