AMD has shared more gaming benchmarks of its Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU and its integrated Radeon 8060S GPU.
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU's Gaming Benchmarks Show Big Gains Over RTX 4070 With Integrated Radeon 8060S iGPU
The AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" lineup was unveiled at CES 2025. The chips are a brand-new design that will cater to enthusiasts and workstation-grade laptops and offer specs that haven't been seen on mobility platforms.
To recap, the AMD Strix Halo lineup is based on the latest Zen 5 core architecture for the CPU and the RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture. These chips are based on three dies, two of which are CCDs & one of them is the IOD which houses the graphics unit. The chips are interconnected using a next-generation Infinity Fabric and there's also a new memory interface that offers up to 256 GB/s of total bandwidth. Each Ryzen AI Max APU will also come with a 50 TOPS "XDNA 2" NPU, taking the AI side of things to the max.
The star of the show is the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, which is the top chip on the stack. This chip is equipped with 16 cores and 32 threads. The APU is clocked at a base speed of 3.0 GHz & a 5.1 GHz boost clock. There's also 16 MB of L2 and 64 MB of L3 cache with a TDP of 55W which can be set at 45-120W. For the iGPU, you are getting the Radeon 8060S, which is a 40 CU graphics configuration based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture and clocks up to 2900 MHz.
AMD Ryzen AI MAX 300 "Strix Halo" APU Lineup:
| SKU Name | Architectures | CPU Cores | Max Clock | Cache | GPU Cores | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 16 / 32 | 5.1 GHz | 80 MB | 40 CUs (Radeon 8060S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 392 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 12 / 24 | 5.0 GHz | 76 MB | 40 CUs (Radeon 8060S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max 390 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 12 / 24 | 5.0 GHz | 76 MB | 32 CUs (Radeon 8050S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max 385 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 8 / 16 | 5.0 GHz | 40 MB | 32 CUs (Radeon 8050S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 8 / 16 | 5.0 GHz | 40 MB | 40 CUs (Radeon 8060S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max 380 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 6 / 12 | 4.9 GHz | 22 MB | 16 CUs (Radeon 8040S) | 45-120W |
AMD did share a few benchmarks on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 during its CES showcase, but now they have some more numbers available that compare the chip to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU. The numbers for the RTX 4070 were obtained on the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 laptop, and several games were used at 1080p High Settings. The numbers are native performance, so you aren't looking at upscaling or frame generation involved in these.
In all games tested (17 in total), the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 was able to outperform the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU. Now, it is not known what power configurations were used to test both systems, but here we can see the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and its Radeon 8060 iGPU offering over 50% better performance and going as high as 68% in Borderlands 3.
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop (1080p High Gaming):
| Game | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Strike 2 | 197 | 196 | +1% |
| Hitman 3 | 185 | 123 | +50.4% |
| Middle Earth Shadow of War | 137 | 106 | +29.2% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | 123 | 98 | +25.5% |
| Shadow of Tomb Raider | 118 | 117 | +1% |
| F1 24 | 117 | 102 | +14.7% |
| Borderlands 3 | 111 | 66 | +68.1% |
| Ashes of The Singularity | 111 | 81 | +37.0% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 101 | 88 | +14.7% |
| Total Warhammer III | 99 | 85 | +16.4% |
| Assassins Creed Mirage | 98 | 86 | +13.9% |
| Far Cry 6 | 97 | 89 | +8.9% |
| Marvel's Spiderman | 97 | 91 | +6.5% |
| Assassins Creed Valhalla | 96 | 84 | +14.2% |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 87 | 57 | +52.6% |
| Final Fantasy 14 | 86 | 81 | +6.1% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 77 | 56 | +37.5% |
On average, this is a 23.2% improvement versus the RTX 4070, which is quite decent as it shows that AMD's integrated chips can now compete with high-end/mainstream laptop GPUs.
This is also an older graphics architecture (RDNA 3.5), so we can expect even better performance with an RDNA 4-based APU of a similar scale, though those are likely not going to arrive soon, and we have yet to see how the market actually responds to the Strix Halo lineup. With that said, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" APUs are looking to be a solid solution for high-end laptop users & we can't wait to see them in action on laptops and Mini PCs.
News Source: @uzzi38
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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