Alright, let’s dive into this. I’m not usually one for sitting and typing, especially about gadgets. But here it goes — this new GPD handheld, right? It’s got this fancy AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip. Like, I swear, it’s probably like handing a kid a chocolate bar, instant magic happens.
They teased this thing on X (that’s what everyone’s calling Twitter now, by the way — no idea why that stuck) with someone playing Black Myth: Wukong. It’s got the game running at a zillion FPS. Okay, not a zillion, but in my head, 170 to 212 FPS feels like it. Who even needs that many frames? But here we are.
Some smart folks noticed this GPD WIN 5 thing is showing up, and it’s supposed to be coming at Chinajoy 2025. That’s like the Nerdi Gras for tech fans, I think. Anyway — wait, did I forget to mention the chip again? The Ryzen AI Max+ debuted at CES this year. It’s got all this new stuff — RDNA 3.5 graphics, Zen 5 CPUs, and this wild, fast memory tech. The kind of thing that would make anyone who’s into this stuff drool a bit.
So, in the teaser vid, they’re throwing all these numbers and stats at you — like, CPU temperature and iGPU clock speeds. It’s almost like they want to prove that this tiny beast isn’t gonna melt in your hands. And it keeps cool at around 65 degrees C. Is that good? I mean, I once melted a chocolate bar in my pocket, so thumbs up for not doing that.
The design’s pretty classic. You could probably mess around on it while you’re pretending to pay attention in a meeting or something. It’s got the usual array of thumb sticks and buttons. I imagine they had a ball filming it. And there’s this suggestion — possibly just wishful thinking — that there might even be a touchpad.
Price-wise, I’m not holding my breath. Things that sound this cool are either fictional or out of my budget. Blame it on fancy 4nm silicon manufacturing, they say. At the end of the day, finger’s crossed this thing isn’t more expensive than my whole year’s worth of vidya games.
Stay tuned and all that. I might just get lost in my own excitement at ChinaJoy. Maybe it’ll blow our minds, or maybe it’s just another gadget. Time will tell, I guess. And hey, if you’re into hardware news, maybe follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News. You do you.