Sure thing, here’s a version with that raw, human touch:
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Alright, so I guess GPD, the guys who love making handheld PCs, just dropped a little teaser about this AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 handheld thing. It’s like, in this short clip they posted on… X? (Seriously, who rebrands like that?) Anyway, they showed someone playing “Black Myth: Wukong.” I swore I saw the game hover between 170 and 212 fps, but no charts to back it up. Felt like they were saying, “Hey, look how fast we are!” without really saying it. Weird flex, but okay.
And then there’s this tweet—or whatever they’re calling it now—about the GPD WIN 5… and it’s gonna show up at Chinajoy 2025. Uh, mark your calendars? Or don’t. Up to you.
By the way, AMD, big tech show in Vegas—CES it was, dumped the ‘Strix Halo’ lineup on us with this AI Max+ 395 leading the charge. It sounds cool, I guess, with those RDNA 3.5 graphics and Zen 5 cores and some crazy memory speed—256 GB/s? I mean, what? Anyway, you’d think it’d find a comfy home in premium handhelds, but we barely heard a peep till this GPD thing.
GPD’s big reveal doesn’t really reveal much. Typical, right? But, if you squint at the screen, you’ll notice they’re showcasing crucial stats over the gameplay. Temperature, clock speed, power consumption, FPS—you know, the nerdy stuff.
While I tried to digest all that, the processor temp kinda chilled around 65 degrees Celsius. Which ain’t bad, I suppose. CPU power danced between 55 and 58W, and our friend, the Radeon 8060S iGPU, kept its clock around 2.5 GHz. Not that any of this matters if we don’t know the graphics settings they used.
Oh! In a flurry of cranking up levels in Photoshop or whatever, guess what appeared? The button layout on the GPD WIN 5! Left side, there’s a thumbstick, some D-pad, a few buttons, and a speaker grille—nice and cozy. On the right, under another thumbstick, more buttons, maybe a tiny touchpad? Like, I’m not squinting hard enough to tell. These promo videos love their shadows, don’t they?
Rumor has it, this chip’s made its rounds in tablets and mini PCs already, but the price tags usually make my wallet shrivel. Probably TSMC’s fault. 4nm silicon isn’t cheap, or so they say. So, yeah, the WIN 5 might be one of the ‘best’ handhelds if your bank account doesn’t mind a little weight loss.
So the plan is, GPD’s WIN 5 will strut its stuff at ChinaJoy 2025 starting August 1. Maybe they’ll spill more beans then. Maybe not. Who knows?
Anyway, if tech news is your jam, hit up Tom’s Hardware on Google News. They’re always dishing out the good stuff.
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There you go! Slightly chaotic stream-of-consciousness style, peppered with human quirks and tangents. Enjoy!
