AMD’s Magnus chip is supposed to deliver the desired performance boost to 210 FPS in Black Myth Wukong? The first handheld with AMD Strix Halo has been unveiled
The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is about to make its handheld debut: The AMD APU is expected to deliver exceptionally high frame rates in demanding titles in the GPD Win 5.
It took almost half a year, but now AMD’s new “Strix Halo” generation is set to make its first appearance in a gaming handheld after its debut in a laptop.
According to Chinese company GPD, the mobile console called “GPD Win 5” will be unveiled at Chinajoy 2025. The trade fair will take place from August 1 to 4, 2025, in Shanghai. The announcement is accompanied by a teaser video on the X platform:
Breaking news! The GPD WIN 5 is expected to make its debut at Chinajoy 2025 pic.twitter.com/G6cwqajspJ
— GPD Game Consoles (@softwincn) July 24, 2025
AMD’s new wonder chip takes center stage
According to the article, the GPD Win 5 will feature the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in its maximum configuration, which, as mentioned at the beginning, was praised to the skies when it was released.
- Basically, the APU is based on 16 CPU cores based on Zen 5, which operate at a base clock speed of 3 GHz and a maximum clock speed of 5.1 GHz.
- The L3 cache is 64 MB; up to 128 GB of LPDRR5x-8000 memory is supported. In addition, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 can rely on its own NPU with up to 50 TOPS.
- Manufactured using a 4nm process, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 has a TDP of 45 to (unheard of for handhelds) 120 watts.
The big highlight of the APU, however, is the integrated graphics unit in the form of the Radeon 8060S. This can draw on a total of 40 compute units from the RDNA 3.5 architecture, positioning it between a mobile RTX 4060 and RTX 4070 in initial tests.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is accordingly considered the “next big thing” in the APU segment – and GPD is not shy about promoting it as such in the context of the Win 5 handheld.
In the highly demanding Black Myth: Wukong, the GPD Win 5 is said to achieve a whopping 210 frames per second thanks to the APU.
- However, this information should be taken with a grain of salt, as the company does not specify the resolution or other graphics settings for this “benchmark.”
- The video itself does show that the required power is around 60 watts and that the iGPU clocks at around 2,500 MHz for this.
All other specifications of the handheld are also unknown. In particular, the price and ease of availability on the European market are likely to determine how well the GPD Win 5 actually fares in this country.
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Even three years after its official release, the Steam Deck remains one of the most popular gaming handhelds.
While competitors such as Asus and Lenovo have confirmed that they are working on new gaming handhelds or have already released new models, Valve is still keeping quiet. The often (but not always) well-informed leakers speculate about the future of Valve’s hardware plans.
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Valve could also release two different versions of the Steam Deck 2, which would be offered at different prices.
The differences may be significantly greater than those between the Steam Deck variants currently available.
- The Steam Deck is available for purchase starting at €419. The smallest version offers a 7-inch LC display with 60 Hertz, a 40-watt-hour battery, and Wi-Fi 5 support.
- The two larger versions have a 7.4-inch OLED screen with 90 Hertz, a 50-watt-hour battery, and Wi-Fi 6E.
Valve has emphasized several times in the past that the next Steam Deck must make a big leap in performance.
The podcast also discusses possible future releases from Valve. The leakers imagine that Valve could release a home console.
The impact on game developers is particularly emphasized here. The Steam console could potentially serve as a testing platform for developers. However, no specific details are given in the podcast.