AMD announces Advancing AI 2026 event for July

AMD has announced that its annual AMD Advancing AI 2026 event is scheduled for July 22 to 23 in San Francisco, California. The annual AI everything event is designed to bring together developers, researchers, partners, and other customers to "experience the latest in AI infrastructure, architecture, and development."

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As the company's flagship AI event, similar in scope to NVIDIA GTC, we can expect a few announcements during the opening keynote with AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su. During last year's event, AMD lifted the lid on its Instinct MI350 accelerators, teased its Helios rack, and even presented a look at EPYC CPUs powered by next-gen Zen 6 architecture.

With the AMD Instinct MI450 and Zen6-powered EPYC Venice CPUs on track for release this year, this will probably be the venue and time we get a deep dive and more details on these new technologies. Plus, introduce the next-gen Instinct MI500 accelerators, reportedly on track for 2027, and additional software updates.

In addition to announcements, Advancing AI will host plenty of talks, networking, and other hands-on events that give attendees the chance to engage directly with AMD's AI researchers and engineers. And like GTC, we'll also hear from AMD's key partners.

As an industry-focused event set to take place after Computex 2026, the odds are that AMD's Computex focus will be on consumer products like next-gen Ryzen desktop processors, though even there, we should probably expect much of it to center on AI PCs and Agentic AI for enthusiasts and everyday consumers.

The AMD Advancing AI 2026 event will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.