Framework has given an early look at its upcoming desktop powered by AMD’s new Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 processor, and the headline feature is hard to miss: up to 192GB of unified LPDDR5X memory aimed squarely at local AI workloads. On a similar note, Framework nearly doubled memory pricing for Laptop 13 Pro.
The new system was shown during AMD’s Advancing AI 2026 event, featuring the Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 APU with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores clocked at up to 5.2GHz and an upgraded Radeon 8065S integrated GPU with 40 RDNA 3.5 Compute Units running at up to 3.0GHz.
Memory receives the biggest upgrade. The desktop can be configured with 192GB of LPDDR5X-8533 unified memory, providing up to 273GB/s of bandwidth. Compared to the previous Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 platform, that represents a 50 percent increase in capacity alongside a slight boost in memory bandwidth. Framework says the system is capable of running large AI models locally, demonstrating DeepSeek V4-Flash in Q8 precision on a single machine while still leaving enough memory available for larger context windows.
The company has also made several hardware improvements beyond the processor upgrade. An open-ended PCIe x4 slot now allows users to install larger expansion cards, and Framework demonstrated a dual-system setup using 50Gb Ethernet adapters with RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE). In that configuration, two desktops can effectively share up to 384GB of memory for distributed AI workloads using tensor parallelism. Framework also plans to offer a preconfigured Linux version for developers and AI enthusiasts who want a ready-to-use system out of the box.
As noted earlier, Framework is raising prices for its upcoming Framework Laptop 13 Pro, citing a dramatic increase in the cost of LPCAMM2 memory. The price increase only affects configurations based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, which use the newer LPCAMM2 memory standard. AMD-powered Framework Laptop 13 models equipped with Ryzen AI 300 processors continue to rely on standard SO-DIMM memory and are not impacted by the change.
“We recently received a cost update from our LPCAMM2 supplier that goes far beyond anything we had predicted and anything we’re able to absorb without placing our ability to operate at real financial risk. Rather than the low-to-mid double digit [sic] percentage increase we had forecast from Q2 to Q3 on LPCAMM2 costs, we received prices that are more than double that of the prior inventory we had brought in,” said chief executive Nirav Patel in a blog post published by the company.
Pricing for the new Framework desktop based on Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 APU has not been announced yet, but Framework admits the jump to 192GB of LPDDR5X memory will significantly increase the cost compared to the existing 128GB model. While no official price has been confirmed, the current Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 desktop starts at around $3,500, meaning the flagship 192GB version will almost certainly command a substantial premium when it launches later this year.
