This could be bad news for Steam Deck and the gang.
This should satisfy the thirst for memory bandwidth and noticeably improve gaming performance.
This would be great for handheld PCs in terms of raw performance.
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In other words, dont expect Intel to become the handheld gaming PC savior.
It’s not all doom and gloom, though.
Even with the cut cache, AMDs new APUs should offer significantly higher memory bandwidth.
AMD
Not because AMD cares about handheld gaming PCs, but because AI workloads need a ton of memory throughput.
The older Z1 Extreme only has a 64-bit bus.
This translates to a maximum memory bandwidth of 128GB/s, more than double that of the Z1 Extreme.
Intel
This is solid, but the gaming performance wouldve been even better with the intact cache.
Once again, an AI-focused improvement could indirectly benefit future gaming handhelds.
What About ARM Solutions Like the Snapdragon X Elite?
Qualcomm
ARM-based chips andWindows on ARMhave been gaining more and more traction in the recent couple of years.
This is great news that shows Qualcomm is serious about the gaming prowess of the upcoming ARM-based Windows laptops.
ARM SoCs can be incredibly power efficient, making them perfect for mobile solutions.
Thats almost double compared to the thin and light version of the Snapdragon X Elite.
Who knows, maybe ARM is the future of gaming handhelds.
In time, this could be great news for all of us whoprefer gaming on our handhelds.
