Strix Point: AMD's Most Powerful Mobile Chip Yet - Beelink SER9 Review

[@Quizack]

I don’t know if people are truly appreciating just how impressive performance is on these APUs. We couldn’t even dream of results like this just 10 years ago, even for games of that time. Now we’ve got iGPUs playing modern games? Incredible stuff. AMD has done great work in this space

[@AbysmalEnd]

wait till they see Strix Halo. The benchmark just leaked and it shows that its faster than a 4060 laptop variant. All in a APU!!!!

[@АртемВласенко-щ5п]

imagine m4-m5 from apple to steam deck. More powerful than xbox series s and still 15w.

[@urmomma2688]

The ps4 had an igpu and it was playing the newest games at the time (its playing some new games of today too). The only new thing here is that capability coming over to pc

[@vac59]

Mobile Xbox one on 15w of power in a couple years? 🤔

[@cbz21]

I love my Legion GO it's plenty of power for older titles, and with afmf, it helps a lot. Impressive quality and screen. Got one for 450 dollars new.

[@NetDive]

Cyberpunk was melting the 20 series when it came out and now it runs on a mobile chip. that's amazing

[@Gustaviustwinkelberry]

Hardware is meaningless without software

[@michahojwa8132]

Just one step higher, possibly STXH on jan6, and we can go fully iGPU and forget about dGPUs. That if AMD isn't stupid and they don't double the price on launch.

[@Julzaa]

25/30W performance is really impressive!!

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

Right? At 30W, it is basically twice the performance of a PS4. Which is insane. I'm thinking I'll upgrade from my Steam Deck to one of the Zen2 Xtreme handhelds and get an eGPU to replace my desktop for an all-in-one device.

[@maskedlibrarian1483]

​@@Patrick-y4d1z my problem is that Why not do a cutdown version of this with 2 Zen 5 cores and 4 zen 5c cores cause 6 cores is a much better balance than 12 cores. It may end up like the whole MSI claw situation again

[@jeofthevirtuoussand]

mostly looks trash tho , thanks to the fact dlss isn't available

[@DanKaschel]

​@@jeofthevirtuoussandI'm a big fan of DLSS but I have faith that the quality gap between FSR and DLSS will continue to narrow (or, if it doesn't, then an alternative upscaling technology like XeSS will do what AMD can't)

[@jeofthevirtuoussand]

@@DanKaschel the only problem is thatbright now , handheld would massively benefit from dlss because let's be honest 3 secondes , handhelds on high settings are closer to 540p than 1080p , i understand what you wrote , yet hope isn't a full meal I wish for fsr to finally be worth something when the internal resolution to upscale from is lower than 1440p as for xess dp4a , the initiative from intel tp make their ai upscaler available on most gpus is really nice but let's face it , the performance is tanking really hard , my lament here and now is the poor image quality to gain performance or when xess dp4a is available , the performance gains can be undewhelming tho the picture clarity goes up by 1000 x the quality that fsr provides today when the internal reslution is lower than 1080p you really have to pick 2 poisons , and these performance starved pc , needed the good quality from xess and the good perf from fsr .... dlss on another topic ; what i would really like to see if possible ( from intel ) is to make the xess dp4a as an intel driver feature that doesn't need to be implmented in game , so that when xess isn't implemented in a game we still would be able to get some performance back with decent image quality

[@kurtwells711]

Cyberpunk 1080 medium settings at 60fps on integrated graphics. What a time to be alive!

[@DigitalBroomstick]

It’s Cyberpunk 2077 actually

[@ChrisDavisStudio]

Impressive, also excited to see how the native Mac version runs on the M4 Mac mini's when it launches in Jan

[@doovplayz]

@@DigitalBroomstickvery funny 😂

[@kurtwells711]

@@DigitalBroomstickI’m picturing a Cyberpunk snowboarding game now 😂

[@celestialemissary4934]

Well they can do it much better. Why not release PS5 pro APU for PC ?

[@Rentta]

That USB connectivity is serious oversight at that price

[@DanKaschel]

Maybe I misheard him but I think he was a little off. It has a USB-A 3.2 10G in the back, a USB-A 2 0.48G, and a USB-C 4 40G port in back. The USB 2 port is important because many OS installers only support USB2 so a single USB2 port ensures that, for example, your keyboard will work even if you're using some odd Linux distro. The front port is USB C 10G. It's definitely not generous but I think it's adequate, and if you need more, the USB4 40GB should be perfect for a dock.

