AMD shares details about Ryzen Z1 processors for use in PC gaming handhelds

AMD will share details about its Ryzen Z1 processors for handheld PCs on Tuesday. The chip will be available in two different variants. The chips will be available first in ASUS’ upcoming ROG Ally handheld.

AMD will release soon a Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme out, the company confirms in a press release. The ‘regular’ Z1 has six Zen 4 cores, an integrated RDNA 3 GPU with four compute units and 22MB cache. The Extreme variant has eight cores, a more powerful GPU with twelve CUs and 24MB cache.

According to AMD, the Ryzen Z1 series is specifically intended for use in handhelds intended for PC gaming. The processors would therefore be optimized for, among other things, a relatively high battery life. Both variants have a TDP of 15 to 30W. The chips also support USB4 and work with the Lpddr5 and Lpddr5x memory standards.

There have been rumors for some time about the arrival of an AMD Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme. Geekbench listings recently confirmed that those processors would have six and eight Zen 4 cores respectively. The chips will be used first in the upcoming ROG Ally, about which manufacturer ASUS will share more details on May 11.