AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU Challenges NVIDIA RTX 4070M in Gaming Performance

AMD Teases Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU vs RTX 4070M for 1080p Gaming

AMD has released detailed information about its Ryzen AI MAX series, emphasizing the capabilities of its upcoming Zen 5 Strix Halo architecture. According to official figures, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU aims to match the performance of a GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile GPU under similar power and size constraints. The company reports that a Radeon 8060S integrated GPU, set at 55 W TDP, can outperform an RTX 4070M set at 65 W TDP in several 1080p gaming tests, sometimes showing gains of up to 68 percent. Third-party calculations suggest an average advantage of approximately 23.2 percent, indicating that integrated graphics may challenge dedicated GPUs in certain scenarios. Tests also compare the AMD reference system to Apple M4 Pro (12-core) and Intel Core Ultra 9 288V processors. Early results show that the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, featuring up to 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units and access to 96 GB of unified memory, can surpass these competing solutions in certain productivity workloads. By combining CPU and GPU resources into one package, AMD seeks to optimize power efficiency and performance for future laptop designs. An in-house benchmark setup placed the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 up against an Intel Core i9-13900H and GeForce RTX 4070M found in the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2023). While these findings appear promising, they are derived from AMD's own testing, which may not reflect all real-world conditions. Factors such as system cooling, driver versions, and hardware configurations can impact overall results. Independent verification is necessary to confirm whether AMD's integrated approach can genuinely rival discrete GPUs in everyday use. Nonetheless, these initial numbers suggest that AMD is seeking to redefine integrated graphics performance, potentially offering power-efficient solutions that can handle demanding gaming scenarios without relying on dedicated GPU hardware. Sources: AMD reddit, uzzi38 X, Wccftech, Tom's Hardware

AMD claims its Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU outperforms Nvidia's RTX 4070 laptop GPU -- here are the numbers

AMD's internal gaming benchmarks show impressive gaming performance from its new flagship APU AMD has just shared gaming benchmark results for its Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" chip (via Wccftech). Based on the company's internal testing, its upcoming APU outclasses Nvidia's RTX 4070 laptop GPU in gaming performance. If accurate, the best gaming laptops with Nvidia GPUs could face serious competition from Team Red. Like the rest of the Strix Halo series, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip is based on the new Zen 5 architecture for its CPU while its Radeon 8060S iGPU is based on RDNA 3.5 -- with the integrated graphics packing 40 compute units and clocking up to 2900 MHz. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 packs 16 cores, 32 threads, and a base speed of 3.0 GHz. This means AMD's Halo Strix chips have more graphics cores for GPU performance and a faster shared memory interface with quicker bandwidth. Moving to AMD's gaming benchmarks, the company compared the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU inside the Asus ROG Flow Z13. The company tested 17 games at 1080p resolution at High settings. These numbers show raw performance free of upscaling from the frame-generation tech found in AMD and Nvidia's respective laptop GPUs. As you can see, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 outperformed the Nvidia RTX 4070 laptop GPU on every game tested. On average, we see 50% better performance across the board. We don't know the power configurations for the systems AMD tested, but the company's internal benchmarks are impressive. AMD's numbers look promising for its flagship AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. Of course, we'll need to test these laptop GPUs ourselves to see if AMD's numbers are close to what we see above. If accurate, laptops with Nvidia GPUs might not be the default choice for gamers. Given AMD's internal gaming benchmarks for the AI Max+ 395 and the promise of 87% lower power consumption according to what the company announced during CES 2025, we could be in for a serious treat this year. We can't wait to try out Halo Strix laptops to see what they can do. Stay tuned for more!

