AMD today announced Ryzen Z1 series chipsets developed for the next generation of portable gaming consoles. The Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme are based on the 4nm Ryzen Zen 4 architecture and feature RDNA 3 GPUs. AMD has shared that the Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme will be temporarily exclusive to Asus, although other hardware manufacturers may join the lineup.
AMD Ryzen Z1 carries a six-core Zen 4 CPU with twelve threads while the GPU side is covered by four RDNA 3 cores. There is 22MB of total cache on board. AMD claims that the Ryzen Z1 chipset is capable of delivering graphics performance of 2.8 teraflops.
Ryzen Z1 Extreme features an eight-core Zen 4 CPU with sixteen threads and twelve RDNA 3 GPU cores with 24MB of cache. Ryzen Z1 Extreme has graphics performance up to 8.6 teraflops. As for the actual numbers, AMD has shared a chart of the Z1 and Z1 Extreme engineering champions with some popular gaming titles running at 1080p resolution and low settings.
AMD Ryzen Z1 Series Performance Benchmarks (via The Verge)
Both new chipsets also support USB 4 connectivity and LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X memory. The new chipsets will also bring AMD Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) upscaling, Radeon Chill, Radeon Image Sharpening and AMD Link.
The AMD press release also shared that Asus ROG Ally will be offered with both new Z1 chipsets. Asus will announce ROG Ally pricing and availability on May 11.
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