OneXPlayer X1 Pro 3-in-1 “AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370” Gaming Handheld – Premium Handheld Experience

PC gaming handhelds have become a vibrant segment that is seeing continued innovations thanks to modern-day CPUs' ability to deliver outstanding performance and efficiency. All major hardware manufacturers are into the handheld craze. Compared to the first iteration of handhelds, these newest devices offer a lot of gaming performance backed up by unique designs and shapes/sizes that cater to all kinds of gamers.

The PC gaming handhelds are slowly replacing typical laptops in the sub 14" segment. They are perfect for users who want mobility gaming close to them and also have the full PC experience.

One such manufacturer of these gaming handhelds is OneXPlayer who have a solid array of PC handheld game consoles in its portfolio. The company offers both, full-on handhelds, mini netbooks & multi-purpose devices. With the launch of AMD's Ryzen AI 300 lineup, the company has updated one of its most powerful handheld devices with newer hardware and various upgrades.

So today, we are going to look at the OneXPlayer X1 Pro portable game console with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU and see how it performs in a handheld environment.

OneXPlayer X1 Pro Gaming Handheld - Specifications At A Glance

In terms of specifications, the OneXPlayer X1 Pro is equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU. This is the flagship processor within the Strix mobile lineup and has a lot to talk about so let's get started.

The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU features 12 cores in total with 24 threads. The cores are a mix of 4 Zen 5 and 8 Zen 5C cores which allow AMD to maximize the efficiency of its mobile lineup. The CPU has a base frequency of 2.0 GHz. The Zen 5 cores clock up to 5.1 GHz while the Zen 5C cores clock in at 3.3 GHz at max boost. The chip features a total of 24 MB cache and has a TDP rating of 15-54 Watts though the handheld we tested today maxes out at 30W.

For the iGPU, AMD is using its latest RDNA 3.5 architecture which is a slightly upgraded & more efficient variant of the RDNA 3 architecture.

The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is configured with the Radeon 890M GPU which offers 16 compute units (1024 SPs) that clock up to 2.9 GHz and feature a maximum TOPS rating of up to 30. The Radeon 890M iGPU supports all the latest APIs and AI Frameworks. Plus, RDNA 3.5 also supports the latest upscaling and frame generation features such as FSR 2, FSR 3, FSR 3 Frame-Gen, and AFMF2 while adding advanced latency reduction technologies such as Anti-Lag 2. These are perfect for handhelds where every bit of performance matters.

 

On the NPU side, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is equipped with an XDNA 2 NPU which offers a peak TOPS of 50 and supports all the latest AI frameworks. This is the fastest NPU in terms of AI TOPS in the market right now and the only thing that comes close is the 48 TOPS of the Lunar Lake lineup.

AMD Ryzen AI 300 APUs:

CPU Name	Architecture	Cores / Threads	Clock Speeds (Max)	Cache (Total)	AI Capabilities	iGPU	TDP
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375	Zen 5 / Zen 5C	12/24	2.0 / 5.1 GHz	36 MB / 24 MB L3	85 AI TOPs (55 TOPS NPU)	Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz)	28W (cTDP 15-54W)
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375	Zen 5 / Zen 5C	12/24	2.0 / 5.1 GHz	36 MB / 24 MB L3		Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz)	28W (cTDP 15-54W)
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370	Zen 5 / Zen 5C	12/24	2.0 / 5.1 GHz	36 MB / 24 MB L3	85 AI TOPs (55 TOPS NPU)	Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz)	28W (cTDP 15-54W)
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370	Zen 5 / Zen 5C	12/24	2.0 / 5.1 GHz	36 MB / 24 MB L3	80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU)	Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz)	28W (cTDP 15-54W)
Ryzen AI 7 365	Zen 5 / Zen 5C	10/20	2.0 / 5.0 GHz	30 MB / 20 MB L3	80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU)	Radeon 880M (12 CU @ 2.9 GHz)	28W (cTDP 15-54W)
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360	Zen 5 / Zen 5C	8/16	2.0 / 5.0 GHz	24 MB / 16 MB L3	80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU)	Radeon 880M (12 CU @ TBD GHz)	28W (cTDP 15-54W)

 

With the internals of the APU covered, let's talk about the rest of the specifications. First, we have the memory which comes in the form of 32 GB of LPDDR5X. These are 64-bit DRAM modules that are rated at 7500 MT/s speeds and this is soldered memory so you better keep in mind the configuration you are purchasing based on your demands. You can get up to 64 GB memory in two configurations though those will cost extra,

Storage includes a 1 TB ACER N7000 SSD which is rated at up to 7.2 GB/s speeds. The handheld is equipped with a single M.2 2280 SSD slot which can support up to 2 TB capacities. There's also a MicroSD card reader that supports the SD 4.0 protocol, up to 2 TB capacities, and up to 300 MB/s read speeds.

