AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 vs AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390
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The AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 is a powerful Strix Halo family processor that debuted in January 2025. The APU comes equipped with 12 Zen 5 CPU cores running at up to 5.0 GHz, the 32 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 8050S graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Unlike its non-PRO sibling, the chip features AMD Secure Processor (an on-package ARM security co-processor), Windows Device Guard and AMD-Vi. Other noteworthy features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8000 RAM support and a whole lot of L3 cache.
Architecture and Features
Unlike it is with Strix Point, Strix Halo parts are powered by Zen 5 cores - no Zen 5c here. It's not clear if this is the desktop Zen 5 implementation with full AVX512 throughput or the mobile one. According to AMD, Zen 5 delivers a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4 thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.
Elsewhere, the AI Max chip supports RAM as fast as LPDDR5x-8000, and is natively compatible with USB 4 (and therefore Thunderbolt). It has PCIe 4.0 support for a throughput of 1.9 GB/s per lane, just like its 8000 series predecessors did. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU delivers up to 50 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads.
Performance
Its CPU performance should be about 10% higher than that of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and HX 375 due to the AI Max PRO chip's higher TDP power target and lack of cut-down Zen 5c cores.
Graphics
The Radeon 8050S sports 32 RDNA 3+ architecture CUs (2048 unified shaders) that could see it competing with lower mid-range desktop graphics cards like the Radeon RX 7700 XT. This GPU will undoubtedly run any game at 1080p on Ultra, however, the ultimate question is whether or not the cooling solution of the laptop will be powerful enough to let the iGPU shine.
Naturally, the Radeon is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors. It can also efficiently encode and decode the most popular video codecs including AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips.
Power consumption
The AI Max PRO 390 can eat up to 120 W depending on the system and its TDP power targets, with 45 W named as the minimum TDP.
The 4 nm TSMC process that the CPU cores are built with make for decent, as of Jan 2025, energy efficiency.
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380 is a powerful Strix Halo family processor that debuted in January 2025. The APU comes equipped with 6 Zen 5 CPU cores running at up to 4.9 GHz, the 16 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 8040S graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Like other AI 300 PRO chips, the 380 features AMD Secure Processor (an on-package ARM security co-processor), Windows Device Guard and AMD-Vi. Other noteworthy features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8000 RAM support.
Architecture and Features
Unlike it is with Strix Point, Strix Halo parts are powered by Zen 5 cores - no Zen 5c here. It's not clear if this is the desktop Zen 5 implementation with full AVX512 throughput or the mobile one. According to AMD, Zen 5 delivers a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4 thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.
Elsewhere, the AI Max PRO chip supports RAM as fast as LPDDR5x-8000, and is natively compatible with USB 4 (and therefore Thunderbolt). It has PCIe 4.0 support for a throughput of 1.9 GB/s per lane, just like its 8000 series predecessors did. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU delivers up to 50 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads. The CPU's L3 cache isn't anything to write home about at 16 MB. The 390 and 395 AI Max PRO chips have 4x the amount.
Performance
Its CPU performance should be about as good as older octa-core AMD Ryzen CPUs, like the Ryzen 9 6900HX.
Graphics
The Radeon 8040S sports 16 RDNA 3+ architecture CUs (1024 unified shaders) meaning its gaming prowess should just about match that of the Radeon 890M. The latter is the graphics solution employed by several Strix Point chips such as the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. Expect playable frame rates in most games at 1080p as long as you're fine with medium quality settings, or slightly lower.
Naturally, the Radeon is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors. It can also efficiently encode and decode the most popular video codecs including AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips.
Power consumption
The AI Max PRO 380 can eat up to 120 W depending on the system and its TDP power targets, with 45 W named as the minimum TDP.
The 4 nm TSMC process that the CPU cores are built with make for decent, as of Jan 2025, energy efficiency.
| Model | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Strix Halo PRO | Strix Halo PRO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Strix Halo PRO |
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| Clock | 3200 - 5000 MHz | 3600 - 4900 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 16 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 12 / 24 12 x 5.0 GHz AMD Zen 5 | 6 / 12 6 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 55 Watt | 55 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | FP11 | FP11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | LPDDR5x-8000 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | LPDDR5x-8000 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | AMD Radeon RX 8050S ( - 2800 MHz) | AMD Radeon RX 8040S ( - 2800 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.amd.com | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 → 100% n=2
Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380 → 70% n=2
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
