AMD Unveils High-Performance Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU with 16 Zen 5 Cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 GPU Compute Units

The new Strix Halo APUs, expected in 2025, boast up to 96GB RAM support and a chiplet design, aiming to outperform Intel's Lunar Lake processors.

AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU features 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU compute units, based on Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5 architectures respectively.
The Strix Halo family includes three models: Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Ryzen AI Max 390 with 12 cores, and Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores.
Strix Halo APUs support up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM, significantly more than Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs which max out at 32GB.
These APUs utilize a chiplet design, combining a main SoC tile with additional CPU core chiplets, enhancing performance and memory bandwidth.
Launch expected in 2025, targeting a range of devices including laptops, tablets, handhelds, and Mini PCs, with TDPs ranging from 55W to 130W.