AMD Announces New Ryzen Z2 Processors for Gaming Handhelds Including Steam Deck
AMD has announced three new Ryzen Z2 processors for gaming handhelds ahead of its CES 2025 keynote presentation. All three APUs will target different power levels, though only the highest-tier chip, the Z2 Extreme, uses a newer CPU architecture.
AMD’s Z2 handheld gaming chips are official — and not coming to a Steam Deck near you
AMD initially said they would come to the Steam Deck (and others) but Valve has categorically denied a Z2 Deck.
AMD announces new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds
And no, it is not coming to Steam Deck 2 On the heels of the CES 2025 show, AMD has announced the new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds, including the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2, and the Ryzen Z2 Go.
AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 CPUs boost gaming handhelds, if you buy the best one
It's too bad the Ryzen Z series is affected by the same technological mix-and-match game that AMD plays with its laptop processors, continuing to rebrand old silicon and reserving the most significant progress for top-of-the-line chips.
AMD introduces Ryzen Z2 chips for gaming handhelds (with up to 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU compute units)
The Ryzen Z2 is an 8-core, 16-thread chip with CPU frequencies that go up to 5.1 GHz, 24MB of cache, 12-core graphics, and a 15-35 watt TDP, while the Ryzen Z2 Go is an entry-level option with 4 CPU cores, 8 threads, speeds up to 4.3 GHz, 10MB of cache, 12-core graphics, and a 15-30 watt TDP.
AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 chip promises ‘console-class’ performance for handhelds
AMD's hotly anticipated Ryzen Z2 range is finally here, and it'll start showing up in handhelds within months.
Valve shuts down Steam Deck 2 speculation as AMD says it's building chips for a stronger handheld: "There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck"
"There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck," Valve coder Pierre-Loup Griffais quickly clarified on Bluesky. "Guessing the slide was meant to say the series is meant for products like
AMD announces Ryzen Z2 series processors for handhelds — more performance, better efficiency, coming soon
AMD announced its upcoming Ryzen Z2 line of processors at CES 2025, with the halo Z2 Extreme sporting an 8-core, 16-thread CPU and a 16 CU RDNA 3.5 GPU. The other two models are a step down in various ways and full specifications aren't yet available.
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