The Pocket 4, a new modular and fully featured AI PC and gaming handheld that is reportedly the world’s first to be powered by AMD’s new Ryzen AI 300 Series, featuring a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with Radeon 890M GPU, will soon be available to order from GPD, the Windows mini-laptop, UMPC, and Android handheld maker has announced. The new device, which can be used in various form factors, including open/closed clamshell and tablet modes, counts an 8.8-inch 144 Hz screen, 64 GB of high-speed memory, and support for mobile GPU docks and expansion modules as some of its top features.
Advertised features include:
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- 8.8-inch High-refresh Iris Display
- 64GB LPDDR5x 7500MT/s Memory
- Brand-new XDNA 2 Architecture NPU, 50 TOPS
- Multiple display modes, including Tablet Mode
- Supports 4096 Levels of Pressure Sensitivity With a Stylus
- Connect to a Mobile GPU Dock
- RJ45 Wired Network Port
- microSD Card Reader Module
Key specs include:
- Screen Size: 8.8 Inches, 144Hz, 2560 × 1600, 10-Point Multi-Touch
- CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- GPU: AMD Radeon 890M
- DDR: LPDDR5x 7500 MT/s
- SSD: 2TB / 4TB M.2 NVMe × 1
- Stylus: Active Pen With 4096-level Pressure Sensitivity, Original Handwriting
- RS-232: Expansion module × 1
- KVM: Expansion module × 1
- microSD Card Reader Module: × 1, UHS-I, Standard
- USB4: × 1
- USB A: × 2
- HDMI 2.1: × 1
- RJ45: × 1
- Thermal Design: Active cooling with large fans
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 6E
- Battery Capacity: 44.8Wh
- Length: 206.8 × 144.5 × 22.2 mm
A look at some of the device’s form factors:
Some benchmarks from GPD:
GPD on the Pocket 4’s GPU:
AMD Radeon 890M integrated graphics, based on the all-new RDNA 3.5 architecture, integrates 16 CUs with 1024 sp, delivering a 33% improvement in specifications compared to the previous generation, resulting in a 36% increase in gaming performance! Combined with LPDDR5x 7500 MT/s memory, the graphics memory bandwidth has also been enhanced.