AMD slides claim Strix Halo can beat the RTX 4070 laptop GPU by up to 68% in modern games

But the Nvidia rival tested was constrained by the Asus ROG Flow Z13's thermal design power. At CES, AMD unveiled its Ryzen AI 300 flagship lineup codenamed Strix Halo with a beastly configuration of 16 cores, 40 Compute Units, and 128GB of unified memory. New first-party benchmarks assert that the top-end Ryzen AI Max+ 395 - that's a mouthful - is up to 68% faster than Nvidia's RTX 4070 mobile graphics in gaming. The slides also showcase how Strix Halo holds up versus Apple's M4-series chips in productivity and even dare to mention the desktop RTX 4090. Strix Halo is split into three dies with two CCDs offering eight cores each and a large I/O die housing the iGPU (Integrated GPU) and the NPU. The highest-end Ryzen AI Max+ 395 packs 16 cores and 32 central processor threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, accompanied by the Radeon 8060S iGPU with 40 RDNA 3.5 Compute Units. All the AI Max chips have a base TDP of 55W, and can be configured from 45W to 120W. Surrounding the chip is up to 128GB of unified memory, which can be allocated in varying pools (up to 96GB) to the iGPU alone. With the specs out of the way, let's talk performance. The Nvidia comparison system is the Asus ROG Flow Z13 with the i9-13900H and the RTX 4070 mobile (65W TGP). Across a suite of 17 games at 1080p high settings, Strix Halo handily bests its Nvidia equivalent, with an up to 68% lead in Borderlands 3, per AMD. Being first-party benchmarks, we shouldn't take them at face value. It is also prudent to mention that the RTX 4070 mobile can be configured up to 115W, but a 65W variant features in this comparison, due to the Asus ROG Flow Z13 design. In productivity tests, Blender sees the 395+ blaze past the Core Ultra 9 288V (Lunar Lake) by 302% but that isn't an apples-to-apples comparison since the latter is a 17/30W chip. Versus Apple's M4 Pro, AMD touts an 86% lead in V-Ray, dropping to 12% in Cinebench R24. Moving over to AI performance, the XDNA 2 NPU enables the Ryzen AI MAX series to dish out 50 TOPS of AI performance, exceeding the Lunar Lake and Snapdragon X Elite series by two TOPS. AMD also claims its Strix Halo APUs can deliver 2.2x more tokens per second than the RTX 4090 when running the Llama 70B LLM (Large Language Model) at 1/6th the TDP (75W). We highly suggest you wait for independent testing before jumping the gun, like perhaps pre-ordering a Strix Halo device. These laptops are likely to target enthusiasts as suitable alternatives to dedicated GPU options. With Strix Point laptops still costing over $1,000, pricing will play a key role in determining if Strix Halo can displace dedicated mid-ranged laptop GPUs like the RTX 4070 can be found in.

AMD looks set to compete with Nvidia in the laptop GPU space - Team Red claims Ryzen AI Max 395+'s iGPU outperforms RTX 4070 laptop GPU

While Nvidia is set to dominate the desktop GPU space against AMD and Intel with its new RTX 5000 series GPUs, new claims from Team Red hint at the perpetual underdog potentially putting up a bigger fight in the laptop GPU arena. As highlighted by Notebookcheck, AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor will reportedly surpass Nvidia's RTX 4070 laptop GPU, thanks to the Radeon 8060S iGPU offering up to 68.1% better performance in games - at least, according to AMD. This chip will utilize 40 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores, and Team Red's marketing materials (pictured below) showcase its performance boosts over the ROG Flow Z13 in several games using the RTX 4070 laptop GPU at native 1080p. Considering the consistent domination from Team Green over the last few years in both the desktop and laptop GPU regions, this could be significant for AMD if it proves to be legitimate - one of the most notable performance leaps is present in Cyberpunk 2077 (which just received an update for DLSS 4 support), but without using any upscaling. If we want a real idea of how well this new laptop chip will perform against Nvidia's discrete GPUs, we'll need to wait for performance results when both DLSS and FSR are active for the respective GPUs. Since Team Red's new Max+ 395 processor uses RDNA 3.5 architecture rather than RDNA 4, FSR 4 likely won't be available on laptops that use the APU. As of now, that new upscaling method is exclusive to RDNA 4 GPUs, but that could change as time goes on. Since the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU is built primarily for laptops, any discussion of it finding its way to handheld gaming PCs is void for now - what this does mean, however, is that AMD may now finally compete with Nvidia within the gaming laptop space. With games like Borderlands 3 potentially having a 44 fps difference and Hitman 3 maintaining a 62 fps difference over Team Green's midrange laptop GPU at native 1080p, we could be in for a major performance surprise. As previously mentioned, upscaling tools such as DLSS will play a huge factor in real-world performance differences, especially if the Max+ 395 doesn't have access to FSR 4, while all RTX GPUs will have access to DLSS 4 and the RTX 4070 notably also has access to Nvidia's Frame Generation tech, which AMD presumably didn't deign to use for this comparison... no surprises there. Regardless, it's great for consumers. Even if the RTX 5000 series desktop GPU lineup blows AMD's new RDNA 4 GPUs out of the water - which they probably will - Team Red could have a secret weapon in the form of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, especially given the sky-high pricing of Nvidia's new cards. But laptops using AMD's new high-end APU certainly won't be cheap either...