[@Empterdose]

@@DanKaschel Since when do we refer to USB 2.0 Hi-Speed by bitrate - “0.48G”? 😵‍💫 Sure, it's technically correct, but I hadn't realized the USB 3.2 retcon naming reached back as far as USB 2.0!

[@ploed]

​@@DanKaschelisn't it a Bios problem instead of USB? My MB has the option for legacy compatibility.

[@webbedshadow2601]

Thats what I'm wondering too. Are you supposed to plug in a USB hub for more ports?

[@DanKaschel]

@@Empterdose Haha that’s just my compulsion for consistent formatting, it felt weird typing it too 😅

[@RetroCrisis]

Thanks for sharing this. I find these AMD APUs more interesting than any discrete GPU. My dream is a teeny tiny SFF Steam OS box that I can hide behind my TV.

[@singularonaut]

I play PC games from Steam this way, in 1080p with vrr and win 11 upscale to 4k it looks good with high middle settings in Cyberpunk I have around 50-60fps and in Alan Wake 2 stable 30+ fps with 4k from 720p Radeon 780M with 32Gb have around Xbox Series S performance with maxed texture quality thanks for 16Gb RAM dedicated for GPU only)

[@RetroCrisis]

@@singularonaut That's what I want to do too. I currently use my SteamDeck in docked mode for that. Which device are you using?

[@kupokinzyt]

I bought a 4070 laptop and have it tucked behind my TV, lid closed running from HDMI and wireless mouse and keyboard.

[@Oliver-s8k7k]

You could try game Streaming (LAN for a lagg-free experience) for the time being. I managed to arrange everything so that I am able to sit on my couch, connect a controller to my AndroidTV streaming box, open moonlight and start the game stream. This shuts down the monitors on my desktop PC and opens Steam Big Picture. So it is a console-like experience. Only downside is that you need to turn on your PC in the first place before you can sit on your couch.

[@ZackSNetwork]

Why? If you are hiding it, it doesn’t matter anyway.

[@Floodsye]

The best ASMR on the Internet is Rich talking about new PC and gaming hardware.

[@KrytopsyX]

As long as he doesn’t lick the microphone, I’m okay with it. 🤣 (He won’t do that)

[@malachigv]

bruh I was just listening to asmr and thought youtube was glitching the comments for a second

[@tricky2917]

Are you mad? It's Alex talking with a cold.

[@kasjamm]

Steam Deck is still very impressive at 15 watts and it's almost 3 years old.

[@1samm1]

Still love its consistent, predictable performance when compared to the Z1-variant devices

[@MLWJ1993]

It shows they made well informed choices about the parts they picked for it. Which is not an easy task when it comes to handheld devices.

[@50H3i1]

Because it's a custom chip designed specifically to run on low power . not a laptop chip like others even Z1 extreme is just a rename of 7840U

[@evostu7814]

Got rid of mine for a rog ally as wanted more performance & windows, I always use plugged in on turbo mode so not interested in the decks better battery life, each to there own though.

[@lzap_CZ]

I wonder how much Linux and WINE contribute to the success, Valve and the community is constantly improving games performance. Great hardware indeed.

[@hasnihossainsami8375]

Strix Halo on 256-bit 9600MT/s is going to be lit. No more bandwidth starvation - 307GB/s is no joke, and then there's Infinity Cache.

[@kamikazilucas]

9600 memory is lpddr6 right? is that even out yet

[@amirulshafix8759]

APU always get early adoption​@@kamikazilucas

[@bltzcstrnx]

​​@@kamikazilucasNope, still LPDDR5X, the current fastest LPDDR5X is 10700 MT/s. Edit: IIRC, most Dimensity 9300 & Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 smartphones already use LPDDR5X-9600. Albeit at lower width, yielding a total of around 76 GB/s of bandwidth.

[@Saif0412]

Waiting on Strix Halo for massive improvements.

[@Smallman647]

But the price will be 2000+ dollars

[@SaltMakerE]

I miss the old Digital Foundry music that used to play in the background. Wish they would bring that back!

