AMD prepares Ryzen AI MAX 400 'Gorgon Halo' refresh with faster clocks and enhanced AI power

You could see faster AMD Ryzen AI Max chips soon

New leaks suggest Ryzen AI Max 400 "Gorgon Halo" could land with slicker performance. AMD appears to be working on a refreshed version of its Ryzen AI MAX 400 family, codenamed "Gorgon Halo". According to recent leaks by VideoCardz, this next-gen refresh targets faster performance for Ryzen-powered machines, especially those focused on AI workloads and integrated graphics. The rumored Gorgon Halo series would essentially be a clock-bumped iteration of the current Strix Halo-branded processors, with the same core counts but higher boost speeds on both the CPU and Radeon iGPU sides. Additionally, it'll also add support for faster LPDDR5X-8533 memory to further improve responsiveness and performance under AI-heavy workloads. What the Gorgon Halo refresh could bring Leaked specifications from VideoCardz show that the flagship of the lineup, the Ryzen AI MAX+ 495, could feature 16 cores and 32 threads, a base clock around 3.1 GHz, and a peak boost clock up to 5.2 GHz on the CPU, with the integrated Radeon 8060S GPU clocked at around 3.0 GHz. Those figures represent around a 100 MHz bump over the predecessors in the Strix Halo family, suggesting incremental but meaningful speed gains for both general tasks and graphics-assisted AI workloads. Beyond the flagship, the rest of the rumored Gorgon Halo lineup, including models like the Ryzen AI MAX+ 492, Ryzen AI MAX 490, Ryzen AI MAX+ 488, and Ryzen AI MAX 485, would follow a similar pattern. They'll match the core and thread counts of existing parts, but with modest clock boosts and potentially faster memory access, thanks to the support for LPDDR5X-8533. This faster memory standard could enhance overall system responsiveness and ensure AI engines have quicker access to data. From a hardware architecture perspective, these parts are expected to retain the Zen 5 CPU cores and RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics designs seen in the current lineup, meaning the Gorgon Halo refresh doesn't reinvent the wheel but rather tunes it for better performance. The leaks also hint that NPU (neural processing unit) speeds might be increased slightly, though exact figures haven't been confirmed. Should these leaks prove accurate, the Gorgon Halo refresh could arrive later in 2026, giving consumers more reasons to consider Ryzen-powered AI Max machines with better integrated AI and graphics performance. With Intel's competing Core Ultra Series 3 chips already announced, this refresh would help AMD keep pace in the increasingly AI-centric PC space.

AMD is reportedly prepping to release Gorgon Halo, the Ryzen AI MAX Strix Halo refresh

TL;DR: AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI MAX 400 Series, including the flagship 'Gorgon Halo' processor, will enhance CPU and GPU frequencies over the Ryzen AI MAX 300 Series. Featuring advanced Zen 5 cores and RDNA 3.5 graphics, these processors target high-performance gaming handhelds and mini PCs with improved speed and memory support. AMD's recently announced Ryzen AI 400 Series of processors, aka 'Gorgon Point,' kept the same mix of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and XDNA 2 NPUs, as the Ryzen AI 300 Series - albeit with increased frequencies and expanded memory support. According to a new report over at Videocardz, AMD is planning to do the same for its Ryzen AI MAX 300 Series, which will include a new flagship 'Gorgon Halo' processor. AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395, codename 'Strix Halo,' is a beast of an APU, featuring 16 cores, 32 threads, and an integrated Radeon 8060S graphics card with an impressive 40 RDNA 3.5 Compute Units. 'Gorgon Halo,' which we presume will be part of a new Ryzen AI MAX 400 Series, will reportedly follow the same path by increasing CPU and GPU frequencies and clock speeds. Strix Halo's Radeon 8060S is currently clocked at 2900 MHz, so the expectation is that it will be pushed to 3+ GHz, similar to the GPUs in the Ryzen AI 9 HX 475 and HX 470, which top out at 3.1 GHz. However, as AMD also announced two new Ryzen AI MAX 300 Series processors at CES, with the Ryzen AI MAX+ 392 and 388, it's unclear when we'll see 'Gorgon Halo.' As PC gamers have been eying 'Strix Halo' as a powerful option for gaming handhelds and mini PCs, the Ryzen AI MAX+ 388 looks to be a more cost-effective solution as it drops the CPU core and thread count to 8/16 while still keeping the beefy Radeon 8060S GPU. Still, the report indicates that AMD is already "distributing engineering samples," so perhaps we'll get a tease or unveiling of a new Ryzen AI MAX 400 Series at Computex.

