Key Takeaways
1. The GPD Win 5 will start shipping to Indiegogo supporters in November 2025, featuring a more budget-friendly Ryzen AI Max 385 model.
2. The Ryzen AI Max 385 model showed good performance, maintaining 60 FPS in Street Fighter 6 at 1080p with Medium settings and a TDP of 18 W.
3. In Spider-Man 2, the Win 5 averaged 74 FPS at 1080p with Medium settings and a TDP of 28 W, capable of reaching around 130 FPS with frame generation.
4. Forza Horizon 5 exceeded 100 FPS at 1080p with Medium settings and a TDP of 17 W; Cyberpunk 2077 averaged 91 FPS at 1080p with High settings and a TDP of 45 W.
5. The device provided a solid gaming experience across multiple titles, including Red Dead Redemption 2, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and Borderlands 4.
The GPD Win 5 is set to begin shipping to Indiegogo supporters in November 2025. Before the Strix Halo gaming handheld arrives in users’ hands, ETA Prime has released a video demonstrating the features of the more budget-friendly version.
Testing the Ryzen AI Max 385
In the video, the YouTuber evaluates the Ryzen AI Max 385 model of the gaming handheld, which is less expensive than the AI Max+ 395 version. The former features a slightly less powerful APU, which includes the Radeon 8050S iGPU with 32 compute units (CU).
Despite not being the top model available from GPD, the gaming handheld showed decent performance during the gaming evaluations. Initially, ETA tested Street Fighter 6 at a resolution of 1080p, using Medium visual settings and a thermal design power (TDP) of 18 W. During this session, the Ryzen AI Max 385 Win 5 managed to maintain a consistent 60 FPS.
Performance with Popular Games
Following that, the YouTuber played Spider-Man 2 on the handheld at 1080p with Medium settings, but this time with a TDP of 28 W. Although this game typically struggles on integrated graphics processors, the Win 5’s more affordable setup achieved an average of 74 FPS. ETA mentioned that utilizing frame generation, the handheld could reach around 130 FPS while running the game.
Next up was Forza Horizon 5, tested at a TDP of 17 W and 1080p resolution. With the Medium visual settings, the gaming device exceeded 100 FPS. Cyberpunk 2077 was also put to the test at 1080p with High settings and FSR set to quality. With a TDP of 45 W, it averaged around 91 FPS, while at 25 W TDP, the frame rate hovered close to 60 FPS.
Additional Games and Overall Experience
ETA Prime also benchmarked Red Dead Redemption 2 (currently priced at $14.99 on Humble Bundle) without FSR, set at 1080p resolution. At 45 W TDP, the Win 5 could run the game at about 75 FPS. Additionally, ETA tested titles like DOOM: The Dark Ages and Borderlands 4, finding that the device provided a solid overall gaming experience. For more insights, be sure to check out the video linked below.
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