GPD Win 5: Fans voice their discontent over design choices with GPD Win 4 successor
GPD is now showcasing its first gaming handheld powered by AMD Strix Halo processors at the ChinaJoy 2025 exhibition in Shanghai. Incidentally, Ayaneo is also expected to exhibit its competing Next 2 handheld during the same event.
To celebrate the Win 5's first public unveiling, GPD has published almost half an hour's worth of videos across its social media channels. Embedded below, the video runs through the design of the Win 5 while also discussing the device's 80 Wh external battery pack. Surprisingly, GPD has decided to compare the Win 5 against the Win Mini and Win Max 2 (curr. $1,599 on Amazon) rather than the Win 4.
The company has also focused on the performance capabilities that the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 brings to the table. To that end, GPD boasts that the Win 5 is a 7-inch gaming handheld that provides Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 laptop performance levels. As the company discusses towards the end of the video, pushing the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to 70 W results in multiple hotspots with surface temperatures exceeding 48 °C in some areas.
At this stage, the response from fans has been mixed. On the one hand, some fans seem to appreciate that GPD is pushing the envelope about what a gaming handheld could even be. On the other hand, many have voiced their concerns about GPD's power button placement, which appears to sit beneath where one's left-hand would rest. Moreover, omissions of a keyboard and an OLED display have also been taken badly by those in the gaming handheld community.
