AMD Z2 Extreme To Feature 3x Zen 5 And 5x Zen 5C Cores

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AMD may introduce a new 8-core CPU for upcoming portable consoles, the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. With a combination of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, the Z2 Extreme is expected to have more processing power than its predecessor, which only used Zen 4 cores.

Why it matters: The potential success of the Ryzen Z2 Extreme could influence the design and development of future gaming handhelds, possibly setting new standards in performance and efficiency.

According to a manifest listing discovered by X leaker @Olrak29, we now finally have additional details regarding the new chip codenamed Z2X28W 64-bit Microprocessor. The Ryzen Z2 Extreme will have a combination of three Zen 5 and five Zen 5c CPU cores.

Furthermore, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme could outperform Intel’s Lunar Lake offerings in terms of raw performance thanks to the new Zen 5 cores and an RDNA 3.5 GPU. Since AMD intends to release the Ryzen Z2 Extreme in early 2025, it shouldn’t be too long until we learn more.

However, it will be interesting to see who takes the lead this time after Asus did so previously with the ROG Ally Z1 Extreme. The competition also seems to be divided this time around, with Zotac opting for the Zen 4-based processor for its Gaming ZONE, while MSI has opted to use Lunar Lake for its Claw 8.

With the AMD Z2 Extreme APU release, the future of gaming handhelds could take a different turn, effectively replacing devices such as ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go.

Malik Usman

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Malik Usman is student of Computer Science focused on using his knowledge to produce detailed and informative articles covering the latest findings from the tech industry. His expertise allows him to cover subjects like processors, graphics cards, and more. In addition to the latest hardware, Malik can be found writing about the gaming industry from time to time. He is fond of games like God of War, and his work has been mentioned on websites like Whatculture, VG247, IGN, and Eurogamer.