AMD is preparing its refreshes Ryzen AI MAX 400 SoC family, codenamed Gorgon Halo, which offers boosted CPU & GPU clocks.
AMD Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" SoC Family Reportedly Features Five SKUs With Boosted Clocks, Also Gets 8533 MT/s LP5X Support
Recently, there have been reports that AMD is preparing a refresh of its Ryzen AI MAX family. Just like the Ryzen AI 400 "Gorgon" lineup, which replaces the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" family with faster clocks, the Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" lineup will replace the Ryzen AI MAX 300 "Strix Halo" family, while retaining the same specs with clock and platform-level optimizations.
HKEPC managed to get hold of the specifications for the five chips within the family, which is the entire lineup. These include the flagship Ryzen AI MAX+ 495, Ryzen AI MAX+ 492, Ryzen AI MAX 490, Ryzen AI MAX+ 488, and the Ryzen AI MAX 485.
All five chips match the core configurations of existing Ryzen AI MAX 300 SKUs, but with higher clocks on the CPU and GPU. We can also expect faster NPU speeds, and one important update for Gorgon Halo will be support for faster LPDDR5X-8533 memory, a nice update over the LPDDR5X-8000 speeds supported by Strix Halo.
- AMD Ryzen AI Max 485 (OPN：100-000002127) / 55W TDP CPU：8C / 16T（3.6GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8050S（2.8GHz）
- AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 488 (OPN：100-000002140) / 55W TDP CPU：8C / 16T（3.6GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8060S（2.9GHz）
- AMD Ryzen AI Max 490 (OPN：100-000002142) / 55W TDP CPU：12C / 24T（3.2GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8050S（2.8GHz）
- AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 492 (OPN：100-000002143) / 55W TDP CPU：12C / 24T（3.2GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8060S（2.9GHz）
- AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495 (OPN：100-000002145) / 55W TDP CPU：16C / 32T（3.1GHz / 5.2GHz）GPU：Radeon 8060S（3.0GHz）
In terms of specifications, the flagship AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 features 16 "Zen 5" CPU cores, a Radeon 8060S iGPU with 40 compute units. The CPU is now clocked at 100 MHz higher base and boost clocks to 3.1 & 5.2 GHz, respectively. The GPU is also clocked 100 MHz higher, now hitting 3.0 GHz, which should offer a nice boost in performance. We can expect the NPU to offer 55-60 TOPS, though that isn't listed yet. Lastly, the chips will feature a base TDP of 55W, which can be adjusted to 45W, and up to 120W.
The following is what the full lineup should look like:
AMD Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" APU Lineup:
| SKU Name | Architectures | CPU Cores | Max Clock | Cache | GPU Cores | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen AI Max+ 495 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 16 / 32 | 5.2 GHz | 80 MB | 40 CUs (Radeon 8065S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max 490 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 12 / 24 | 5.0 GHz | 76 MB | 32 CUs (Radeon 8050S) | 45-120W |
| Ryzen AI Max 485 | Zen 5 / RDNA 3.5 | 8 / 16 | 5.0 GHz | 40 MB | 32 CUs (Radeon 8050S) | 45-120W |
There will be three SKUs from the get-go with the full Radeon 8060S iGPU, so that's nice. As for launch, we can expect AMD to introduce Gorgon Halo either later this year or early next year since Strix Halo recently got two new additions. The standard Ryzen AI 400 "Gorgon" SoCs are also expected to roll out soon, since they will be tackling Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" chips, which will hit retail shelves next week.
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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