AMD Preps Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" SoC Family: Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 Flagship With Boosted CPU & GPU Clocks, Same Core Specs

AMD is preparing its refreshes Ryzen AI MAX 400 SoC family, codenamed Gorgon Halo, which offers boosted CPU & GPU clocks. AMD Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" SoC Family Reportedly Features Five SKUs With Boosted Clocks, Also Gets 8533 MT/s LP5X Support Recently, there have been reports that AMD is preparing a refresh of its Ryzen AI MAX family. Just like the Ryzen AI 400 "Gorgon" lineup, which replaces the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" family with faster clocks, the Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" lineup will replace the Ryzen AI MAX 300 "Strix Halo" family, while retaining the same specs with clock and platform-level optimizations. HKEPC managed to get hold of the specifications for the five chips within the family, which is the entire lineup. These include the flagship Ryzen AI MAX+ 495, Ryzen AI MAX+ 492, Ryzen AI MAX 490, Ryzen AI MAX+ 488, and the Ryzen AI MAX 485. All five chips match the core configurations of existing Ryzen AI MAX 300 SKUs, but with higher clocks on the CPU and GPU. We can also expect faster NPU speeds, and one important update for Gorgon Halo will be support for faster LPDDR5X-8533 memory, a nice update over the LPDDR5X-8000 speeds supported by Strix Halo. * AMD Ryzen AI Max 485 (OPN：100-000002127) / 55W TDP CPU：8C / 16T（3.6GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8050S（2.8GHz） * AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 488 (OPN：100-000002140) / 55W TDP CPU：8C / 16T（3.6GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8060S（2.9GHz） * AMD Ryzen AI Max 490 (OPN：100-000002142) / 55W TDP CPU：12C / 24T（3.2GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8050S（2.8GHz） * AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 492 (OPN：100-000002143) / 55W TDP CPU：12C / 24T（3.2GHz / 5GHz) GPU：Radeon 8060S（2.9GHz） * AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495 (OPN：100-000002145) / 55W TDP CPU：16C / 32T（3.1GHz / 5.2GHz）GPU：Radeon 8060S（3.0GHz） In terms of specifications, the flagship AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 features 16 "Zen 5" CPU cores, a Radeon 8060S iGPU with 40 compute units. The CPU is now clocked at 100 MHz higher base and boost clocks to 3.1 & 5.2 GHz, respectively. The GPU is also clocked 100 MHz higher, now hitting 3.0 GHz, which should offer a nice boost in performance. We can expect the NPU to offer 55-60 TOPS, though that isn't listed yet. Lastly, the chips will feature a base TDP of 55W, which can be adjusted to 45W, and up to 120W. The following is what the full lineup should look like: AMD Ryzen AI MAX 400 "Gorgon Halo" APU Lineup: There will be three SKUs from the get-go with the full Radeon 8060S iGPU, so that's nice. As for launch, we can expect AMD to introduce Gorgon Halo either later this year or early next year since Strix Halo recently got two new additions. The standard Ryzen AI 400 "Gorgon" SoCs are also expected to roll out soon, since they will be tackling Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" chips, which will hit retail shelves next week. Follow Wccftech on Google to get more of our news coverage in your feeds.