[@Seatanic]

Agreed. Duhhhh duh duhhhhh dadunt dadunt dadunt dadunt

[@SaltMakerE]

@@Seatanic wes devine "go beyond". always brought excitement to the video lol

[@PCZONE1]

Me to that was the digital foundry Anthem I miss old df.

[@miguelroman4294]

I noticed Tom using some of the old tunes in his technical reviews lately.

[@Fulthrotle73]

Let us get Bespoke.

[@ultimategohan1551]

B E S P O K E

[@50H3i1]

Indeed 🍷

[@billykotsos4642]

0:13 THAT OLED SCREEN IS BEAUTIFUL

[@paullucci]

YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL

[@kewa_design]

Both beautiful individuals

[@imphonic]

I remember 10 years ago my integrated graphics could maybe run Minecraft at 20 FPS on a good day. We've come a long way...

[@GraveUypo]

well you had a shitty pc. because good stuff from 10 years ago was already faster than these chips.

[@zerosam5541]

Lower the render distance and lower the resolution I fix the ancient problem

[@JadziaDaxDS9]

@@GraveUypo What CPU from 10 years ago had better integrated graphics performance?

[@MatthewTaylor-hd2tk]

​@@GraveUypo Edited comment, yet failed to make sense

[@webbedshadow2601]

RIGHT?? I was playing WoT on my Intel celeron laptop getting 7-15fps on minimum settings!! Now mini PC's at the same price as that laptop are running games at a playable fps on med-high graphics, amazing.

[@mahius19]

I'm glad that DF are covering CPUs, especially the latest AMD ones, again. DF's analysis is top notch and very helpful to understand how a part performs.

[@dava00007]

I am thoroghly impressed by the performance of these little machines, I got the SER8 on heavy discount for my office work machine and I love the form factor and silence. I don't game on it, still impressed by its potential.

[@lionheart4424]

Wow, not sure if this is the first time Beelink is being featured in this channel, but congrats to them!

[@BenWillock]

Strix point is cool... but Strix Halo... that's the exciting one.

[@GraveUypo]

leaked geekbench shows it to be on par with a desktop rtx 2060. that's like... cool. but less than i expected. it loses significantly to the slowest 7000 series radeon. 20% faster than the gpu on an apple m4 tho. at least the laptop ones that are already out.

[@Space97.]

​​@@GraveUypotrue but it's a APU and M4 is a whole SOC

[@ozcover7254]

Strix Halo TDP 50W - 120W not for mobile

[@mikiswordbreaker4805]

​@@ozcover7254man that's the level of today's medium powered gaming laptops..with discreet GPU..but yeah at that kinda TDP..surely it isn't meant for mobiles .

[@Robba44]

In the here and now.

[@alandiegovillalobos]

In a couple of year this will be incredible.

[@handlemonium]

We're getting a RTX 4000 Ada SFF/RTX 4070 Mobile class graphics in an APU next year 😏

[@alandiegovillalobos]

@ really hope this is true.

[@Ahamshep]

Maybe. Not even getting the performance of the new intel cards. You can get the better performance for half the price. The only thing going for it, is the power consumption. I don't think they will ever make something that competes with their own products.

[@handlemonium]

@@Ahamshep It's all about marketshare grab while Intel is down and but quitn't out. Laptops with the "Ryzen AI MAX 390/395 + Radeon 8060S" APUs will have MSRPs north of $1500-$2500+ so definitely not in direct competition with something like a 4060Ti-class $269 RX 8600 or 4070-class $349 RX 8600XT let alone a 4070TI-class $429 RX 8700XT or $579 RX 8800XT

[@Ahamshep]

@@handlemonium on the regular CPU side I would agree. But these apu's are priced for the enthusiasts. Regular people will buy dedicated graphics in a heartbeat at these prices. I had honestly hoped these would be for the masses, but even the current offerings don't make financial sense. I don't know what their goal is with this.

[@RudeGerbil]

It would be interesting to see this mini-PC go head to head with the M4 Mac Mini, especially since the Mac Mini is significantly cheaper, and has access to machine learning based upscaling with MetalFX.

[@gorky_vk]

Is it significantly cheaper? With same amount of RAM and storage?

[@НатальяПолитова-у9м]

It's not cheaper

[@AmirAnuar]

It would be more helpful if you could show the power usage when you are comparing the wattage. It could show if the APU are fully using the wattage allowed by the system.

