We’re followers of GPD round right here. The Shenzen-based startup has been efficiently promoting super-portable micro-PCs working full-fat Home windows for half a decade now, and its newest mannequin, the Win Max 2, appears to be like to be its strongest but—even when it stretches the bounds of “portability” a bit.
We reported on Tuesday that GPD had revealed the pricing of the varied configurations for the Win Max 2; you may go try that submit if you happen to’re interested in these particulars. The vital context for this story is that there are two SoCs accessible within the GPD Win Max 2: an Intel Core i7-1260P or an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U.
Seeing this, some of us might have been confused about which mannequin to purchase? Longtime lovers will not be shocked to listen to that the Intel machine typically has the quicker CPU, whereas the AMD machine has the quicker GPU. A lot quicker, truly, on this case; YouTuber Cary Golomb—recognized extra extensively as “ThePhawx”—obtained his arms on each machines already, and put them by means of their paces.
This actually isn’t surprising for a number of causes; AMD’s drivers are far more refined than these for the Iris Xe graphics within the Alder Lake chip, AMD’s SmartShift function helps significantly, and the AMD system is provided with quicker 6400 MT/s LPDDR5 reminiscence versus the 5200 MT/s RAM within the Intel system. Nonetheless, it does imply that people who’re buying the GPD Win Max 2 primarily for gaming—more likely to be the vast majority of the consumers—ought to significantly take into account the AMD machine over the Intel machine.
In fact, that comparability is slightly foolish when the Steam Deck begins at $399, whereas the most affordable GPD Win Max 2 begins at $999 USD for early adopters on Indiegogo, or $1159 after the very fact. That value will get you a ten.1″ mini-laptop with strong gaming controls built-in that may completely function your moveable PC, maybe with the addition of some exterior peripherals, however it’s nonetheless loads for an built-in graphics gaming PC.
Head over to Indiegogo if you would like to get in on the motion, however be quick—as of this writing there are solely 67 of the $999 mannequin left!
