At CES 2025, AMD announced its brand-new Ryzen Z2 series CPUs for upcoming handheld gaming PCs, alongside the new Radeon RX 9070 GPUs and new Ryzen 9 9000X3D desktop CPUs. These chips are designed to bring “console-class gaming” to a portable form factor, according to AMD.
AMD Ryzen Z2 Series processors feature up to 8 Zen 5 CPU cores with RDNA 3.5 architecture-powered graphics in the Z2 Extreme, which should bring a notable jump in performance over RDNA 2.0-based handhelds. AMD notes that the new Z2 chips offer ultra-responsive gaming and impressive graphics while maintaining low power consumption and optimizations. Handhelds and systems, such as mini PCs, powered by Ryzen Z2 processors are expected to be available starting in Q1 2025.
AMD Ryzen Z2 CPU Specifications
Here are the official specifications for each CPU, via AMD:
- Ryzen Z2 Extreme
- Core and Thread Count: 8 Cores / 16 Threads
- Base Clock: 2.0 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.0 GHz
- Total Cache: 24 MB
- Graphics: AMD RDNA 3.5
- Graphics Cores: 16
- cTDP: 15-35W
- ARyzen Z2
- Core and Thread Count: 4 Cores / 8 Threads
- Base Clock: 3.3 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 5.1 GHz
- Total Cache: 24 MB
- Graphics: AMD RDNA 3.5
- Graphics Cores: 12
- cTDP: 15-30W
- Ryzen Z2 Go
- Core and Thread Count: 4 Cores / 8 Threads
- Base Clock: 3.0 GHz
- Boost Clock: Up to 4.3 GHz
- Total Cache: 10 MB
- Graphics: AMD RDNA 3.5
- Graphics Cores: 12
- cTDP: 15-30W
“Gaming has become the one of the biggest forms of entertainment around the world, and with titles becoming more immersive and demanding, having the right hardware and software is critical for the best player experience,” said Jack Huynh, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics Group, AMD. “Today’s announcements underscore our commitment to providing gamers everywhere the freedom to choose their own gaming experiences without being held back by performance bottle necks.”
