AMD is quietly arming an entire new wave of Steam Deck competitors

An artistic representation of a computer chip on a board fringed with blue light to make it look fast.
AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series will apparently add some lower power chips for handhelds. | Image: AMD via Aokzoe

You’ve obviously heard of the Steam Deck, and perhaps Asus drew your attention to the upcoming ROG Ally with its not-an-April-Fools’-joke. But that’s apparently just the tip of the iceberg for AMD-powered Steam Deck rivals, which have at least four handhelds based on slivers of silicon the chipmaker has yet to reveal.

One of the reasons we got so excited about the Asus ROG Ally is that Asus hinted it might be the first handheld since Steam Deck to offer a custom part specifically tuned for portables — and a growing body of leaks suggests that collaboration with AMD is called the Ryzen Z1.

And today, Geekbench leaks (which should always be taken with a grain...

Continue reading…



from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/qEtUFzO

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC v2020.009.20074

Play Monument Valley 2 game at home for free and avoid the Corona Virus