AMD unveils two new Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ processors
AMD has announced the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and Ryzen AI Max+ 388, two new models in its Ryzen AI Max range of Strix Halo processors for Copilot+ PCs.
The APUs, targeted at “demanding creative … workloads”, including “video editing, 3D modeling and more”, were announced at CES 2026, alongside 13 other new Ryzen AI processors.
Below, we’ve summarized their key specs, and rounded up what we know so far about their likely street prices and performance in CG software like Blender, Corona and V-Ray.
A new generation of Apple Silicon-like combined processors for graphics and AI workloads
Launched last year, the Ryzen AI Max processors – originally codenamed ‘Strix Halo’ – are a new series of APUs that combine CPU, GPU, memory and a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for AI workloads into a single package, much like Apple Silicon processors.
As you can see from the image above, they are available in a range of systems, but due to their power-efficiency, one key use case is in high-end laptops, for AAA gaming or content creation.
Although the processors are still relatively untested in production, CG software developers we have spoken to over the past year have been genuinely interested in them, particularly because of their large pool of unified memory, shared between CPU and GPU.
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Key specifications
The new Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and Ryzen AI Max+ 388 flesh out the product range, sitting beneath the flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395.
Their published CPU and NPU specs match the existing (non-‘+’) Ryzen AI Max 390 and Ryzen AI Max 385, but they have more GPU cores, with a corresponding increase in GPU compute.
All of the processors, new and existing, support up to 128GB of shared memory, although the existing models are also available in lower-memory configurations.
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Benchmark results in CG software
AMD includes a number of benchmark results in its launch materials for the new processors, including tests conducted using standard in-software and synthetic benchmarks.
The chart above compares the new Ryzen AI Max+ 392 to Intel’s year-old Core Ultra 9 285H, with AMD claiming that it is on average 54% faster across the six benchmarks shown.
The biggest differences are for CG software, with the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 scoring 80-90% higher in the Blender, Corona and V-Ray benchmarks.
The Intel chip is running in an Asus Zenbook 14 with 32GB of RAM – and obviously, this is a product comparison that AMD itself has chosen, but it’s still an interesting result.
How much will they cost?
The Ryzen AI Max processors are available via system builders, and AMD doesn’t quote MSRPs.
However, for comparison, mini PC specialist – and AMD partner – Geekom quotes the price of the existing flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 as “between £370-£450 at major stores” ($500-$610).
The new models will presumably be cheaper than that, although it’s worth noting that memory capacity significantly affects price.
Modular system builder and AMD OEM partner Framework offers the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in both 64GB and 128GB configurations in this system, and the extra 64GB adds $400 to the cost.
Price and release date
AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and Ryzen AI Max+ 388 processors will be available later in Q1 2026.
The APUs are available through AMD’s OEM partners – initially major partners like Acer and Asus, with others to follow later in 2026
Read AMD’s announcement from CES 2026 of its new Ryzen AI processors
See full specs for the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and Ryzen AI Max+ 388 processors
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