CES 2025: AMD launches Ryzen Z2, Ryzen Z2 Extreme and Ryzen Z2 Go

AMD has announced new CPUs for both laptops and desktops at CES this week, but what about gaming handhelds? For the next generation of handheld gaming systems, AMD is offering up the Ryzen Z2 series, consisting of the Ryzen Z2, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme and the Ryzen Z2 Go. 

These CPUs use Zen 5 CPU cores and RDNA 3.5 graphics cores, all while keeping the TDP under 35W. These chips should improve performance compared to the previous generation, while also offering better battery life thanks to efficiency improvements.

You can see the full specs in the table below:

Model	Cores/Threads	Boost / Base Frequency	Total Cache	Graphics Model AMD	Graphics Cores	cTDP
AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Extreme	8C/16T	Up to 5.0 / 2.0 GHz	24 MB	AMD RDNA™ 3.5	16	15- 35W
AMD Ryzen™ Z2	4C/8T	Up to 5.1 / 3.3 GHZ	24 MB	AMD RDNA™ 3	12	15- 30W
AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Go	4C/8T	Up to 4.3 / 3.0 GHz	10 MB	AMD RDNA™ 2	12	15- 30W

Systems powered by Ryzen Z2 processors are expected to be available starting in Q1 2025.

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