--- title: Ryzen AI Software 1.8 Released With New Model Support,... description: AMD has released Ryzen AI Software 1.8, a significant update since the last release in January. Key additions include support for new large language models,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ryzen-ai-software-1-8-released-with-new-model-support-more-optimizations-oxnub3pud twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ryzen AI Software 1.8 Released With New Model Support, More Optimizations | daily.dev og:description: AMD has released Ryzen AI Software 1.8, a significant update since the last release in January. 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