GPD rumored to be working on first Strix Halo APU-powered gaming handheld prototype

GPD is working on a new gaming handheld prototype that is powered by AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 series "Strix Halo" APU, packing 16C/32T of Zen 5 processing power and the powerful RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 8060S GPU.

AMD launched its Ryzen AI Max 300 series "Strix Halo" APU earlier this year, finding its way into laptops and Mini-PCs, but now GPD is reportedly using the new Strix Halo APU inside a new gaming handheld. The Chinese manufacturer has reportedly used the new Strix Halo APU inside of a gaming handheld prototype, and with the powerful integrated Radeon 8060S GPU, it would offer some truly awesome gaming performance on the go.

In a new post on X by leaker @9550pro, we're seeing that GPD's new gaming handheld prototype and the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU has been benchmarked in 3DMark TimeSpy, spitting out 10,393 points overall and 10,366 points in graphics.

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This lines up with my personal recent testing of HP's new ZBook Ultra G1a 14 workstation laptop that features the Strix Halo APU, but with the slower Radeon 8050S integrated GPU which scores 9356 points overall, and 9301 points in graphics. It has slightly less RDNA 3.5 GPU cores (32 CUs versus 40 CUs in the Radeon 8060S) but the same 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 5 processing power.

AMD's new Strix Halo APU is more than powerful enough to handle 1080p @ 60FPS and even 120FPS depending on the game, it can even run 4K 30FPS to 60FPS depending on the title (and that's in my testing of the less powerful Radeon 8050S). GPD could have quite the gaming handheld winner on its hands using the more powerful Strix Halo APU with its full 40 CUs of RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 8060S graphics.

We might not see GPD's new gaming handheld hit the market, but there will be more than one manufacturer using the powerful Strix Halo APU in the future, and it's going to take handhelds to the next level.