GMK’s upcoming Ryzen AI 9 Max+ 395-based mini-PC will be the world’s first Strix Halo mini-PC, and it will hit the market in the first or second quarter.

GMK to Introduce Ryzen AI Max and Ryzen AI Max Pro Series Processors for Compact AI PCs

AMD’s newly announced Ryzen AI Max series, aka Strix Halo series, is Zen 5’s best offering in the mobile segment. The Ryzen AI Max processors are the first to deliver up to a 16-core/32-thread configuration on the mobile platform, along with powerful integrated graphics based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture. While Strix Point was already premium enough for most vendors to integrate into their high-performance systems, Strix Halo will take the performance to the next level.

As reported by IT Home, the Chinese hardware manufacturer GMK has announced that it is producing a new lineup of mini-PCs featuring the Strix Halo CPUs. These will offer both Ryzen AI Max and Ryzen AI Max Pro series chips aimed at the premium client PC segment. The mini-PC will boast up to a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, featuring 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture.

Not much has been shared regarding the other specifications of these PCs, but considering that their Strix Point-based mini-PCs, such as EVO-X1 Mini Host, feature up to 32 GB RAM and 1 TB storage, expect the following lineups to be at least equivalent. With Ryzen AI Max+ 395, AMD claims up to three times the computing performance of Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 9 288V.

Since there are now double the core count and four times the threads, the 16-core/32-thread Strix Halo chip will definitely be significantly faster. Moreover, it will be significantly ahead of the Lunar Lake in AI performance and the graphics department due to drastically better-integrated graphics.

The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 will bring the Radeon 8060S iGPU, featuring 40 Compute Units. This is a massive jump over the Strix Point chips, which only feature up to 16 CUs on the Radeon 890M. Hence, the GMK Strix Halo mini-PCs won’t just be superior in CPU-oriented workloads but will also be drastically better at GPU workloads, enabling users to work and play games with satisfactory performance.

All of this while the TDP remains in the 45-120W range, which surely is higher than the previous lineups. However, considering how powerful the Strix Halo iGPUs are, one should expect higher power consumption. Coming to the pricing and availability, we only know that these GMK mini-PCs will be available in either Q1 or Q2 2025, and we have to wait for more announcements.

We are yet to know whether any hardware manufacturer plans to equip the gaming handhelds with Strix Halo chips. It will be a bit difficult due to higher costs, but it could be possible since some vendors have already deployed premium Strix Point APUs in their newer handheld versions.

News Source: ITHome