Ayaneo AM01S becomes more powerful thanks to AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 upgrade
Ayaneo has presented various devices in the last year so, most of which fall under its x86 or Android handheld divisions. While many are now available like the flagship Ayaneo 3 or Ayaneo Pocket S, others remain stuck in development without a full release.
One example that falls into the latter camp is the AM01S, which Ayaneo announced in May 2024 with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 9 8945HS APU. For context, both APUs leverage AMD's RDNA 3 and Zen 4 architectures, which AMD has since replaced with RDNA 3.5 and Zen 5, respectively. In response, Ayaneo has updated the AM01S to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which can also be found across modern gaming handhelds like the OneXFly F1 Pro (curr. $1,439 on Amazon).
Consequently, the AM01S now has 12 Zen 5 CPU cores at its disposal, which would give it a decent performance advantage over the Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Likewise, the updated mini-PC benefits from a Radeon 890M iGPU and its 16 Compute Units (CUs). As a result, the AM01S should around 20% faster in GPU heavy applications than if Ayaneo released it with a Ryzen 9 8945HS APU.
By contrast, little else has changed about the AMO1S from its initial debut almost a year ago. For instance, Ayaneo continues to equip the mini-PC with a 4-inch display to serve as a secondary monitor, which it now claims is a native landscape panel. Similarly, the AM01S retains the classic Macintosh aesthetic that Ayaneo has offered across its other mini-PCs. Pricing and availability remain a mystery at this stage, though.
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