For display, you are getting a 10.95"LTPS screen with a maximum resolution of 2560x1600 and a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz configured on this gaming handheld. The screen delivers a max brightness of 540 nits and is 138% SRGB color space rated with a 16:10 aspect ratio. It also comes with a front-facing camera with 30fps@1080p capabilities. Audio is delivered through the Harman AudioEFX technology which includes a 12x27mm full-range speaker unit with a Stereo 2.0 design & 300Hz-14kHz frequency response.

IO includes a 1x SD Card Reader,  2 USB 4.0 Type-C ports, a USB 3.2 Type-A port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and an OCULINK connector. There are also three magnetic connections on the sides and bottom that are used to connect the detachable joysticks and keyboards. Wireless connectivity includes WIFI6E and Bluetooth 5.3 functionality. The handheld is equipped with a 65.02Whr which juices up the 1689mAh power cell while a Gallium Nitride Fast charger offers 100W quick charging for super fast charging.

We were shipped with a separate case containing the two joysticks that can easily be connected to the sides of the tablet for a true handheld experience. These are very nice joysticks with tactile feedback on the buttons while the analog sticks and triggers are perfectly placed and each joystick fits in the palm nicely with its thickened handle grip and curved design. The sticks also feature RGB LEDs which can also be seen on the back.

There's also a special "Turbo" mode button on the top which opens up the OneXPlayer OSD. This lets you tweak various settings such as the Performance profile that can tune the TDP between 4-30W, the fan Mode which you can set between Auto and two custom-set profiles, the vibration settings, and a range of other options.

OneXPlayer X1 Pro Gaming Handheld - CPU Performance

We start by comparing the 3DMark CPU Profile tests where the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 sits right below the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H though you are looking at twice the power input of that part as the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 here consumes only up to 30W power, making it a very strong result for the red team.

In AIDA64's memory benchmark, we see that both the Ryzen AI 9 365 and the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 offer similar bandwidth figures though the latter offers much better latency figures.

For Blender, AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 offers 15% faster performance than the Ryzen AI 9 365 while closing in on the Ultra 9 285H in the monster test and leading in the rest of the two tests.

In CPU-z, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is 12.2% faster than the 365 and offers similar single-core performance.

For Cinebench 2024, we are once again looking at a 15.5% uplift versus the 365 while the single-core performance almost matches that of the new Core Ultra 200H parts.

In Geekbench 6, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 on the OneXPlayer X1 Pro trails the 365 due to its limited TDP while the single-core score sees a 3.2% uplift.

In UL Procyon's office test, we see both AMD Ryzen AI 300 APUs perform on par with one another.

Lastly, we have the Winrar benchmark test which sees the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 leading over the Ryzen AI 9 365 by 10%.

OneXPlayer X1 Pro Gaming Handheld - AI Synthetic Performance

Next up, we have our first AI benchmarks for the latest Intel and AMD CPUs. First up, we have the Geekbench AI benchmark numbers which are as follows:

For UL Procyon, we again see Intel's latest CPUs and its various AI accelerators such as the NPU and the GPU, offering better performance capabilities than the Ryzen AI offerings. AMD's Ryzen AI does come out faster in the Integer Precision test but the rest of the wins go to the blue team.

OneXPlayer X1 Pro Gaming Handheld - GPU Synthetic Performance

Now we are going to look at the GPU performance and before we present to you the gaming numbers, we first have to see how the performance fares in synthetic benchmarks. For this purpose, we first want to outline the single precision FLOPs each iGPU offers. Intel's Arc and AMD's Radeon series are based on entirely different architectures and despite the FLOPS of the Radeon iGPU being higher, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Radeon iGPU will be faster. But with that said, the following is how the two chips compare:

In 3DMark Speed Way, we see the Radeon iGPU narrowly beating the Alchemist+ iGPU. Speed Way is a very intensive benchmark that uses ray tracing so Intel at least needs to work on some GPU-centric optimizations here.

For 3DMark Steel Nomad, we get to see our first non-RT performance of the Intel iGPU and here the blue team leads by a massive 40.6%.

In 3DMark Port Royal, Intel's Arc iGPUs offer a 27.4% lead over the fastest Radeon iGPU. This is a ray tracing-heavy benchmark and goes off to show that the results we saw in the Speed Way test are an anomaly, something that you will also notice in the gaming tests.

In 3DMark Time Spy, the AMD Radeon 890M iGPU is 6% faster than the Radeon 880M.

For Fire Strike, Intel offers great performance even on DX11 APIs, which is a good showcase as many games still run DX11. The Radeon 890M ends up 5.5% faster than the Radeon 880M here.

Lastly, we have 3DMark Night Raid where Intel scores another comfortable lead with its new Arc 140T iGPU. Once again, the Radeon 890M offers 6% better performance than the Radeon 880M.

