Well, DF did the test of Ryzen AI MAX+ 395.
This on is the one that's in GDP Win5 and AYANEO Next 2 - the "insane for handhelds" SoC, which is actually aimed at tablets/laptops and miniPCs...DF did the test with miniPC at different wattages. I've seen tests of ASUS Flow Z13 with this chip, it's good to see some other coverage.
So, to no surprise, at 30W, it's very inefficient - and that's what handhelds are usually maxed at. Sweet spot seems to be around 54W, which is way beyond handheld range. But...this can give a hint at potential UDNA mobile SoCs.
For starters, this is not gaming chip per se, so there's some fat (like 16 core Zen 5 CPU, equivalent to ~ Ryzen 9900X). Second, this is RDNA3.5, which is not even RDNA4, let alone UDNA/RDNA5 of next gen, so it needs much more wattage for same performance. And then, this is 4nm, with next gen using either 3nm or combo of 2nm/3nm, so ~25-30% power reduction for same performance.
All in all, given that it needs at least those 54W to be around RTX 3060, which is slightly below PS5, even with all reductions in node and massive performance uplift of UDNA over RDNA3/3.5, it will be interesting to see if actual UDNA SoC can run at PS5 levels at 30W...or even lower.
