Technology giant AMD has officially announced its new processors, the Ryzen Z1 series, today after rumors circulating for a long time. The series, which consists of two chipsets called Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, will be used in portable game consoles.
The new processors introduced by AMD aim to bring high-level performance and speed to the next generation portable consoles, as well as provide high battery life and breathtaking visuals. The features of the series clearly reveal the future of geared rivals against Steam Deck.
What does the Ryzen Z1 series bring?
The Ryzen Z1 series consists of two processors, Z1 and Z1 Extreme, and is based on the 4nm Zen 4 architecture. When we look at the Z1, we encounter features such as 6 cores and 12 threads. In addition, four RDNA 3 cores and 24MB cache are also located on the processor. AMD says that the graphics performance of the Ryzen Z1 can reach 2.8 TFLOPS.
On the other hand, when we look at the more powerful member of the series, Ryzen Z1 Extreme, we see 8 cores and 16 threads. These are accompanied by 12 RDNA 3 GPU cores and a total cache of 24MB. The company adds that the graphics performance of the Z1 Extreme has reached 8.6 TFLOPS.
On the other hand, AMD also shared a graph of the gaming performances of the processors. The data, which includes many games from Red Dead Redemption to Forza Horizon 4 running at 1080p resolution and low settings, reveals that both chipsets are successful.
Finally, Ryzen Z1 processors also include features such as USB 4, LPPD5 and LPDD5X memory. In addition, AMD Radeon Super Resolution technology, which significantly increases the performance of games, as well as many features such as AMD Link, AMD Radeon Boost come with the processors.
Ryzen Z1 series will debut on ASUS ROG Ally
AMD has also officially announced the first devices to use its new processors. Accordingly, we will see both chipsets in the portable console ROG Ally, which ASUS recently introduced, which will be a great competitor to the Steam Deck. The new device will officially debut on May 11, 2023. You can access its features from our content below.
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