In a joint Q&A session at IFA 2024, AMD and Microsoft confirmed to Digital Trends that they expect the Z2 Extreme APU to debut early next year.
Something to look forward to: Windows-based competitors to Valve’s Steam Deck will likely receive revisions with substantial performance improvements starting next year. Although the final specifications for the chips powering them remain unclear, they will likely be based on AMD’s Zen 5 Strix Point architecture, which might provide a significant upgrade according to early benchmarks.
In a joint Q&A session at IFA 2024, AMD and Microsoft confirmed to Digital Trends that they expect the Z2 Extreme APU to debut early next year. As the successor to the Z1 Extreme that powers the Asus ROG Ally, the chip could inaugurate a new generation of handheld gaming PCs.
Since Valve’s Steam Deck launched in 2022, most major gaming PC OEMs have unveiled competing handhelds.
