GPD Announces WIN 5 Handheld Gaming Console with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Processor
GPD has officially introduced the GPD WIN 5, a high-performance handheld gaming console featuring the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor and a range of hardware firsts for the handheld gaming market.
The WIN 5 is available with up to 128GB of LPDDR5x memory operating at 8000 MT/s and storage options of up to a 4TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 2280 NVMe SSD. The device supports single-sided PCIe Gen4 drives with no capacity limit.
One of its key design elements is an 80 Wh removable lithium-ion battery, a first for a handheld console, paired with GPD’s FlexPower power management technology. This setup allows the console to be used in either an integrated mode with a backpack-mounted battery or a fully detached mode. The device weighs 565 g.
The WIN 5 also incorporates a capacitive joystick with no dead zone or drift, offering pixel-level aiming correction, and Hall effect triggers that provide dual-mode operation with 0.1 mm trigger accuracy and sub-0.1 ms response time. These features aim to cover use cases across racing, simulation, action, and FPS titles.
Power is supplied through a 180 W DC adapter designed for AI PC workloads. According to GPD, the WIN 5 can run large language models with up to 70 billion parameters at Q8 precision in addition to gaming tasks.
Storage expandability includes a Mini SSD slot — measuring 15 × 17 mm — that supports PCIe Gen4×1 drives with up to 2TB capacity and speeds of 1600 MB/s. Developed by Biwin, the Mini SSD is roughly half the size of a microSD card and offers five times the transfer rate of SDXC cards. A UHS-I microSD card reader is also included, with support for microSDHC and microSDXC cards up to 2TB.
The system uses a 7-inch, 120 Hz display with AMD FreeSYNC Premium, 6 ms response time, and 100% sRGB coverage. GPU performance comes from a 40-CU integrated graphics core with a configurable TDP of up to 75 W. GPD claims performance levels comparable to an NVIDIA RTX 4060 mobile GPU.
Cooling is handled by the company’s new “Frostwind” thermal system, combining a dual-fan, four-heat-pipe arrangement with aerospace-grade titanium-aluminum alloy fan blades, a superconducting copper composite capillary structure, and a large-displacement side-blowing air duct. GPD reports noise levels under 30 dB(A) at over 2000 RPM, 500% increased wind pressure, and improved thermal conductivity exceeding 8,000 W/(m·K).
In performance demonstrations, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395’s AI accelerator was shown to lower power draw by 9 W compared to the AMD 890M in Black Myth: Wukong at equal settings. In Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p low settings, the integrated GPU delivered a 35% higher frame rate than the 890M while consuming 18% more power.
The GPD WIN 5 will be offered in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB configurations. Pricing, release date, and Mini SSD accessory details will be announced at launch.
