Latest AMD chipset driver confirms Ryzen AI Max 300 naming for Strix Halo
The AMD Strix Point lineup launched with two Zen 5 APUs, both of them falling under the Ryzen AI 300 series. Recently, the company released the AI Pro 300 series, targeted towards enterprise users, and now, it has confirmed the naming scheme for the upcoming Strix Halo lineup.
As the previous rumors suggested, the Strix Halo APUs will indeed fall under the Ryzen AI Max 300 series. This naming appeared in the latest AMD chipset driver (V6.10.02.1849). While nothing further has been confirmed by the company yet, recent reports suggest that the upcoming lineup will have three APUs at launch.
Among them, the top-of-the-line option will be the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, which will seemingly feature 16 Zen 5 CPU cores and an RDNA 3.5 iGPU with 40 CUs. Speaking of the iGPU, the higher-end Radeon 890M of the current Strix Point line has 16 CUs, and it can run most games smoothly at 1080p and medium to high visual settings.
So, with 40 CUs, the upcoming high-end RDNA 3.5 iGPU of the Strix Halo has the potential to offer an even better gaming experience. In fact, it could possibly match the performance of dGPUs found in the upper mid-range gaming laptops (Alienware m16 R2 curr. $1,451.99 on Best Buy).
Besides the AI Max+ 395, the Ryzen AI Max 300 series is rumored to launch with two other APUs. The AI Max 390 is one of them, and it will reportedly feature 12 Zen 5 cores and the same iGPU as the top-end APU. As for the entry-level option, it's said to be the AI Max 385 with an 8-core CPU and 32 CUs iGPU, which is twice as many GPU cores as the Radeon 890M.
AMD has yet to confirm these details, and the company hasn't even shared the official launch timeline. However, previous reports have suggested that the Strix Point lineup could make its official debut at CES 2025.
