Aya Neo wants to provide gaming handheld with separate AMD or Intel Arc GPU

Aya Neo presents the Next II. That is a Windows 11 gaming handheld that resembles the Steam Deck and, according to the manufacturer, gets a separate GPU. Aya Neo wants to use laptop GPUs from AMD and Intel for this. It is not yet known when the handheld will be released.

Aya Neo shows renders of the handheld, which resembles the Steam Deck. Like Valve’s console, the Next II has touchpads. The handheld console is also larger than previous Aya Neo models. That should make it possible to house a separate gpu, in addition to a soc with an integrated gpu.

In a presentation, what VideoCardz publishes about, the Chinese manufacturer talks about an unspecified Radeon 6000M GPU or an Intel DG2. Because of the compact size and the limited space for a battery, it is probably about entry-level models of such GPUs. They may be slightly faster than integrated GPUs that Aya Neo has used in his handhelds so far.

Aya Neo wants to make an AMD variant with Ryzen 6000 processor and Radeon 6000 GPU and an Intel version with Alder Lake processor and DG2 GPU. The company has not yet disclosed concrete details about the components used. It is also unclear when the console will appear and what the price will be.

The Chinese manufacturer has announced numerous gaming handhelds in recent months. The line-up now consists of seven different models. All of these are not for sale yet, but the Aya Neo Air with OLED screen can now be pre-ordered via Indiegogo. Last year, the manufacturer already released some gaming handhelds.