Flagship AI & Workstation

Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

Twelve Zen 5 cores, Radeon 890M and a 50 TOPS NPU. The most capable mini PC APU for creators, 1440p gaming and local AI — at a flagship price.

ProcessorAMD Zen 5 (12C/24T, 50 TOPS NPU)

GraphicsRadeon 890M (16 CUs)

Idle Power12W – 19W

Est. Barebone$790 - $1,050

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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (12C/24T, up to 5.1 GHz)

Graphics	AMD Radeon 890M (RDNA 3.5)
Memory	2x DDR5 SO-DIMM, ECC supported (Up to 96GB, 5600 MT/s)
Storage	5x 3.5"/2.5" SATA bays (30TB each) + 3x M.2/U.2 NVMe
Idle Power	Not published
Price	$1,019 (16GB / 128GB OS storage)

Chip Category

Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

Full Specifications

Processor

Model	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (Strix Point)
Cores / Threads	12 / 24 (4x Zen 5 + 8x Zen 5c)
Base / Boost	2.0 GHz / 5.1 GHz
L3 Cache	24 MB
Default TDP	28 W (configurable 15–54 W)
NPU	AMD XDNA 2, up to 50 TOPS

Graphics & Media

iGPU	Radeon 890M, 16 CUs RDNA 3.5, up to 2.9 GHz
Media Engine	H.264 / HEVC / AV1 encode and decode

Memory & Storage

Memory Channels	Dual-channel (128-bit)
Memory Type	LPDDR5x-7500 (soldered) or DDR5-5600 SODIMM
Max Memory	Up to 64 GB soldered / 96 GB SODIMM (model dependent)
Storage	2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4

Connectivity & Power

USB4	Up to 2x 40 Gbps
eGPU	OCuLink on selected models
Ethernet	2.5GbE (dual on some models)
Typical Idle	12 – 19 W at the wall

Strengths

Twelve cores in a mini PC — excellent for compiling and rendering
Radeon 890M is a real step up from the 780M at 1440p with upscaling
50 TOPS NPU qualifies for Copilot+ PC features on Windows
LPDDR5x-7500 provides more memory bandwidth for local LLMs

Trade-offs

Expensive compared with Hawk Point units
Soldered memory on many models — choose capacity at purchase
Zen 5c cores clock lower than the full Zen 5 cores

Best Suited For

Ultra-fast local model fine-tuning, 1440p gaming, intensive creative studio workflow.

Check before you buy

Buy 64 GB if you plan to run local models — soldered RAM cannot be upgraded.
Check the sustained power limit; thin chassis may cap it well below 54 W.
Confirm the second USB4 port is full 40 Gbps rather than USB 3.2.

Tutorials for this hardware

Run Local LLMs with Ollama on the Radeon 780M · 30 minutes

Compare with

High-Performance & eGPU

Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840HS Beast

AMD Zen 4 Hawk Point (8C/16T, 5.1GHz)

Graphics (iGPU)	Radeon 780M (12 CUs RDNA 3)
Memory Architecture	Dual DDR5 5600MHz SODIMM
Storage Exp.	2x PCIe 4.0 NVMe (Raid 0/1 support)
Idle Power	11W – 16W
Est. Barebone Cost	$490 - $680

Best Suited For

Native 1080p AAA gaming, external eGPU docking, Ollama local 7B-13B LLM inference.

Flagship AI & Workstation

Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

AMD Zen 5 (12C/24T, 55 TOPS NPU)

Graphics (iGPU)	Radeon 890M (16 CUs, up to 3.1 GHz)
Memory Architecture	DDR5-5600 SODIMM or LPDDR5X (Up to 128GB)
Storage Exp.	2–3x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 (chassis dependent)
Idle Power	6W – 10W
Est. Barebone Cost	$720 - $1,400

Best Suited For

Local LLM inference, 1080p–1440p gaming with upscaling, software builds and creative workloads in a compact desktop.

Unified-Memory AI Workstation

Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ 395

AMD Zen 5 (16C/32T, 50 TOPS NPU)

Graphics (iGPU)	Radeon 8060S (40 CUs, up to 2.9 GHz)
Memory Architecture	LPDDR5X-8000 256-bit, soldered (64GB or 128GB)
Storage Exp.	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
Idle Power	10W – 18W
Est. Barebone Cost	$1,500 - $2,800

Best Suited For

Local LLM inference on 30B–120B models, ROCm/AI development, 1440p gaming without a discrete GPU, heavy multi-core builds.