[@chadwolf3840]

love these mini pc comparisons. they're really catching up.

[@R3endevous]

M4 Mac also gets ~40FPS and consumes 40W with Cyberpunk 2077 through its translation layer during gameplay (check Andrew Tsai's test), wonder how much more it can get when the native port comes out.

[@ChrisDavisStudio]

Exactly, hope DF checks it out when its released in Jan

[@GraveUypo]

m4 mac is significantly faster than these, but slower than strix halo

[@Space97.]

True but remember this is Just a APU while M4 is A Whole SOC

[@mbsfaridi]

There making a native version for macOS?

[@ChrisDavisStudio]

@@mbsfaridi yeah, was announced at the last Apple event 🙌🏻

[@nimbulan2020]

I'll be honest I wasn't actually expecting any significant performance gains at handheld power levels after the lackluster performance of the 6840u and 7840u. Quite impressive and certainly enough to keep AMD comfortably ahead of Intel's Lunar Lake.

[@imadelachiri5475]

The 25W seems to be the sweet spot, and it suits handhelds very well

[@user-s8jb3qb6y]

That's horrible battery life. Who told you to say that?

[@MegaManNeo]

I love those small PCs! Even the ones with N100 are cool and I have a bunch of Raspberry Pis ever since the first model as well! It'd be great if a Strix Halo model could have exposed PCIe, just so we can connect a proper graphics card to it.

[@NoSubjection1]

I love Rich’s style,he’s super chill and a pleasure to listen to. ❤

[@Dionyzos]

Here's what I want from a Handheld and I would pay handsomely for it: SteamOS, this chip, backpedals and improved trackpads like on the Deck, Hall Effect sticks, the battery and speakers from the Ally X, more ports and a 1080p VRR OLED display. Nothing in here isn't possible with current tech.

[@daverhodus]

Is a 1080p VRR OLED display made at 7-8 inches?

[@Dionyzos]

@@daverhodusValve wanted the Deck OLED to have VRR but they said "we just couldn't get the technology done in time for the product launch, but it was something that we really wanted"

[@arkamukherjee457]

The next ROG Ally, if they got this chip and OLED would check all the boxes. Bazzite for the win

[@Dionyzos]

@@arkamukherjee457 The next Ally might even get SteamOS out of the box with Valve's new "Powered by SteamOS" program. I doubt it will have trackpads and Hall Effect sticks though which would be a real bummer.

[@azurestrike3082]

$1000 minimal 😢

[@Mr3-j4m]

Can't wait for a coming console handhelds & pc handhelds likes Switch 2, PSP 2, Ally 2, Go 2 & Deck 2. Very interesting 👍

[@MurCurieux]

Apple: You can put the power button on the front?

[@vncube1]

Hi Richard, please add comparisons to Van Gogh *under 10W* (where the Steam Deck is typically leaps and bounds ahead of laptop APUs). We need to know if premium x86 handhelds have finally caught up at brutally low TDPs.

[@bulletpunch9317]

Intel sure has

[@vncube1]

@bulletpunch9317 who tested Lunar Lake under 10W?

[@vncube1]

@bulletpunch9317 who tested Lunar Lake under 10W?

[@bulletpunch9317]

@@vncube1not under but at 10w. 3dmarksteelnomad light is close to apple m3, geekerwan. Single core cpu is also way ahead of hx370 under 10w.

[@aaroneldreth]

I usually run my SD at between 7-13 watts, depending on the game. Even Cyberpunk 2077 and Forbidden West at 13w tdp. My hope is that Valve will approach AMD for another Custom APU based on Strix Halo that targets the 5-15w power draw.

[@queenbeeader]

Great content, I love this channel, I attend on a regular basis. Thanks for the informative entertainment.

[@Bedex2]

Cool to see DF reviewing mini PCs!

[@0dn4mr4]

A huge papa Rich's videos enjoyer here

[@StonksGaming4fun]

I love this channel so much... ty for the content!

[@TheDirk74]

Got a SER8 just last week, running Linux for Daily stuff and Gaming/Emulation. It's just fun to see these small boxes do their magic. Especially with such low power consumption.

