Alright, so here’s the deal. GPD kinda hinted at this AMD Strix Halo thing back in July. They were all like, “Hey, come check us out at the ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai!” And now, a bunch of Chinese tech folks are fiddling with it and sharing the deets online. Like, there’s this guy, Jobs_Bao, who ran it through some tests on the showroom floor. He threw Cinebench R23 and Time Spy at it and posted the results on Bilibili. I mean, why Bilibili? Dunno, it’s just a thing there.
So, let’s get into the nitty-gritty. The handheld hit a whopping 30,495 points on Cinebench. That’s kinda up there with desktop-level Intel Core i9-13900HX processors, which is wild, right? But, here’s the kicker: while it was going full throttle, the CPU didn’t get hotter than 80.3 degrees Celsius. And the vents? Just over 45 degrees. Fans were loud though, like up to 95dB loud. Maybe it’s convenient, or maybe you’re shouting over game sounds. Depends on your tolerance, I guess.
Now, for the graphics nerds out there, Time Spy clocked it at 9,680 points — pretty close to the RTX 4060 mark. But — and there’s always a ‘but’, isn’t there? — GPD capped the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 at just 70 watts. It’s like, “Let’s not unleash the beast today.” Which means the console doesn’t flex its full Radeon 8060S potential. Still good for Ultra settings at 1080p, though. One dude, PureDIY, even showed off Black Myth: Wukong running at over 80 FPS. Not too shabby.
Oh, the battery’s a talker. It’s rocking 5,170mAh, but here’s the funny bit — it’s not built-in. You snap it on, snap it off. Some folks love it, some hate it. Adds about 340 grams, so it’s like carrying a small dog around. You can swap it if needed or ditch it if you’ve got the 180-watt charging brick handy. Choices, people, choices.
The Win 5’s got a couple of versions. The fancy one packs an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Radeon 8060S GPU. You could get up to 128GB memory if you really wanted to go all out. Then there’s the slightly cheaper sibling with a Ryzen AI Max 385 and Radeon 8050S. Price? No clue yet. Who knows what they’ll charge for these gizmos.
And apparently, Tom’s Hardware wants you to follow them on Google News. It’s not like I’m pushing it, but hey, if you’re keen on tech updates, maybe give it a whirl or not. Whatever floats your boat.
