AMD's Strix Halo is a beefy chip with superb CPU performance (), but I thought it was a bit too power hungry and pricey to slap into a gaming handheld. Well, me just a few days ago was a fool, as GPD has announced just that. There's just one catch— It doesn't really function as you'd expect a gaming handheld to.
YouTube creator (via ) has pointed out that the GPD Win 5 is packed with that chip, plus a 7-inch 120 Hz VRR display. It can come with either the AI Max 395 or 385 chip, with both sporting the same 45-75 W TDP. This TDP has largely been the problem with trying to get Strix Halo in a handheld previously, as other handhelds can operate at a very low [[link]] TDP.
Effectively, this makes travelling with the GPD Win 5 feel a little more like the effort needed to bring a laptop, except without the larger screen and bigger keyboard that comes with it. That chip and size will really have to be worth it to justify all that effort. It is, however, worth noting that weight and price have not yet been confirmed, so specifics about the Win 5 could still change as we approach the launch of the device.
the Win 5 is due to debut at Chinajoy 2025, an expo held in Shanghai. The hardware is currently planned for release in October this year, but we don't yet know which markets it will launch in. ships worldwide and is even available to buy on , but we don't know if 5 will follow suit.
In our (which houses the AI Max 390 chip), we said, "This is not the dedicated GPU killer that it's made out to be, or was hoped to be in the lead-up to launch. It's maybe a step on that journey for AMD, a proof of concept that discrete GPU performance is possible for an iGPU, and I do really hope it leads to better things."
The 390 has the Radeon 8050S, and the 395 has the Radeon 8060S, so you can expect better CPU and GPU performance. We'll have to get our hands on it to really tell, but it'll be an uphill battle if our time with the Max 390 is anything to go off.

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