Q&A: AMD execs explain CES GPU snub, future strategy, and more [Video]

Why didn’t AMD talk about their upcoming GPUs in their CES 2025 keynote? Or their new Z-series processors for handheld PCs? What is the Ryzen AI Max? And when can I actually buy a Ryzen 9000X3D chip?

AMD executives only had 45 minutes for their CES 2025 keynote. Fortunately, they also tacked on an additional half-hour or so to field burning questions from a small handful of chip journalists, who crowded around David McAfee, AMD’s corporate vice president and general manager of its Client Channel Business, and Frank Azor, the chief architect of gaming solutions and gaming marketing at AMD.

Fire away, we were told — and we did.

Below, we’ve included a transcript of the conversation, edited for clarity where necessary. Though I don’t identify each reporter by name, they included Paul Alcorn of Tom’s Hardware, Ryan Shrout of Signal65, Marco Chiappetta of Hot Hardware, and myself.

Editor’s Note: The opening of the conversation included “prepared remarks” by …