Recent leaks from Geekbench have revealed benchmark scores for AMD’s upcoming flagship APU, the Strix Halo. If the leaked benchmarks are accurate, the Ryzen AI MAX+ Pro 395 could offer performance comparable to Nvidia’s RTX 4060 laptop GPU, signaling a potential shift in the market for high-performance laptops and gaming handhelds.
Performance Specifications
As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the Strix Halo, also known as the Ryzen AI MAX 300 APUs, is expected to be AMD’s flagship processor for workstations and laptops in 2025. The Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 is equipped with 16 cores based on the advanced Zen 5 microarchitecture, 32 threads, and supports up to 64GB of RAM, with the option to upgrade to 128GB.
Geekbench Benchmark Analysis
The leaked Geekbench benchmark indicates that the Strix Halo APU, which includes integrated Radeon 8060S graphics, outperforms the mobile version of the RTX 4060 by nearly 4,000 points. This performance suggests that the chip could compete with mid-range laptops featuring an RTX 4070 GPU, indicating that AMD’s Strix Halo processors are poised to deliver excellent gaming performance.
Potential Market Impact
While it’s exciting to consider the potential of this APU, it’s important to note that we might not see this specific model in consumer laptops. However, the possibility remains that a similar APU could be integrated into the best gaming laptops or even the best handheld consoles. Handhelds like the Steam Deck OLED and Asus ROG Ally X both utilize AMD processors, and there is ongoing speculation about the AMD Ryzen Z2 being featured in upcoming devices.
Although none of this information is official yet,with CES 2025 just around the corner, we can anticipate official announcements from AMD regarding the Strix Halo line. The event is a key platform for tech companies to unveil their latest innovations, and it will be the stage where AMD is expected to share more details about their cutting-edge APUs.
The Geekbench scores provide a glimpse into what AMD might have in store for its future APUs. If these scores are indicative of AMD’s direction, the future could be very promising for the laptop and gaming handheld industries. As a fan of gaming handhelds, the prospect of future iterations with significantly more powerful processors is particularly intriguing.