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AMD announces next-gen Ryzen Z2 APUs for gaming handhelds
AMD's Z2 processors are now official - and include three architectures in one family: Z2 Extreme with Strix Point, Z2 on Hawk Point and Z2 Go on Rembrandt.
The flagship Z2 Extreme is an eight-core, 16-thread design with a TDP of up to 35W, built on the Strix Point architecture - which recently impressed us in the Beelink SER9 mini PC. This hetrogeneous design is intended to provide a better mix of single-core speed and die area / power usage versus a homogeneous alternative, so it'll be fascinating to see how it performs in new high-end gaming handhelds - think a next-gen Asus ROG Ally X or Lenovo Legion Go, for example. Watch on YouTube Pre-embargo reporting suggested that AMD's announcement promised that Z2-series chips would be available on systems made by the likes of Valve, Asus and Lenovo, hinting towards a mid-gen refresh for the Steam Deck, but there doesn't appear to be any solid footing for that claim in the slides.
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