Ayaneo Integrates Strix Halo GPU and Internal Battery in Next-Gen Gaming Handheld Featuring Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Okay, so there I was, minding my own business when—BAM!—news hit that Ayaneo’s cooking up something wild with their new gaming gadget. A handheld gaming PC. But hold it. This one’s not your typical George Foreman grill, oh no. It’s the Ayaneo Next 2, packing a punch with a dedicated GPU.

I laughed out loud when I learned they’re using the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU—like, could they have picked a longer name? It comes with the Radeon 8060S GPU, with, get this, 40 CUs. Honestly, had no clue what a CU was, but I imagine more means better, right? Anyway, this device is trying to play in the big leagues with ferocious performance.

There’s buzz about another gadget, the GPD Win 5, trying to steal the spotlight. Same chip, but it cheats with an external battery. Ayaneo said, “Nah, we got a high-capacity one inside.” No idea what “high-capacity” means in practice, but hey, it sounds impressive, doesn’t it?

Here’s a thing I found quirky: they showed off its guts—or PCB, in tech speak, and it uses (drumroll) a laptop-like dual-fan cooling deal. If this gets nerdy, blame my Google searches but a 12-phase power delivery sounds monumental, whatever it does? Ryzen this, GPU that, someone’s really crammed a desktop into my palms. Almost.

The most bonkers part is the clamshell style. I mean, it’s not what regular folks are used to; joysticks and touchpads sprinkled all over. Steam Deck inspired, they say. The more buttons to mash, the merrier, right? But they insist this one’s about the exclusive “large-screen” joyride. Probably just them trying to sound fancy.

Zen 5 cores, TDP here, GPU performance there—half the time feels like tech babble. But those numbers! They claim it rivals RTX 4060/4070. Holy moly, I’ve got distant relatives who don’t even come close to packing that grade of punch.

Maybe it’s all too much for a handheld? Yet Ayaneo’s pushing boundaries. This Ryzen baby wasn’t meant for such tight quarters but miracle, or headache, they made it—at least, that’s what insiders chatter.

I read somewhere they had some snags in design, which set them back. If nothing else, at least it shows they’re daring, maybe too much?

When this gadget finally launches, I can’t wait to see it give power-hungry desktops a run, while maybe running out of juice halfway through the day. Fingers crossed it doesn’t! Grabbing popcorn, this is going to be a wild ride.