GPD Unveils Ryzen AI Max+ 395: First AMD Strix Halo Handheld Gaming PC Showcased in Performance Video

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So, picture this: a new handheld PC is coming out, and it’s got some fancy tech inside. GPD just dropped a teaser for this device—powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395. These things are pretty high-tech, and honestly, the name alone sounds like something from a sci-fi flick.

In this clip they shared—on X, of all places (is it still called Twitter? Anyway…)—you see someone playing Black Myth: Wukong, a game that’s got everyone buzzing. And wow, the game’s running between 170 and 212 fps, which I guess is impressive? I’m not a gaming expert—more of a casual browser myself, to be honest.

But get this, no stat chart comes with the video, so we just have to eyeball the performance. Those numbers I mentioned, they’re flashing up on the screen during gameplay like some kind of arcade game. No idea why it stuck out to me, but there it is.

Now, about those AMD chips—the ‘Strix Halo’ Ryzen AI Max+—they made a splash back at CES 2025. Pretty futuristic with these RDNA 3.5 graphics and Zen 5 CPUs and some crazy memory bandwidth, up to 256 GB/s. It’s all techy buzzwords to me, really. I only paid half attention because someone kept talking about it like it was the end-all-be-all of handheld tech. Maybe it is.

This new device, the GPD WIN 5—which, by the way, might show up at ChinaJoy 2025—I just learned about ChinaJoy. Apparently, it’s a big deal. Anyway, back to the WIN 5… GPD’s not giving much away yet. But they love their overlay stats! I saw processor temps hanging around 65°C. I guess that’s cool—for a handheld?

Processor power is something like 55W to 58W, and the iGPU, which sounds cool to say aloud, clocks at around 2.5 GHz. Wukong runs smooth, honestly, but they didn’t share all the deets—graphics settings and all that jazz? Missed that.

Squinting at the video helped me spot the controls—hidden like they’re the crown jewels. After some Photoshop fiddling (not me doing it, but someone did), they found a joystick and buttons. All in the shadows, like some secret agent’s gadget. One thumb stick with a D-pad below, speaker grille (?), and more buttons. Everything’s a bit mysterious.

On the right, more or less the same: thumb stick, action buttons, possible touchpad (like the Lenovo thing). It’s a handheld, so, you know, buttons everywhere.

Anyway—wait, where was I? Oh right, these Ryzen chips have shown up in pricey stuff before; tablets and mini PCs that cost a pretty penny. This one might not be cheap either—silicon at 4nm is fancy stuff, and you know economics. Supply and demand, yada yada.

If you can get past the price—still unknown—this GPD WIN 5 could be the next big gaming handheld. All eyes on ChinaJoy for the big reveal, happening on August 1.

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