AMD expands Zen 5 Strix Halo APU lineup with Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and Ryzen AI Max+ 388 featuring 40 RDNA 3.5 CUs, aims to take on Nvidia DGX Spark and Apple M5
CES 2026Last year, AMD debuted the Ryzen AI Max+ Strix Halo lineup with the aim of enabling high-performance workflows in thin and light form factors.
Strix Halo offered a unified memory solution together with a dedicated XDNA 2 NPU and a powerful Radeon 8060S GPU that negated the need for a dedicated graphics card.
Strix Halo originally comprised of the 16C/32T Ryzen AI Max+ 395, a 12C/24T Ryzen AI Max 390, and an 8C/16T Ryzen AI Max 385, and featured in several premium laptops like the HP ZBook Ultra G1a and the Asus ROG Flow Z13 alongside mini PCs such as the HP Z2 Mini G1a, Bosgame M5, Minisforum MS-S1 Max, and more.
At CES 2026, AMD is introducing of two new SKUs in the Ryzen AI Max+ lineup — the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and the Ryzen AI Max+ 388 aimed at AI developers.
AMD is designating both the APUs with the Max+ moniker as they now offer 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units (CUs) that yield up to 60 TFLOPs of GPU compute.
The Ryzen AI Max+ 392 is a minor spec bump over the Ryzen AI Max 390. You get the same 12C/24T configuration with a 5 GHz boost and up to 50 TOPS NPU. The RDNA 3.5 GPU is now equipped with 40 CUs.
Similarly, the Ryzen AI Max+ 388 is a bumped-up version of the original Ryzen AI Max 385 with the same core and clock configuration but with a 40 CU GPU.
Strix Halo pitted against Nvidia DGX Spark and Apple M5
On the performance front, AMD claims that Ryzen AI Max+ offers 1.5x and 1.7x higher token per second per dollar in LM Studio using the GPT-OSS 20B model and GPT-OSS 120B, respectively, with a $2,500 HP Z2 Mini G1a running the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus the $4,000 Nvidia DGX Spark, both with 128 GB unified memory.
AMD also claimed 1.4x faster AI performance, 1.8x faster multitasking and content creation, and 1.6x faster gaming with an Asus ROG Flow Z13 powered by the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 running at 55 W (Silent profile) against the Apple MacBook Pro 14 with a 10-core M5 chip (Balanced profile) and 24 GB RAM.
AMD said there’s broad ecosystem support for Ryzen AI Max+ processors across device vendors and ISVs.
New laptop designs powered by Ryzen AI Max+ APUs will be available from Acer, Asus, Framework, HP, and Lenovo. We've also seen gaming handhelds of the likes of the GPD Win 5 powered by Strix Halo running both Windows 11 and SteamOS.
OEMs of the likes of Geekom, Minisforum, GMKtec, Beelink, Corsair, Coloful, and others will also be offering several Ryzen AI Max+ desktops and mini PCs.
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AMD CES 2026 Keynote
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