AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490
The AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 is a powerful processor from the Gorgon Halo family, which debuted in May 2026 (as a refresh to the Strix Halo family). The APU is equipped with 12 Zen 5 CPU cores running at up to 5.0 GHz, the 32 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 8050S graphics card and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 Neural Engine. Other features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8000 RAM support as well as a large 64 MB L3 cache. Compared to the older Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 the 490 offers support for 192 GB of memory. As a PRO model, the SoC also supports management and security features.
Architecture and functions
In contrast to Gorgon Point, the Gorgon Halo chips are only powered by Zen 5 cores - and no Zen 5c. It is not clear whether this is the desktop Zen 5 implementation with full AVX512 throughput or the mobile implementation. According to AMD, Zen 5 offers a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4 thanks to improved branch prediction and other refinements.
The AI Max chip supports RAM with a speed of LPDDR5x-8000 and is natively compatible with USB 4 (and therefore Thunderbolt). It has PCIe 4.0 support for a throughput of 1.9 GB/s per lane, just like its 8000 series predecessors. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU delivers up to 50 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads.
Performance
The CPU performance should be identical to the AMD Ryzen AI 390 and thus similar to the current Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX.
Graphics
The Radeon 8050S has 32 CUs of the RDNA 3+ architecture (2048 unified shaders), which could allow it to compete with lower mid-range desktop graphics cards such as the Radeon RX 7700 XT. This GPU will undoubtedly run any game at 1080p on Ultra. The key question, however, is whether or not the laptop's cooling solution is powerful enough to let the iGPU shine.
Of course, the Radeon is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors. It can also efficiently encode and decode the most common video codecs such as AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to this list, the VVC codec, is not supported, unlike the Intel Lunar Lake chips.
Power consumption
The AI Max PRO 390 can consume up to 120 W depending on the system and its TDP performance targets, with 45 W specified as the minimum TDP.
The 4 nm TSMC process used to manufacture the CPU cores ensures good energy efficiency.
| Codename | Gorgon Halo PRO | ||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Strix / Gorgon Halo | ||||||||||||
Series: Strix / Gorgon Halo Gorgon Halo PRO
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| Clock Rate | 3200 - 5000 MHz | ||||||||||||
| Level 2 Cache | 12 MB | ||||||||||||
| Level 3 Cache | 64 MB | ||||||||||||
| Number of Cores / Threads | 12 / 24 12 x 5.0 GHz AMD Zen 5 | ||||||||||||
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 55 Watt | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturing Technology | 4 nm | ||||||||||||
| Socket | FP11 | ||||||||||||
| Features | LPDDR5x-8000 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | ||||||||||||
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S ( - 2800 MHz) | ||||||||||||
| NPU / AI | 50 TOPS INT8 | ||||||||||||
| Chip AI | 110 TOPS INT8 | ||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 05/21/2026 | ||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | www.amd.com | ||||||||||||
Benchmarks
- Average benchmark values* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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