AMD's Strix Halo "Ryzen AI Max" APU has been spotted in Geekbench, featuring up to 12 cores running at 3.2 GHz base clocks in a workstation laptop.
AMD Strix Halo "Ryzen AI Max" APU appears on Geekbench, featuring 12 Cores running at 3.20 GHz of Base Frequency
The reports surrounding the AMD Strix Halo are mostly small leaks and rumors that shed some light on the specifications of the upcoming Zen 5-based APUs. We do know from various reports that the Strix Halo is going to be the most powerful APU from AMD, bringing several times faster-integrated graphics than we have currently.
We recently heard about the naming convention of Strix Halo and the possible specifications of its SKUs but this is the first time one of the chips from the family has been benchmarked. Thanks to @Olrak2_, an engineering sample from AMD was spotted on Geekbench, which is supposedly the upcoming 12-core/24-thread Strix Halo APU. From the recently leaked information, it appears that this is the Ryzen AI Max 390 SKU, which will feature a 12-core/24-thread configuration and a 40 CU iGPU based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture.
The Geekbench result page reveals the identifier of the CPU as 'AuthenticAMD Family 26 Model 112 Stepping 0' and the device it is a part of. The HP ZBook Ultra 14-inch G1a Mobile Workstation PC was the notebook that was benchmarked in the AI tests, resulting in 4733 points in Single Precision, 4944 in Half Precision, and 13944 in Quantized tests. These numbers don't give us the exact prowess of the APU since the results can vary from device to device. The score does seem to be slightly ahead of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 which features a 50 TOPS NPU and 80 platform TOPS. That is to be expected as the Strix Halo APUs are said to offer a 60 TOPS NPU.
AMD Ryzen AI HX Strix Halo Expected Features:
- Zen 5 Chiplet Design
- Up To 16 Cores
- 64 MB of Shared L3 cache
- 40 RDNA 3+ Compute Units
- 32 MB MALL Cache (for iGPU)
- 256-bit LPDDR5X-8000 Memory Controller
- XDNA 2 Engine Integrated
- Up To 60 AI TOPS
- 16 PCIe Gen4 Lanes
- 2H 2024 Launch (Expected)
- FP11 Platform (55W-130W)
Nonetheless, it's important to note that the processor boasts a base frequency of 3.20 GHz, which is probably the first time we have heard about the clocks of any Strix Halo APU. This is 1.20 GHz higher than the base clock of the Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. Both chips feature 12/24 configuration but the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is significantly weaker in the iGPU department, featuring only 12 Compute Units, and now we know that the Strix Halo will be significantly superior in frequencies too.
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 |
The Strix Halo is going to be a powerful solution for intensive workloads and gaming without a discrete GPU. The good thing is that the Ryzen AI Max 390 isn't the most powerful APU in the lineup but there supposedly exists Ryzen AI Max+ 395, which offers 16 cores/32 threads configuration and 40 Compute Units for iGPU. Considering that most of these chips will be featured in enthusiast PCs such as laptops and workstations, we can expect loads of memory and powerful configurations.
It's expected that the Strix Halo will be launched in the early part of 2025 along with more CPU families such as Fire Range and Krackan Point, the latter of which is going to solve the problem of affordable chips for gaming handhelds.
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