{"id":437680,"date":"2026-05-21T03:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/437680\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:02:31","slug":"amd-ryzen-ai-max-400-gorgon-halo-packs-up-to-192gb-of-unified-memory-refreshed-apu-uses-zen-5-and-rdna-3-5-and-can-clock-up-to-5-2-ghz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/437680\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 \u2018Gorgon Halo\u2019 packs up to 192GB of unified memory \u2014 refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMD is refreshing its stack of large SoCs, dubbed Ryzen AI Max, with new Gorgon Point chips. Codenamed Gorgon Halo, the Ryzen AI Max 400 range is a minor refresh to the Ryzen AI Max 300 \u2018Strix Halo\u2019 chips already available, similar to what we saw with Gorgon Point in laptops<\/a> earlier this year. Gorgon Halo comes with one significant difference, however, which is space for up to 192GB of unified memory.<\/p>\n

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With Strix Halo, you could pack up to 128GB of unified memory, but AMD is pushing that boundary higher with Gorgon Halo; perhaps at the worst possible time, as global DRAM shortages continue to push prices up across all business categories. It\u2019ll be a minor miracle if AMD is able to actually ship Gorgon Point with 192GB of unified memory consistently \u2014 we\u2019ve seen Apple remove the 512GB option<\/a> and even the 128GB option from the Mac Studio<\/a> due to memory shortages.<\/p>\n

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Regardless, AMD has a lineup of three chips that should look very familiar if you\u2019ve looked over the Strix Halo stack. All three chips use Zen 5 CPU cores and RDNA 3.5 GPU cores, alongside an XDNA 2 NPU. The flagship Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 comes with a minor clock speed bump of 100 MHz over the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, allowing it to boost to 5.2 GHz. Otherwise, you could scratch off the \u201c4\u201d and replace it with a \u201c3,\u201d at least based on the specs AMD has shared so far.<\/p>\n

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These chips currently have a \u201cPro\u201d tag, which means they\u2019re targeting the commercial market. However, the slides below refer to the Ryzen AI Max 400 range more broadly. I asked AMD about this discrepancy, and a spokesperson sent the following: \u201cAMD will be announcing the Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series, featuring AMD PRO technologies which deliver enterprise<\/a>-grade security<\/a>, manageability, and reliability.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, I guess consumer Gorgon Halo is still up in the air. Maybe.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, AMD opted to stick with a GPU with 32 CUs (the Radeon<\/a> 8050S) for the Ryzen AI Max Pro 490 and 485. Earlier this year, AMD refreshed the Ryzen AI Max 385 and 390 with 40 CUs, the same as the flagship, in the form of the Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and 392. Maybe we\u2019ll see a refresh of the refreshed Gorgon Halo chips with 40 CUs down the line.<\/p>\n

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Memory is the big upgrade here. Regardless of the GPU configuration, up to 160GB of unified memory can function as VRAM (32GB is reserved for the system). AMD says that much memory makes Ryzen AI Max 400 chips the first x86 client processors able to run a 300B+ parameter LLM. It wins in a category of one, however: Intel doesn\u2019t make a large SoC like Gorgon Halo, and Apple uses the ARM ISA.<\/p>\n

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AMD says Ryzen AI Max 400 chips are \u201ccoming soon,\u201d but didn\u2019t share any timeline beyond that, nor any partners for Gorgon Halo systems. Strix Halo, as a niche product, was only available in a handful of machines, such as the Framework Desktop, ROG Flow Z13, and GMKtec EVO-X2. There\u2019s a good chance we\u2019ll see a similarly conservative rollout of Gorgon Halo, as well.<\/p>\n

Despite not sharing any partners, AMD tells me that \u201cseveral OEM partners have expressed excitement for the Ryzen AI Halo platform and the Ryzen AI Max Pro 400 series family of processors,\u201d and that \u201csystems will be announced from our partners starting in Q3 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

AMD Ryzen AI Halo starts at $3,999 \u2014 pre-orders in June<\/p>\n

The only confirmed machine with Ryzen AI Max 400 so far is the Ryzen AI Halo, which is \u201ccoming soon\u201d configured with the Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495. Coming sooner is the Ryzen AI Halo box AMD revealed earlier this year with the Ryzen AI Max+ 395. AMD is opening up pre-orders in June, and it says the machine starts at $3,999.<\/p>\n

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The starting configuration includes a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128GB of unified memory and 2TB of storage. It says \u201cdetails and pricing of the other configurations will be released closer to on-shelf,\u201d so it sounds like we\u2019ll see additional models in the future. The Ryzen AI Halo\u2019s main competitor, Nvidia\u2019s DGX Spark<\/a>, is currently selling for $4,700 with 128GB of unified memory, Nvidia\u2019s GB10 chip, and 4TB of storage.<\/p>\n

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The Ryzen AI Halo supports Linux and Windows, while the DGX Spark is limited to Linux. Still, the penguin seems like the primary platform for this box. With Linux, AMD says the Ryzen AI Halo offers up to 14% higher tokens per second than the DGX Spark with the GLM 4.7 Flash 30B model, as well as up to 4% higher tokens per second with Qwen 3.6 35B. AMD also compared the Ryzen AI Halo to the Mac Mini M4 Pro, showing around 4X scaling in AI workloads. That\u2019s not really a fair comparison, however; a Mac Studio<\/a> is more akin to the level of compute inside the Ryzen AI Halo or DGX Spark.<\/p>\n

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Outside of the core components, the Ryzen AI Halo comes with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and 10Gbps Ethernet, along with an HDMI 2.1b display output. The device includes three USB-C ports (no word on speeds yet), along with a fourth USB-C used for power delivery. The rated TDP is up to 120W for the box. It\u2019s a lot of hardware crammed into a tiny space, with the Ryzen AI Halo coming in at 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.7 inches.<\/p>\n

Although these boxes are expensive, AMD is framing the Ryzen AI Halo around the \u201ctoken economy,\u201d similar to how Nvidia has messaged against its data center hardware. AMD says one Ryzen AI Halo box can save up to $750 each month over using cloud compute, claiming the Ryzen AI Halo will break even on cost after six months (assuming six million tokens per day). With AI agents, that token usage is certainly possible. Just this month, we saw OpenClaw developer Peter Steinberger rack up $1.3 million<\/a> in OpenAI API usage in just 30 days across a three-person team working on the agentic AI framework.<\/p>\n

Pre-orders open in June for the Ryzen AI Halo., although AMD hasn\u2019t shared the exact date. For the updated Ryzen AI Halo box with Gorgon Halo chips, AMD hasn\u2019t announced any release date yet. Assuming we see more systems in Q3 as AMD has suggested, we should have a better idea about the Gorgon Halo rollout at that point.<\/p>\n

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