GPD teased the first AMD Strix Halo-powered handheld console in late July, promising that it will make its public debut at the ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai, China. After its reveal, several Chinese creators are getting their first impressions of the overpowered handheld PC, running benchmarks on the system. Jobs_Bao tested the Win 5 on the showroom floor, running Cinebench R23 and Time Spy benchmarks and sharing the results on Bilibili.
The handheld achieved a score of 30,495 points on the former, enabling it to deliver performance comparable to that of desktop-class Intel Core i9-13900HX processors. What’s more impressive is that it achieved this record with the CPU reaching a maximum temperature of 80.3 degrees Celsius while running at full tilt. Even so, the exhaust vents at the top of the Win 5 only recorded a temperature of just over 45 degrees Celsius, with the fans running at around 95dB, making it quite convenient to play with.
The most notable feature of the GPD Win 5 is its battery, which boasts a 5,170mAh capacity. Instead of being built into the console, it comes as a separate unit that can be easily placed and removed from the back of the console. Although some people were taken aback by this design, especially as it adds some heft to the handheld (around 340 grams), it’s advantageous as you can easily swap it out while on the go. Aside from that, you don’t have to keep it on the back of the Win 5 if you intend to use it while attached directly to its massive 180-watt charging brick.