OneXPlayer X1 Pro Gaming Handheld - HD Gaming Performance

With the synthetic performance out of the way, we can start taking a look at pure gaming numbers and we start off our testing spree with Cyberpunk 2077 running at Medium Preset at 1200P. With Balanced XeSS/FSR upscaling, we can see that while the upscaling-only results for the Radeon 890M are a bit behind, with frame-gen, you can see performance parity with Intel's top iGPU-solutions, a fantastic result for a 30W only scenario.

In Forza Horizon 5, we only ran the game using Quality Upscaling at the Medium Preset at 1200P, and the Radeon 890M offered the fastest performance of all the iGPUs tested with a 27% gain over the Radeon 880M and a 14% gain over the Arc solutions.

In F1 24, AMD's Radeon 890M once again offers a strong uplift over the Radeon 880M with a 40% gain in both upscaling and frame-gen scenarios.

In Horizon Zero Dawn at the "Favor Quality" preset, we used the FSR 2 upscaling set to Balanced. Here, the Radeon 890M delivers up to 58 FPS, once again showcasing the fastest iGPU performance in this particular title.

Metro Exodus also runs great on the Arc 140T, offering the bare minimum 30 FPS with RT enabled at 1080P at the high preset while the Radeon 880M struggles to reach the 30 FPS mark & the same was the case with the Radeon 890M.

Lastly, we have The Callisto Protocol where both iGPUs are very similar in performance but offer FPS in the mid-30s range even with FSR 2 enabled. It would be better to lower the resolution to get a better playing experience but still, over 30 FPS is decent for these iGPUs.

OneXPlayer X1 Pro Gaming Handheld - Thermals, Power & Battery

A major factor of today's laptops is their power consumption. For our tests, all handhelds and laptops are set to their "Balanced" preset by default but you can opt into the "Performance" mode through the BIOS which lets you access the "Best Performance" profiles in Windows. The X1 Pro is thermally constrained versus laptops and hence, it has a maximum TDP of 30W but ends up with much higher efficiency given the numbers that we have just witnessed.

Once again, due to thermal constraints, the OneXPlayer X1 Pro runs a tad bit hot with up to 77C temps in gaming. The solution comes with a single-fan, an aluminum heatsink, and copper heat pipes but cooling capabilities are limited by the compact nature of this handheld. This is still far from worrisome temps.

The OneXPlayer X1 Pro comes with a 65.02 Wh battery capacity and a 16,890 mAh pack. This leads to decent enough battery times which can get you around 3-4 hours worth of gaming at the full 30 Watts mode and even more with the 15W mode.

Conclusion - A Powerful Handheld With A Strong iGPU

The AMD Ryzen AI 300 APU family has been the top selection for modern-day gaming handhelds. It has seen a wider adoption in such designs versus the Intel offerings and the reason is simple, AMD has been offering a great balance of high performance and high efficiency with its chips. Intel only managed to close the gap very recently with its Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake options but AMD has been offering these chips for almost a year now.

The result is that manufacturers have had more time to optimize the hardware and software for AMD's chips. As such, you can get a wide variety of options based on AMD APUs such as the X1 Pro from OneXPlayer.

In terms of performance, the OneXPlayer X1 Pro offers great gaming capabilities, often securing the top position in the gaming tests that we conducted. It supports AMD's latest software technologies which are handy when gaming on these compact handhelds. FSR, Frame-Gen, and Fluid Motion Frames can lead to smoother gameplay but we often saw that the native performance even at 1920x1200 was very playable in some modern titles with a good quality preset.

The OneXPlayer X1 Pro is limited to just 30W but you can fine-tune it between 4W and up to 30W depending on your needs. So if you are just browsing, watching movies, or playing casual games, a lower TDP would be perfect to deliver long-lasting battery times and for plugged-in gaming, you can go for that 30W. The chassis does get a bit warm but you'll mostly be holding the handheld from the joysticks which feel comfortable and very durable. They are easy to access and are very easy to remove/install. Another thing that you can do is to convert the handheld to your choice of device. It can be turned into a tablet, a laptop, or a handheld so you aren't restricted to just hand-held use.

The display on the OneXPlayer X1 Pro is also superb with a maximum 2560x1600 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate in a 16:10 aspect ratio. The glossy screen almost felt like an OLED panel at first but it does give that premium look. The device also supports 100W PD so you can get it charged from 0% to 100% in under an hour. The folks over at OneXPlayer nailed the looks and feel of this handheld option.

Pricing of the OneXPlayer X1 Pro is currently listed for $1359 US which makes it one of the most expensive and premium handheld options on the market but you are getting the top AMD Ryzen AI 300 chip along with a 11" screen and strong performance. It is also a 3-in-1 design for multi-use & all of these reasons make it a compelling option. For those who want a handheld-only experience, you can also look into the OneXFly F1 Pro which is a strong gaming handheld under $1000 US and we are going to have a look at it soon too.

 

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