AMD's Strix Point laptops have been available for some time now. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip has also begun to appear in portable gaming consoles. Yet, those who were among the first to use AMD's Zen 5 laptop chips might find themselves at a disadvantage. This is because the company has quietly made improvements to all future Strix Point models.
Memory Upgrades
A leaker known as @AnhPhuH recently noticed these changes on AMD's website. The Ryzen AI chips now come with support for LPDDR5X-8000 memory, which is 500 MT/s faster than the LPDDR5-7500 memory seen in the original versions. For those using non-soldered options, the speed remains unchanged at DDR5-5600. However, the new platform limits support to just two DIMMs operating at DDR5-5600, instead of the previous four. The maximum memory capacity for Strix Point stays the same at 256 GB.
Performance Implications
This slight enhancement in memory speed should theoretically lead to an increase in GPU performance as well. Other Strix Point models, like the Ryzen Z2 Extreme set to launch in 2025, are also expected to gain from the quicker RAM. However, it appears that it will not feature the RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 890M. At this moment, it’s unclear when these upgrades will take effect, but the updates on AMD's official site imply they may have already rolled out.
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