Excitement is buzzing in the tech world as AMD’s new Strix Halo “Ryzen AI Max” APU has made a splash on Geekbench. This powerhouse flaunts up to 12 cores with a base frequency of 3.2 GHz, all packed into a sleek workstation laptop, signaling a major leap in AMD’s APU game.
The discovery of this formidable APU on Geekbench, thanks to tech sleuth @Olrak2_, spotlights a 12-core, 24-thread configuration dubbed the Ryzen AI Max 390. This chip isn’t just flexing its muscle; it’s also showing off a robust 40 CU integrated GPU based on the advanced RDNA 3.5 architecture.
The benchmark results reveal the processor’s identity as ‘AuthenticAMD Family 26 Model 112 Stepping 0.’ The specific device in question? An HP ZBook Ultra 14-inch G1a Mobile Workstation PC. The APU chalked up impressive scores in various AI tests: 4733 points in Single Precision, 4944 in Half Precision, and 13944 in Quantized tests. Although these results can vary across devices, they hint at a performance edge over the existing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which sports a 50 TOPS NPU and 80 platform TOPS. The Strix Halo tops this with an anticipated 60 TOPS NPU.
Here’s a closer look at the expected features and specifications for the AMD Ryzen AI HX Strix Halo:
– Zen 5 chiplet design with up to 16 cores
– 64 MB of shared L3 cache
– 40 RDNA 3+ Compute Units
– 32 MB MALL cache for the iGPU
– 256-bit LPDDR5X-8000 memory controller
– XDNA 2 Engine integration
– Up to 60 AI TOPS
– 16 PCIe Gen4 lanes
– An expected launch in the second half of 2024
– FP11 platform with a power consumption range of 55W to 130W
Noteworthy is the APU’s base clock speed of 3.20 GHz, a significant improvement over the Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370’s base clock of 2.00 GHz. While both chips share a 12-core, 24-thread configuration, the Strix Halo outperforms in both clock speed and GPU performance, thanks to its 40 Compute Units compared to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370’s 12.
The Strix Halo family seems set to offer various options to cater to different needs:
– Ryzen AI Max+ 395: 16 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores, TDP of 55-130W
– Ryzen AI Max 390: 12 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores, TDP of 55-130W
– Ryzen AI Max 385: 8 CPU cores, 32 GPU cores, TDP of 55-130W
Given these specs, the Strix Halo lineup is poised to deliver outstanding performance for demanding workloads and gaming without the need for a discrete GPU. Notably, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is expected to be a beast with 16 cores, 32 threads, and 40 Compute Units.
We can look forward to the Strix Halo making its debut in early 2025, accompanied by other AMD CPU families such as Fire Range and Krackan Point. The latter aims to address the need for affordable yet high-performance chips for gaming handhelds.
Stay tuned as AMD continues to push the envelope, delivering innovation and power to the tech world.
