AMD announces its new Ryzen AI Max+ 'Strix Halo' APU with 16 cores, 32 threads of Zen 5 CPU, 40 CUs of RDNA 3.5 GPU, up to 120W TDP.

These new "halo" processors are the Ryzen AI Max 385, AI Max 390, and AI Max+ 395. (Oh, and the AI Max 380, but that's a Pro-only, ie, business-focused, processor.) These will be

AMD has released the Ryzen AI MAX 300 series APUs under the Strix Halo brand, featuring up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 Compute Units. This new APU architecture integrates advanced Zen 5 processing with RDNA 3.

The enthusiast laptop market will soon be greeted by AMD's flagship APUs codenamed "Strix Halo" under the Ryzen AI MAX Pro lineup. Likely to arrive at CES, these APUs reportedly serve as a one-stop solution for workstation laptops uniting Zen 5 cores with a powerful RDNA 3.5 iGPU (Integrated GPU) on a single chip.

AMD is targeting both low-end and high-end AI PCs at CES 2025. The company unveiled a new family of Ryzen AI Max chips meant for "halo" Copilot+ AI PCs, which will sit above existing Ryzen AI 9 systems.

AMD announced its Ryzen AI Max processors at CES, ushering in a new series of AMD-based AI PCs and laptops. The chipmaker also unveiled low- and midrange CPUs with AI capabilities, ensuring that buyers with different budgets have a chance to snag an AI PC.

AMD claims its latest flagship Ryzen processor will be better than Intel’s latest desktop CPUs for creator tasks and gaming.