AMD is gearing up to refresh its "Strix Point" APUs with the upcoming "Gorgon Point" generation, set for release in 2026. Recent online benchmarks have provided the first glimpse of this new APU. A submission to SiSoftware reveals an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 model. The "Gorgon Point" APU offers a boost in single-threaded performance while maintaining the same CPU core and iGPU architecture. It features up to 12 cores and 24 threads based on "Zen 5" or "Zen 5c," an iGPU based on the RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture, and an NPU based on XDNA 2. Although the core architecture remains largely unchanged, the CPU, iGPU, and NPU receive performance enhancements over the existing "Strix Point" chip. The cache configuration is listed as 12×1 MB of L2 and 3×16 MB of L3 cache.

According to leaked partner slides, the main difference is a slight increase in boost clock speeds for the new APU generation. In SiSoftware run, th Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 was spotted running 5.25 GHz boost frequency, which is a modest improvement from the previous 5.1 GHz, while maintaining a 28 W default TDP. The NPU throughput has been moderately increased to deliver over 55 AI TOPS. AMD has enabled full NPU performance across all tiers of Ryzen AI SKUs based on this chip. AMD's own benchmarks of the "Gorgon Point" APU are also shown below, as revealed by an earlier leak from a confidential presentation in China.