[@richardgordon6653]

Got my onexfly hx 370 on Monday. The performance finally makes it reasonable to play real games. Today with my medium high settings black ops six 30w lowest drop was 60fps. Wow just wow. Performs great. Worth the 1900 CAD

[@curryking1]

This is why I got a 4090 laptop with a wattage limit around 125 watts the extra wattage is a huge consumption of power with only a small margin improves performance, these and Apu also like my 7840u laptop and this new amd Apu it's clear low wattage is the king for mobile chips, Nintendo switch 2 I bet will be the same!

[@ZackSNetwork]

That should be equivalent to a RTX 4070ti in performance.

[@ogkendrick6392]

​@@ZackSNetwork In between the rtx 3080ti and rtx 3090 desktop

[@rometherevenant8749]

I love the growth of mini PCs.

[@NOPerative]

the price hike even popped in on my radar without even having to dig and am assuming it has something to do with the AI performance increase and RAM speed increase (7500 with max 8000 oc) on the die. Also suspect that the chip is also more costly due to the micro-architecture manufacturing process still being somewhat younger. Leads me to believe that this newer chip is something of a prelude to a future drop bringing something (potentially mind blowing) in from the periphery. Anyway, good vid. Really enjoyed the in-depth benching analysis (much appreciated).

[@anonskritler]

Soldered 32GB without a possibility to expand system memory is ludicrous on a CPU that can actually utilize up to 256GB and is meant for A.I. workflows...

[@jackykwan2580]

You can expand it if you have soldering skill and programming skill in changing bios to accommodate new ram

[@Smegheid]

It’s made to look that much worse by the fact that mini PCs based on previous APUs have a pair of sodimm slots that can take up to 96gb for just over $200. Yes, I get the lpddr thing, but for the price, the ser9 isn’t that impressive for anything other than gaming. Even then, a kilobuck could easily get much more performance if spent on components.

[@aj_bary2044]

I’m excited to see the comparison to the new MSI Claw, curious how that intel mobile chip compares.

[@soulsbourne]

The bandwidth limitations mean it's a 720p ultra with may be ray tracing if possible card more than it is a 1080p low card

[@SalveMonesvol]

Support for quad channel memory would be a game changer for mobile gaming.

[@KnightMD]

I'll be very happy if Valve releases this -but with the Z2 extreme, as the Fremont console, while allowing suspend/resume streaming to the Deck or Deckard. Literally all I want.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

It's cool and all but what's the point if I can only get it in a $1,200 laptop when I can get a 4060 mobile in that same laptop if I just shop around a little

[@user-sb4ll3ef5s]

Smaller laptops and lower power usage. Great for professionals who occasionally game and play less demanding games.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

@user-sb4ll3ef5s I guess but if a laptop is even slightly well designed it will have integrated graphics that it uses when the discreet graphics aren't needed

[@maskedlibrarian1483]

​@@jeremygregorio7472 the thing is most laptops with discrete graphics already have these APU in them. It's hard to come by a Laptop with just the APU only and no DGPU but their mostly in very thin and light laptops

[@50H3i1]

Performance 😊 Price tag :1200$ 💀

[@50H3i1]

@Bargate 4070s? Heck you can do a freakin 20GB 7900XT (on sales) build with that amount of money . For mini pc they make absolutely no sense but for handhelds we sould see what happens when sony xbox and valve release their versions . Cause only they can sell hardware at a loss

[@you2be839]

Performance: OKish for a handheld device; but meh for a mini PC! Price tag: not a chance in life for either!

[@Loundsify]

​@@Bargatethis is a laptop. £1200 won't even get you a 4060 laptop lol

[@WeLovetym0]

Yeah I'd want to replace my old gaming laptop being used as home server with this (plus moonlight duties) but this is a bit steep.

[@christroy8047]

Richard you keep out doing yourself brother. Very good review.

[@georgeg7259]

How does this compare to a base model Mac mini?

[@vintatsh]

Ironically when it comes to Mini-PCs the new M4 Mac Mini offers the best price-performance. Of course for gaming you're limited to macOS ports which trickle in slowly. Emulation seems to be working well though.

[@Space97.]

True but Remember this is a APU while the M4 is a Whole SOC

[@steveweidig5373]

This is true as long as you're staying at the basic RAM and storage options, as Apple asks a very hefty premium for any upgrade in those departments. Once you do increase them to match the 32GB RAM/1TB SSD of most other miniPCs however, that advantage quickly vanishes.

[@MrSyphon28]

Will we see this in the “Steam Box”?

