Alright, so let’s dive right in because, wow, there’s a lot going on here. Ayaneo’s cooking up something big—like, game-changer big. They’ve got this handheld gaming PC they’re working on, and guess what? They’ve stuffed it with a dedicated GPU. I mean, seriously, who does that? It’s called the Ayaneo Next 2, and they’re throwing in AMD’s crazy Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. And yeah, that APU is packing a Radeon 8060S GPU with 40 CUs. Whatever that means, it sounds huge, right?
This thing, I hear, is going to be one of the first in the handheld world (maybe?) to pack such a punch. There’s this GPD Win 5 thing also in the mix, using the same chip. But let’s be honest, it kind of cheats with an external battery. Like, come on, Ayaneo’s Next 2 has its battery built in, and they’re calling it “high-capacity.” Whatever that means. More game time, maybe?
Oh! Almost forgot to mention. They’ve shown off some circuit board stuff—it looks like the motherboard, maybe? Dual-fan setup and all that techy jazz for cooling, with—get this—a 12-phase power delivery design. No idea what that is, but it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie.
And here’s a fun twist—the new design apparently takes cues from the Steam Deck? Joysticks, touchpads—yes, both sides. The old Ayaneo wasn’t even in the same ballpark, honestly. They’re teasing this “exclusive large-screen experience,” which could mean anything from a bigger screen to just better quality. And, oh yeah, breakthroughs in battery and thermal design. Whatever those consist of.
Now, the meat of it—running this beast. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 isn’t your average APU. Dubbed Strix Halo (very epic, right?), it’s got 16 CPU cores, 64MB of L3 cache—like, does anyone even know what L3 cache is, if we’re being real here? The power demands are all over the place depending on the set-up, and it wasn’t even meant for handhelds. But, hey, these tech wizards at Ayaneo somehow crammed it in there.
GPU? Yeah, it’s packing heat with that Radeon 8060S, meant to rival high-end mobile GPUs. It’s operating at a crazy 2,900 MHz. It’s going toe-to-toe with mobile RTX 4060 or 4070 (heard through the grapevine).
Honestly, building this thing sounds like rocket science; it was delayed once ’cause of design hiccups. Can’t blame them—I mean, stuffing that much power in something handheld? Like playing with fire. Let’s just hope it doesn’t burn out too fast. But yeah, seeing how the battery holds up—that’s going to be the decider, right? Let’s wait and see, folks.