Revealed AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" benchmarks could be bad news for Nvidia

Could "Strix Halo" be the new choice for mid-range gaming laptops? Could we see a major shakeup in the gaming laptop market this year? A Redditor shared over the weekend a "how to sell" PDF that's still on the AMD website that reveals what could be bad news for Nvidia -- though there are still plenty of question marks. The document reveals testing benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" APU processor, and they imply that AMD's integrated Radeon 8060S GPU is more powerful than the Nvidia RTX 4070 discrete mobile GPU. If these benchmarks are accurate, as AMD claims, they could give budget-conscious gamers an alternative to Nvidia's pricey RTX GPUs. The benchmarks AMD shared show a 23% average increase in frame rates with the Radeon 8060S iGPU compared to the Nvidia RTX 4070. Laptop Mag uses many of these same benchmarks in its testing to find the Best gaming laptops. However, we opt for "Ultra" graphics settings -- not "High" -- and disable frame-generation technology like AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution, or FSR for short. However, with scores of 77-197 fps (frames per second), the Ryzen AI Max 395 is on the high end of the spectrum for mobile GPU performance. AMD does not state in the PDF whether FSR or Nvidia's DLSS was enabled while testing the Ryzen AI Max 395 and RTX 4070. While AMD's benchmarks look reliable, we'll wait for our independent testing to confirm the performance. However, assuming these benchmarks are accurate, the Ryzen AI Max could be a solid contender for the mid-range gaming space, as it would easily outperform the RTX 4050 and 4060 mobile GPUs. AMD's benchmarks are a fair comparison for the RTX 4070 mobile GPU and Ryzen AI Max 395, as both are restricted to a similar device. Though the two Flow Z13 gaming tablets have some differences in build, they are the best comparison we can make with existing consumer devices. Yes, the 2023 Flow Z13 has an Intel Core i9-13900H processor, nearly two generations behind. And yes, gamers backing Team Blue prefer the Intel HX series CPUs over the H. Asus likely decided to build the Flow Z13 with the 13900H rather than the HX variant due to the Z13 tablet's thermal constraints. So, given all that, the comparison to the RTX 4070 feels about as fair as we can expect without running the chips on an independent test bench. In my hands-on testing with the Flow Z13 at CES, the tablet performed smoothly and at decently high graphics settings while playing Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. Even if Ratchet and Clank isn't the most demanding game, the Ryzen AI Max 395 performed well after hours of running the same demo. So, while I can't say I can confirm the RTX 4070 comparisons, I can't argue with them either. Nvidia will launch the RTX 50 series on laptops in just a few months. However, the desktop RTX 50-series GPUs are already subject to price-hike rumors. Additionally, all of the known launch systems for the RTX 50-series mobile launch are on the premium side of the market. After all, Nvidia hasn't announced any new lower-end GPUs for desktops or laptops. While those GPUs could launch later this year, the budget gaming space will still utilize the RTX 4050 and RTX 4060 for a while longer. So if AMD's Radeon 8060S iGPU on the new Ryzen AI Max chips can provide Nvidia RTX 4070-level performance, it could be a cheaper mid-range gaming GPU option that offers better performance than the RTX 4050 and RTX 4060 mobile GPUs. The Asus ROG Flow Z13 tablet is the only AMD Ryzen AI Max launch system dedicated to gaming. However, the Flow Z13 gaming tablet is a little pricey to be called mid-range at $2,000. But there could be plenty of reasons for that price tag. We'll have to wait for more Ryzen AI Max systems to hit the shelves to tell. But so far, 2025 is shaping up an enjoyable time for gaming.