Written By Nicholas Walter | Updated: 10 September 2024 22:28
During a media interaction at the recently ended IFA 2024, AMD reportedly disclosed that the AMD Z2 Extreme is in development and that it plans to ship its second-generation Z series chipset next year.
AMD’s second-generation chipset is projected to power devices arriving in 2025, such as Valve’s rumored successor to the Steam Deck. The AMD Z1 Extreme processor was announced in May 2023 and powers current-generation portable PCs like the Asus ROG Ally X and the Lenovo Legion Go.
AMD is reportedly developing the Z2 Extreme and may release it in “early 2025,” about two years after the company’s first-generation CPU debut, according to a report from Digital Trends from a media session held at IFA 2024. We can assume that the forthcoming chipset will be based on AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 (or Strix Point) series even if the business did not disclose any information regarding its performance.
About the new chipset’s efficiency compared to the model from the current generation, AMD has not released any information. The ROG Ally X was introduced in July, and it doubled the battery capacity to 80Wh after the Asus ROG Ally received negative press for its poor battery life.
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The report claims that the manufacturer has acknowledged that it is collaborating with OEM partners to integrate the chipset into their next-generation products. The company’s chipset powered the ROG Ally and ROG Ally X, and the Asus second-generation handheld may also come with the next AMD processor, similar to the Lenovo Legion Go’s replacement.
With a bespoke 7nm AMD Aerith APU, the Steam Deck is another portable gaming PC that needs performance work. The Steam Deck’s replacement, or Steam Deck OLED, which has a somewhat newer 6nm chipset, might have a significantly better performance if Valve chooses to equip it with the new AMD Z2 Extreme chipset.