[@RETR0_P0CKET]

They really need to include some GDDR6 with these APUs at this point. They are reaching a wall in terms of performance on LPDDR5.

[@FOREST10PL]

It has USB 4 capable (fully featured) 40 Gb/sUSB-C ports so it supports eGPUs and it's compatible with TB4 hardware

[@registeredblindgamer4350]

I just picked up the Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro with the 7940HS and it is sweet!!

[@registeredblindgamer4350]

@@ReveriePass Ohh, nice. I will be dual booting mine too. I love playing with it. The options USB 4 opens is outstanding. I have so many ideas for wht it could be used for I can't quite decide.I did treat myself and get 32gb memory with it too.

[@kurtisrinker1202]

I cannot wait for the strix halo benchmarks. It's going to be an absolute monster!

[@EnglishMike]

Beelink is currently selling the 32GB/1TB SER9 for $999 on its website at the moment. The equivalently specced Mac Mini m4 is $1400, though the latter does come with three Thunderbolt 4 ports.

[@regenjo]

It also lacks macOS

[@kennypowers1945]

@@regenjothat’s a plus lol no one wants Mac OS

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

@@kennypowers1945except for the 100+ million active Mac users who are already out there, presumably

[@estusflask982]

no thanks. no upgradeable ram no buy. stuck with 32GB.

[@regenjo]

@@estusflask982 you can always buy a more powerful device when you run out of ram or processing power.

[@rajsingha1099]

I have this chip in my Asus ProArt 16. I am very impressed by it.

[@mattdhargett]

$1200 with no Thunderbolt?? In the future, it would be interesting to connect an eGPU via the m.2 port via OCulink, as a way to show what extensibility is technically possible if the vendor/integrator had bothered.

[@estusflask982]

It has Thunderbolt 4/USB4. It supports eGPU with no m.2 or Oculink needed.

[@thebeetalls]

Memory bandwidth is a real problem on Strix Point. More than double the compute stats but barely anything to show for it, especially at lower power limits. I wonder what things would look like with some v-cache slapped on top. 🤔

[@MikeBob2023]

Thank you! 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@AshtonCoolman]

If Valve made a Steam Deck 2 with this APU, I'd buy it.

[@GraveUypo]

nah, it's not fast enough for a steam deck 2. 2 more generations and then it'll make sense. needs to be at least twice as fast at the same wattage, preferably 3 times

[@jackykwan2580]

No way valve will launch with this chip as it is new tech and very expensive. Handhelds shouldnt cost more than $700 so those new device should avoid using latest chip

[@eldraque4556]

great review, right on the tech edge, nice one

[@proesterchen]

It's performance comparisons like this when actually listing the render resolution, rather than hiding it behind the mix of output resolution and undersampling factor name, would be greatly appreciated.

[@honk_tm]

I did not expect to se mini pc review here.

[@anssiaatos]

@@honk_tm Mini PCs are the inevitable future, like it or not

[@MrRoundthetwist]

@@anssiaatos I think you’re right Right away looks far more advanced future-esque than traditional and current bulky console/PC hardware

[@byteframe_primarydataloop]

Why anyone would select a handheld without those gorgeous touchpads that the deck features is beyond me.

[@augustrokkjr298]

This is truly astonishing for an iGPU. AMD is really killing it with ther APU's

[@Whyelephantsafraidofmice]

18:53 "the mystery enclosed in the enigma" 😂 Isn't that from a DF Direct?

[@yusufied.]

I'm always eager to see if a mobile GPU at 15 W is finally able to beat the PS4's raw GPU power and while it wasn't completely clear here it looks like this chip is able to do so. I suppose the first time we may actually see that sort of performance in a gaming handheld before upscaling will be in the Switch Successor's docked mode. And that will be nearly 12 years after the release of the PS4.

[@ebridgewater]

03:06 Deck should be on the left, HX 370 (no space) on the right.

[@ThePowerLover]

What about Lunar Lake? And the M4?

[@lensboi1229]

how this compare to the Mac Mini M4?

[@casualbeymate]

High quality content as always. Will there be any coverage for the game Infinity Nikki?

[@RyanMiahH]

How do you keep up with the naming scheme as to which is the latest and greatest?

[@Simulati0n]

Does this compete with a M4 Mac Mini Pro at the price point?

