AMD Ryzen AI 9 PRO 465 vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

AMD Ryzen AI 9 PRO 465

The Ryzen AI 9 PRO 465 or AI 9 H PRO 465 is a relatively powerful Gorgon Point family processor that debuted in early 2026. The chip features 10 CPU cores running at 2.0 GHz to 5.0 GHz, along with the 12 CU RDNA 3.5 Radeon 880M graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Other key features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8533 RAM support. The faster RAM support is the only difference we can find to the older Ryzen AI 9 365 (Strix Point). Compared to the consumer Ryzen AI 9 HX 465, the PRO variant offers additional management and security features like support for ECC RAM.

Of the 10 CPU cores, 4 are full Zen 5 cores with the other 6 being smaller Zen 5c cores. The latter probably run at somewhat lower clock speeds than the former.

Architecture and Features

Strix Point family APUs are powered by Zen 5 and Zen 5c microarchitecture cores found in two separate clusters, the latter being a slightly slower, smaller and more energy-efficient version of the former. One of the differences between Zen 5 and Zen 5c is cache size; Zen 5 cores have larger caches to work with.

Either way, mobile Zen 5 implementation is reportedly (ChipsAndCheese) closer to desktop Zen 4 than to desktop Zen 5 due to differing cache sizes, vast differences in AVX-512 throughput and other factors.

Elsewhere, the Ryzen AI 9 chip supports DDR5-5600 and LPDDR5x-8533 RAM, giving system designers a choice between lower latency and higher throughput respectively. The chip is natively compatible with USB 4 (and therefore Thunderbolt). It has PCIe 4.0 support for throughput of 1.9 GB/s per lane, just like its 8000 series predecessors did. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU, which is a lot more complex than first-gen XDNA was, delivers up to 50 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads.

As is usual for laptop CPUs, the Ryzen is not user-replaceable as it gets soldered down for good.

Performance

Due to the same specs and only faster RAM support, the performance of the AI 9 465 should be similar to the old Ryzen AI 9 365. At 30 W, this Ryzen AI 9 series CPU is only just fast enough to compete with much older chips such as the Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS in multi-threaded benchmarks, suggesting power efficiency is the focus here rather than sheer performance.

Graphics

The Radeon 880M is the direct successor to the 780M. It packs just a few differences under the hood, such as faster caches; its 12 RDNA 3.5 architecture CUs/WGPs (768 unified shaders) run at up to 2,900 MHz. With well over 30 fps in both Once Human and The First Descendant (1080p - Low), this iGPU is certainly fast enough for a fair bit of casual as well as competitive gaming.

Naturally, the Radeon is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors simultaneously. It can also efficiently encode and decode the most popular video codecs such as AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips.

Power consumption

The 465 is supposed to have a base TDP of 28 W, with laptop makers free to crank it up to up to 54 W. Which they will most likely do to maximize performance. According to AMD the configurable TDP (cTDP) ranges from 15 to 54 Watt.

The 4 nm TSMC process that these CPUs are built with makes for above average, as of late 2024, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 is a powerful Gorgon Point family processor that debuted at CES in early 2026. The SoC is a refresh of the Strix Point HX 375 with higher clocked CPU and GPU. The APU comes equipped with 12 CPU cores running at 2.0 GHz to 5.2 GHz along with the 16 CU RDNA 3.5 Radeon 890M graphics adapter and the 55 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Other noteworthy features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8533 RAM support.

Of the 12 CPU cores, 4 are full Zen 5 cores and 8 are smaller Zen 5c cores. The latter probably run at somewhat lower clock speeds than the former.

This Ryzen AI 9 series APU shares most of the specifications with the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.

Architecture and Features

Gorgon Point family APUs are a refresh of Strix Point 300 series APUs and offer higher clock speeds and support for faster LPDDR5x memory. It features the same Zen 5 and Zen 5c microarchitecture cores, the latter being a slightly slower, smaller and more power-efficient version of the full Zen 5 core. One of the differences between Zen 5 and Zen 5c is the cache size; Zen 5 cores have larger caches to work with. According to AMD, Zen 5 APUs deliver a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4-powered APUs thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.

Elsewhere, the HX 470 supports LPDDR5x-8533 and DDR5-6400 RAM, and is also 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 did. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU is a lot more complex than the original XDNA was for up to 55 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads. 

Performance

Given the striking similarity in specs, the performance of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 475 and 470 should be only slightly better than the old Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. Therefore, the SoC is a very fast mobile CPU that is well suited for demanding applications and games (with enough cooling and a high TDP setting).

Graphics

The Radeon 890M is the most powerful AMD iGPU, as of mid 2024. It features 16 RDNA 3.5 architecture CUs (1024 unified shaders) running at up to 3,100 MHz. Performance-wise, the graphics adapter can be as slow as the Arc 8 or as fast as the RTX 2050 Laptop depending on the benchmark or game. On average, the 890M finds itself very close to the GTX 1650 Laptop making it possible to play 2024 AAA games at 1080p with most settings set to Low.

Naturally, the AMD iGPU is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors and it can also efficiently encode and decode the most popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips.

Power consumption

The HX 470 is supposed to have a base TDP of 28 W, with laptop makers free to crank it up to up to 54 W if needed. Which they will most likely do to maximize performance.

The TSMC N4P process that the CPU cores are built with make for decent, as of mid 2024, power efficiency.