Discussion AMD SoC Halo series GPU discussion

[GTracing]

The sweet spot for a handheld is three hundred bucks. Anything more is niche.

What device fits that price point? Even the steam deck is $400. Do you just think the segment shouldn't exist? Lol

 

[gdansk]

What device fits that price point? Even the steam deck is $400. Do you just think the segment shouldn't exist? Lol

Switch. Probably the best selling handheld...

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Switch. Probably the best selling handheld... Console of All Time

 

[Saylick]

Doesn't that title belong to the PS2...?

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Doesn't that title belong to the PS2...?

-Damn you're right, Switch is best selling in the US as of recently, still about 10mil behind PS2 globally but it'll almost certainly pass it at this point.

 

[Win2012R2]

it'll almost certainly pass it at this point

Nah, Sony officially updated their PS2 sales to be over 160 mln, no doubt to make sure old unofficial estimate isn't used anymore

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Nah, Sony officially updated their PS2 sales to be over 160 mln, no doubt to make sure old unofficial estimate isn't used anymore

-Hmmm yeah looks like Switch 2 is set for a 2025 release which will take the wind out of the Switch's... Sales *ba dum tish*

Nintendo can always pull a Sony just pull a big number out of their butt 20 years from now and say "whups we forgot to mention these extra 20 million switches we sold" and take the top spot too.

 

[SolidQ]

Doesn't that title belong to the PS2...?

Console: PS2
Handheds: Switch
I don't think in near future new Console beat PS2

 

[adroc_thurston]

What device fits that price point

The only handheld that matters! Nintendo Switch.

 

[CouncilorIrissa]

New Geekbench score and no hint of LP cores:

BTW, frequency reporting seems to not be working. It says max frequency 3 GHz.

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA_GZ302EA_031511482 - Geekbench

Benchmark results for an ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA_GZ302EA_031511482 with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor.

browser.geekbench.com

the .gb6 suggests consistent 5.1 GHz.

 

[poke01]

Is Halo GPU on N3E?

 

[igor_kavinski]

Hope they release a Halo HX. That way we can see something working above 5.1 GHz.

 

[jpiniero]

Is Halo GPU on N3E?

The IOD is.

 

[marees]

The IOD is.

The GPU is on the IOD right ?

 

[jpiniero]

The GPU is on the IOD right ?

Yes

 

[GTracing]

Less than a week until the announcement, and so far only one Strix Halo device has leaked: the ROG Flow Z13. I'm curious what everybody's ideal form factor for this chip is. Would you buy a 13" tablet with it?

Personally I'd like to see it in a light 14" 16:10 laptop that can sustain cooling 100W when plugged in. As for the tablet, I always think I'll like using a tablet, but when I actually use one I quickly remember why I don't like them. Everything is easier on a laptop than it is on a tablet.

 

[techjunkie123]

Less than a week until the announcement, and so far only one Strix Halo device has leaked: the ROG Flow Z13. I'm curious what everybody's ideal form factor for this chip is. Would you buy a 13" tablet with it?

Personally I'd like to see it in a light 14" 16:10 laptop that can sustain cooling 100W when plugged in. As for the tablet, I always think I'll like using a tablet, but when I actually use one I quickly remember why I don't like them. Everything is easier on a laptop than it is on a tablet.

The HP elitebook x G1a fits your needs. Mine too. The only thing is seems to be missing is a haptic touchpad.

I do hope some other manufacturers make 14" laptops with strix halo too. Good to have options.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Less than a week until the announcement, and so far only one Strix Halo device has leaked: the ROG Flow Z13. I'm curious what everybody's ideal form factor for this chip is. Would you buy a 13" tablet with it?

Personally I'd like to see it in a light 14" 16:10 laptop that can sustain cooling 100W when plugged in. As for the tablet, I always think I'll like using a tablet, but when I actually use one I quickly remember why I don't like them. Everything is easier on a laptop than it is on a tablet.

-It's AMD and Laptops so I'd venture a guess like 5 devices will be announced and only one will actually be available in any capacity and that one will end up inexplicably paired with an RTX 4050 and the worst RAM spec possible but be priced out at $2000 and leave everyone scratching their heads.

 

[Tup3x]

-It's AMD and Laptops so I'd venture a guess like 5 devices will be announced and only one will actually be available in any capacity and that one will end up inexplicably paired with an RTX 4050 and the worst RAM spec possible but be priced out at $2000 and leave everyone scratching their heads.

This is still the reality for me (leasing):

You probably can guess already what the options are. I could get a new laptop to replace my current Renoir ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 but the available AMD options are rather meh.

 

[adroc_thurston]

-It's AMD and Laptops so I'd venture a guess like 5 devices will be announced and only one will actually be available in any capacity and that one will end up inexplicably paired with an RTX 4050 and the worst RAM spec possible but be priced out at $2000 and leave everyone scratching their heads.

5 devices would be a major victory for a part like -halo.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

What device fits that price point? Even the steam deck is $400. Do you just think the segment shouldn't exist? Lol

This is what gets me, people who don't want certain products or products lines to be available for others because they themselves wouldn't buy it.

I wouldn't buy a 18" 4Kg notebook with a RTX 4080 Mobile and desktop CPU. But they exist and I'm perfectly fine that other people are buying those.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

This is what gets me, people who don't want certain products or products lines to be available for others because they themselves wouldn't buy it.

I wouldn't buy a 18" 4Kg notebook with a RTX 4080 Mobile and desktop CPU. But they exist and I'm perfectly fine that other people are buying those.

-Its just zero sum thinking. There is a market for a $400 handheld and there is a market for a $2000 handheld.

Nobody wants one market to come at the expense of the other.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

-Its just zero sum thinking. There is a market for a $400 handheld and there is a market for a $2000 handheld.

Nobody wants one market to come at the expense of the other.

And they make no sense because there's enough market for gaming laptops from $800 to $4000, from 13" 1.2Kg to 18" 3Kg.
Handhelds can be the same.

 

[gdansk]

Handhelds can be the same

Most high end laptops have a GPU and cooling solution to justify it. Is there really a market for 100W+ handhelds? It is surprising to me as I haven't heard of such a thing.

 

[marees]

Most high end laptops have a GPU and cooling solution to justify it. Is there really a market for 100W+ handhelds? It is surprising to me as I haven't heard of such a thing.

99watts is maximum. Due to some kind of regulation

Asus & MSI already have 80watts