Monday, September 17th 2018
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 Processor to Power SMACH Z Handheld Gaming PC
Remember the SMACH Z? Me neither. It was a long attempt in the making, with multiple Kickstarter campaigns that finally resulted in an actual product coming to market later this year. The SMACH Z is a handheld gaming PC with an x86 processor, that was originally supposed to use a 5" 720p screen powered off an AMD G-series SoC (System on a Chip). It was then updated to use an AMD Merlin Falcon (Excavator) R-Series RX-421BD clocked at 2.1 GHz SoC with an integrated Radeon R7 series GPU at 800 MHz to run a 6" 1080p display, that was in turn embedded in a handheld gaming console, effectively making it a portable gaming PC. Perhaps it was a good thing that the product took its time, since they have now decided to use updated internals for the final product- once more from AMD- in the form of the Ryzen Embedded V1605B SoC with AMD Radeon Vega 8 graphics.
eBOM reports that AMD has announced it will be showcasing the SMACH Z in their booth presence at the Tokyo Game Show which commences later this week. This marks yet another gaming platform that AMD will be powering, although it is less powerful than the other ones. The SMACH Z isavailable for pre-order in three different variants (Z, Z Pro, and Z Ultra) which have different starting configurations, but can be customized as with most pre-built PCs. All variants can run off the Linux-based SMACH OS or Windows 10, retain the 6" 1080p touch screen, support up to 16 GB of dual channel DDR4 memory and 256 GB of solid state storage, and have an optional camera as well. Prices begin at $699 and go up to $1199, with a 10% discount for pre-order for the console expected to be available December, 2018. For those interested, there are some preliminary benchmarks released by SMACH from earlier this year.
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eBOM
eBOM reports that AMD has announced it will be showcasing the SMACH Z in their booth presence at the Tokyo Game Show which commences later this week. This marks yet another gaming platform that AMD will be powering, although it is less powerful than the other ones. The SMACH Z isavailable for pre-order in three different variants (Z, Z Pro, and Z Ultra) which have different starting configurations, but can be customized as with most pre-built PCs. All variants can run off the Linux-based SMACH OS or Windows 10, retain the 6" 1080p touch screen, support up to 16 GB of dual channel DDR4 memory and 256 GB of solid state storage, and have an optional camera as well. Prices begin at $699 and go up to $1199, with a 10% discount for pre-order for the console expected to be available December, 2018. For those interested, there are some preliminary benchmarks released by SMACH from earlier this year.
56 Comments on AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 Processor to Power SMACH Z Handheld Gaming PC
Either way, where does AMD say they are showcasing this fraud? It's on none of AMD's social media pages, nor their newsroom.
I’d buy one if it wasn’t for that tag
edit: Also, the Steam Controller sucks. So anything based on it sucks too.
I have one and still wouldn't waste my time to wrap it up and give it away on this board. :)
It's really not good though imo. Think of it as me sparing you. :D
The Switch Pro controller has a slight edge in ergonomics, IMO, but it also is the newest. The +, -, and Home buttons are somewhat poorly placed, but it's face buttons and joysticks are perfectly positioned (so far; IMO).
"Misinformation" is pretty much written all over their website. Ryzen V1000 series is a friggin big and hot APU for a portable console. It has a configurable TDP of 12-25W on the lower end, which is wa-a-ay too much for a 6" portable device. Even Nintendo had to limit the TDP of Tegra X1 in Switch and add active cooling to avoid overheating and battery explosions.
At the same time they market a 3.6GHz boost frequency, which is an absolute max for a single core on a TDP-uncapped chip (that's from V1605B spec in AMD's datasheet).
There are many other BS moments there (battery life etc), but I ain't gonna deep-dive into this pile of shit.
bansuspension). I think these guys have managed to beat Atari VCS with the amount of bullshit fed to backers :banghead:I like it's other name : STEAMBOY :D