GoKawiilAMD Zen 6 engineering sample with 24GB LPDDR5 memory surfaces in benchmarks
An AMD engineering sample bearing part number 100-000001930-12_Y has appeared on OpenBenchmarking, featuring a six-core, 12-thread CPU and 24GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 9,600 MT/s across four SK Hynix packages. The chip's microcode revision reportedly falls within AMD's range for Zen 6 processors, and reports from TechPowerUp and Notebookcheck link it to AMD's rumored Gainsborough chip family.
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The memory capacity and bandwidth jump over the current Steam Deck's 16GB at 6,400 MT/s suggests AMD could be preparing a substantially more capable handheld gaming chip, according to the cited reports. Still, since the tests ran on an unfinished engineering platform with development software, the benchmark scores and specs may not reflect what eventually ships in a consumer device.
- Sample has a six-core, 12-thread CPU paired with 24GB of LPDDR5 memory at 9,600 MT/s
- Microcode details suggest a link to AMD's next-generation Zen 6 architecture
- Benchmarks were run on an engineering validation board, not a finished product, so results are inconclusive
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