On AMD’s front, we can already see traces of the future Z2 Extreme chip from the Reds. As a reminder, the Z1 and Z1 Extreme were APUs found in new portable consoles, such as the ROG Ally and ROG Ally Extreme.
AMD Z2 Extreme: an eight-core chip!
Thanks to a shipping manifesto, we know that AMD is obviously working on the new generation of APUs for future portable consoles. The programme includes a CPU with a total of eight cores in a hybrid configuration. There will be a total of three Zen5 cores and five Zen5C cores, in other words, three P-Cores and five E-Cores. Of course, we’ll also have hyperthreading and a total of 16 MB of cache. Finally, the TDP should be around 28W. On the graphics front, we’ll be treated to an RDNA 3.5 iGPU with 12 compute units.
Compared with the Z1 Extreme, we have the same number of cores with the same number of threads. However, where the Z2 stands out is in the generation of these components, which are more recent, and in particular the appearance of ‘ E-Core ‘. On the graphics side, even though we should have the same number of stream processors, we’re moving to the new generation. In short, we’re expecting better overall autonomy and improved performance.
