Oh man, so the GPD folks kinda threw everyone a curveball when they hinted about this AMD Strix Halo handheld. I mean, who does that in July? Anyway, fast forward and here we are, at ChinaJoy in Shanghai. It’s like they knew we’d all scramble to check it out. So this dude, Jobs_Bao, jumped right in on the expo floor—because why not—and ran some number-crunching tests like it was a sprint marathon. Cinebench R23 and Time Spy, if those mean anything to you.
The handheld scored, what was it, 30,495 points? Basically, it’s trying to wrestle with desktop-class Intel Core i9-13900HX processors and pretty sure it’s winning, with some flair. The huge surprise? The thing didn’t melt. Max CPU temp was 80.3 degrees Celsius. And the vents stayed a chill 45 degrees. My brain can barely retain these numbers, but I remember 95dB for fan noise—seems not too crazy?
Now the graphics bit. Time Spy score was 9,680 points, and I don’t really know how wild that is, but they say it’s nipping at the RTX 4060’s heels. Oh, but hold up—GPD capped the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 at 70 watts. Why? Beats me. It’s like giving something tons of horsepower and then telling it to chill out. Still, someone named PureDIY was flexing with Black Myth: Wukong at 80 FPS. Impressive, right? Or maybe I’m just easily entertained.
Sidebar: the battery action. 5,170mAh. You can literally yank it off like a Lego piece. Adds a bit of weight—340 grams kinda “bit”—which might bother some people. But practically speaking? You could swap batteries as if you’re changing socks. Plus, there’s that gigantic 180-watt charging whatever. Pure genius or a bit clunky? Not sure.
They mention two flavors of this console. One’s high-end with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip and a Radeon 8060S GPU. The other’s a budget-friendly imposter. But no price tags yet. So, guess we’re all left hanging, wondering if we need to sell a kidney or just skip a few takeout dinners.
Anyway, got lost in thought there. Keep an eye on Tom’s Hardware for all that juicy news stuff. They’re probably more coherent than me most days.
