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AMD recently announced the official launch of two new members of the Ryzen Z2 series APUs for handheld gaming platforms, including the flagship Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme and the entry-level Ryzen Z2 A chips, offering more diverse hardware configuration options for high-performance and low-power handheld gaming devices. The simultaneous release of these two chips also enables more device manufacturers to create more user-friendly, personalised handheld gaming devices based on different SoC configurations.

As the latest flagship model, the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme’s naming convention hints at its key feature: it is the first chip to incorporate AMD’s proprietary NPU, delivering up to 50 TOPS of AI computing power and compatibility with Microsoft’s Copilot+ intelligent features. The core configuration of this new flagship chip is nearly identical to the Ryzen Z2 Extreme announced several months ago. The CPU is based on the Zen 5 architecture, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads, with 3 high-performance Zen 5 cores and 5 efficient Zen 5c cores among the 8 cores. The base frequency is 2.0GHz, with a maximum boost frequency of 5.0GHz. The GPU is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, featuring 16 CU units, 24MB of cache, and support for LPDDR5X-8000 memory. The Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme has a TDP range of 15–35W. The newly added NPU unit enables handheld devices to have independent local AI processing capabilities, offering advantages in real-time computing performance and power management efficiency.

The Ryzen Z2 A is positioned as an entry-level model, built on the Zen 2 architecture using TSMC's 6nm process. The CPU features 4 cores and 8 threads, while the GPU consists of 8 RDNA 2 CU units, supporting up to LPDDR5-6400 memory. The Ryzen Z2 A has lower power requirements, with a TDP range of 6–20W, lower than other APUs in the current Ryzen Z2 series, It is expected to be used in lightweight gaming handheld devices with longer battery life, suitable for running lightweight games with relatively low performance requirements.

All newly announced AMD handheld devices this year have been upgraded to the Ryzen Z2 platform. For example, the previously announced Lenovo Legion Go 2 is reported to feature an AMD Ryzen Z2E processor with a battery capacity of 75Wh, representing a 50% increase over the previous generation.

The newly announced Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme enables the next generation of AMD handheld devices to feature new capabilities such as image enhancement, voice recognition, and game AI optimisation. Additionally, the NPU is currently in an active exploration phase for handheld devices, with newly announced features like Copilot+ potentially adding personalised functions such as Copilot for Gaming and more interesting game-assistance features to AMD gaming handhelds.