AI PCs hit 81% enterprise adoption as AMD reports shift from experimentation to deployment

'AI adoption is entering a new phase': AMD report finds AI PCs are becoming an increasingly common sight in the workplace - so what can they do for you?

* Most companies are planning, piloting or deploying AI PCs now * High-performance NPUs are "critical" - performance and security benefits are key * The most popular use cases show AI PCs being most useful for knowledge workers New data from AMD claims AI PC adoption has increased rapidly lately, with over four in five organizations either planning, piloting or deploying AI PCs in some form. This shows a shift from experimentation to real deployment, with enterprises set to embed AI into everyday workflows beginning with the right hardware that's capable of running some workloads locally. Already, 70% report faster performance and reduced latency when they're using dedicate AI PCs, with 59% now seeing high-performance NPUs as "critical." Are AI PCs the foundation to good AI deployment? According to AMD, two in every three companies noted increased employee productivity from using AI PCs as computers shift to become execution platforms rather than just simple productivity tools. And this has never been more critical than today, in the age of always-on AI through agentic capabilities. AMD described the latest generations of PCs as a "local execution later" for real-time, secure task processing, citing lower latency, better privacy and security, and the possibility of reducing cloud costs as key benefits. Still, respondents saw PCs acting as an interface for cloud agents (51%) and as a secure local execution hub (47%) in near-equal measure. Moreover, 81% of the study's participants claimed meaningful knowledge of AI PCs. As a result, while the desire to futureproof devices is a part-driver in the reason to upgrade, most companies see productivity gains, innovation, a competitive advantage and security improvements as higher priorities. As for real-world uses (27% have already deployed them at scale), AI PCs are proving most popular among knowledge workers, helping boost efficiency across tasks like document, presentations, spreadsheets, meeting transcription and summarization. In fact, coding assistance ranks lower than image and video generation, likely due to workers preferring online Copilot tools that are cloud-first. It's clear from AMD's research that AI PCs are shifting from a 'nice-to-have' to being a business staple. However, AI PCs aren't set to replace traditional cloud-based AI as we enter a hybrid era of local and cloud processing for the best balance of performance and security. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button! And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp too.

AMD Calls AI PCs "The New Enterprise Standard" As Enterprise Adoption Grows To 81% With The Agentic AI Boom

AMD AI PCs are seeing massive adoption in the enterprise segment as Agentic AI rages on to be the next frontier of computing. The focus on localized AI and the rise of Agentic AI have rapidly boosted the adoption of AI PCs. This has led AMD to see a big demand for AI PCs in the Enterprise segment as organizations shift their workflows, aligning with future AI requirements. AI is reshaping how businesses operate, and the PC is poised to play a central role in that transformation. While most AI workloads today run in the cloud, for AI to truly scale, more of it will need to run on device. Based on a survey conducted by IDC across more than 500 IT and businesses across various regions, it was discovered that AI PCs are being rapidly adopted and are being integrated into daily operations. It was found that: Agentic AI is seen as evolving the role of PCs in the Enterprise segment. Customers want compute near them rather than relying on the cloud. That's why more AI PCs are being deployed as responsive and context-aware AI becomes the new norm. The data shows that just 4% of organizations are not planning to deploy AI PCs, while the rest are accelerating their AI PC procurement plans. The result is a 66% productivity gain with AI PCs. And AMD makes AI PCs not just possible, it makes them powerful, efficient, and secure with its strong suite of Ryzen AI PRO processors. In our review of the Ryzen AI PRO MAX series, we found the new chip to offer incredible performance in AI-related tasks. It runs AI agents well and is super responsive in every task you throw at it. AMD supports enterprise AI adoption from datacenter to client with a broad portfolio of high-performance CPUs, GPUs, and AMD Ryzen AI PRO processors built for AI PCs. Based on an open ecosystem approach, AMD enables organizations to deploy AI across cloud and edge environments with flexibility and interoperability. With long-term platform stability and consistent software images, IT teams can deploy and manage AI-capable fleets using the processes they already rely on. AMD's entire Ryzen AI portfolio now features NPU acceleration, offering over 50 TOPs of performance, a leading figure for power-efficient SoCs. And with strong CPU/GPU support, Ryzen AI is the right platform for the Agentic AI era.