[@konstantinlozev2272]

And here is me with the Steam Deck LCD 512GB I bought recently for EUR 350. And it has a screen on top of that. And can even do some dev work with a Bluetooth keyboard on the go Certainly not 3 times slower

[@JuicyJonesHQ]

Incredible performance from AMD here. Still I am more than satisfied with streaming games from my PC at 1440p ultra, downscaled to 1080p over Steam link, to my iPad Mini or Logitech G Cloud. The Steam deck just can’t touch that experience as long as there’s WiFi available, e.g. from my phones ‘s hotspot.

[@jonathanwilliams5329]

Back in 2005 I had a Dell Pentium 4 laptop with Intel integrated graphics, and it couldn't even run BF1942 which was about 3 years old at a playable frame rate at 800x600, LOW setting 🤣. IGPUs are pretty impressive now for what they are.🙂

[@trapexit]

Was the wattage only a setting or also confirmed at the wall?

[@SirSomnolent]

Before purchasing, I'd do a quick experiment and lookup some of their models already released. Next attempt to locate a bios update.

[@estusflask982]

What's wrong with the included BIOS

[@DefinitelyNotPedro]

You can probably run a GPU off the nvme slot like you can in many laptops. So you tecnically can make a dGPU set up for it.

[@elbiggus]

Power button on the front? I wonder if anyone at Apple has considered such a bold move?

[@Razzbow]

Where are the benchmarks vs lunar lake?

[@azazelleblack]

Well, there aren't any Lunar Lake mini-PCs yet. Maybe that's why? That said, having tested STX vs. LNL, I can tell you that while LNL puts up good competition, when both are not power or thermal limited, STX is quite a lot faster. But it's also a much larger and power-hungry chip. LNL competes well at lower power limits.

[@bulletpunch9317]

​@azazelleblack theres a handheld. These guys prolly didnt get it for review.

[@mliler1405]

How have you guys not made a video about dark tide yet or marvel’s rivals release?

[@EJH_1138]

Cyberpunk 1080p high at around 50fps... I'm blown away.

[@bleeb1347]

You’re like 3 months behind ETA Prime’s channel my guys. Where you been?

[@nightspiderx1916]

Is it possible to update the Agesa version with the Beelink? If not it would be a shame because the latest Agesa versions showed some pretty nice uplifts.

[@andrewbrooks2001]

When will products be available with the 40cu Strix Point APU?

[@jimstraw9974]

My Beelink SER9 does have the USB4 Thunderbolt 40GB/S USB C. It's the rear port next to the Power jack. Only 2 USB 3.2 10 GB/S Type A one in front and one is the upper USB A on the back and all other USB A are USB 2.0 480MB/S. The front USB Type C is 10 GB/S.

[@abdullahzafar4401]

Mighty Impressive that steamdeck is .... 7nm chip so well made and optimized to be as efficient as 4nm strix point . JUST WOW 👍

[@MrSamPhoenix]

I’d love a head to head with the new Mac mini.

[@bimotok757]

With more memory bandwidth (256 bits) will be interesting. I imagine 4 Zen5 cores + 6 Zen5c cores, 20 compute unit GPU, 256 bits memory interface at 15W TDP.

[@plonk420]

i wonder what the perf would be if you disabled (if even possible) 4-6 Zen5c cores

[@Navin4061]

Reminds me of Intel NUC. Do they still make those?

[@tronam]

I wonder where the inspiration for that hardware design came from.

[@richardtucker5938]

14:14 I know Rich, i would never dream of doubting your abilities my liege.

[@jasonsmith530]

I hope to hear more about the switch 2 tomorrow on the game awards

[@jdmahle]

So is it good for the switch 2?

[@anarex0929]

All modern gaming mobile pcs should have a 4xpci e external gpu connection port. I seen people plug in 4090s and the 4x port is fast enough to get 90+% of GPU usage. An AMD has put out some great external mobile eGPUs with 12GB of VRAM so the bus isn't accessed exept for video output. Vram is loaded in one go, makes the 4x port at 60GBit a sec good enough to push any modern game without vram studering. These ports also super accelerated AI LLMs. Allowing you to push 80+TOPs of through put on a laptop is amazing.

[@TommyHe]

Pre-ordered a GPD Pocket 4, which features the same HX 370.

[@declangallagher1448]

I thought were were still on Strix Halo?