AMD announced the 'Z1' and 'Z1 Extreme' gaming-focused processors. These CPUs feature built-in APUs with impressive industry-leading graphics performance when compared to other integrated graphics processors. The Z1 Extreme features eight cores and 16 threads with 12 RDNA 3 graphics cores and a total of 24 MB cache. This results in roughly 8.6 teraflops of performance, which is nearly comparable to the 10 teraflops on the PlayStation 5.
The regular Z1 is slightly tuned down, featuring only six cores and 12 threads and 22mb of cache. This processor outputs roughly 2.8 teraflops, placing it in between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles in terms of performance. However, given that these processors were designed for handheld PCs and not for docked home consoles, the performance is more than sufficient. In fact, the Z1 Extreme was shown off in the 'ASUS ROG Ally,' and it is capable of playing modern AAA titles at high settings up to 120 fps.
Handheld PC-Focused Processors
AMD's Z1 and Z1 Extreme are Designed for Portable PCs
Trend Themes
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2. Handheld Gaming - With the Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors being designed for handheld PC's, there is an opportunity for companies to develop more advanced and powerful handheld gaming devices which are capable of handling modern AAA games with ease.
3. Integrated Graphics Processors - The built-in APUs of the Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors provide impressive performance when compared to other integrated graphics processors, creating an opportunity for developing more advanced and efficient integrated graphics processors for use in future gaming devices.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming - The Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors offer an opportunity for the gaming industry to expand into the mobile market with handheld devices that can run modern AAA games smoothly, along with creating opportunities for developing more advanced gaming CPU processors.
2. Mobile Computing Devices - AMD's Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors are specifically designed for handheld PCs, opening up an opportunity for innovation in the mobile computing devices industry with more advanced and powerful mobile gaming devices.
3. Computer Hardware Components - The Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors offer impressive integrated graphics performance, providing an opportunity for companies in the computer hardware components industry to develop more advanced and efficient integrated graphics processors for use in future gaming devices.