AMD Ryzen AI Halo Is An Excellent & Powerful Mini PC With Fully Open-Source Software AMD's Ryzen AI Halo mini PC, built on the Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" platform, began shipping this week after pre-orders last month. Phoronix tested the device, which features fully open-source software, and praised its performance. Earlier this year AMD announced the Ryzen AI Halo as their in-house mini PC offering built around their leading Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" platform. After pre-orders began last month, the Ryzen AI Halo is officially beginning to ship this week and over the past few weeks we have been testing it out at Phoronix.