AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 SoC review: the Zen 5 CPU architecture, RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture, and XDNA 2 NPU make this AMD's most compelling laptop chip to date
AMD introduced the Ryzen AI 300 laptop line with two chips and a 50 TOPS NPU, positioning the HX 370 as a flagship member of the family. This review adds an independent assessment of that July-bound Ryzen AI 300 launch.
The chip is AMD’s first laptop-focused combination in this coverage of Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and XDNA 2 neural processing. It follows a broader look at Ryzen AI 300 and Zen 5, shifting attention from launch specifications to the practical appeal of the integrated design.
First-order effects
The favorable review strengthens the HX 370’s standing with laptop makers and buyers evaluating AMD’s newest premium mobile platform.
AMD’s CPU, integrated graphics, and NPU are evaluated as one SoC proposition rather than as separate component upgrades.
Second-order effects
Laptop vendors can market AI-capable systems around a more cohesive AMD platform, while competing mobile-chip offerings face comparison across CPU, graphics, and on-device AI capabilities together.
The review raises the value of software and workloads that can assign work across Zen 5, RDNA 3.5, and XDNA 2; raw CPU benchmarks alone become a less complete purchasing signal.
Third-order effects
If this integrated approach continues to win laptop designs, premium mobile silicon will increasingly compete on heterogeneous compute balance rather than a single headline metric.
The durable constraint will be whether operating systems and applications make the NPU and integrated graphics materially useful; absent that software support, platform integration may not translate into sustained differentiation.
The trend: AI PCs are turning laptop-chip competition into a contest over coordinated CPU, GPU, and NPU capabilities within one power-constrained platform.
This is an excellent beginning by @AMD @ASUS Zenbook S16 A peek at the new @AMDRyzen Ai 9 HX 370. It seems like a lower-power one. (Screenshots from Hardware Canucks's YouTube channel) Full: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ [image]
Both Zen5% and Arrow Lake are looking so mediocre an “upgrade” outside of microbenchmarks and corner cases that it hurts. Even Apple's yearly laughable “refreshes” are way more relevant than x86 stuff. #SiliconGang
And so the Zen 5 era begins. I expect this will get lost in the noise of the launch, but I find AMD's decision to do a mobile-first launch remarkable. This is a first for the company. It goes to show how they're catching up to market trends, and improving on their mobile chips
The first @AMD Zen 5 Linux benchmarks! @AMDRyzen AI 9 HX 370: 100+ Benchmarks Validate Zen 5's Captivating Power Efficiency & Performance An initial look at the Zen 5/5C Linux performance in 100+ tests from the @ASUSUSA Zenbook S16 Strix Point. https://www.phoronix.com/...
@RyanSmithAT Mobile is also where the volume is and the biggest opportunity to change market share. They've long been competitive on desktop. Mobile has been a longer uphill battle, especially with how important the whole platform is and not just the CPU.