AMD Radeon 8050S “Strix Halo” Linux Graphics Performance Review

Last month I began the much anticipated AMD Strix Halo Linux benchmarking at Phoronix by testing the top-end Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 that features 16 cores / 32 threads and the very impressive Radeon 8060S integrated graphics. Coming in one step below that flagship Strix Halo SoC is the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 with Radeon 8050S graphics. Coming out today on Phoronix - coincidentally timed for the 21st birthday of Phoronix.com - is the first benchmarks of the Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 along with the Radeon 8050S graphics. This article is focused on providing an initial look at the Radeon 8050S Strix Halo graphics performance under Linux while a separate article is looking at the Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 CPU performance found within the HP ZBook Ultra G1a, the same laptop series as used for the Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 testing the past few weeks. The Radeon 8050S Graphics found with the Ryzen AI Max 390 and Ryzen AI Max 385 is slightly cut-down from the flagship 395 tier with the Radeon 8060S. The Ra ... Read full article.