Saturday, February 21st 2026

AMD Seemingly Stops Driver Updates for Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor

Feb 21st, 2026 15:53 Discuss (119 Comments)

AMD has reportedly stopped driver updates for its Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU solution for handheld consoles, according to the latest Lenovo Korea update. This means that only after 2 and a half years, AMD is pulling support for its SoC, leaving many enthusiasts in a difficult spot. Confirmation from multiple sources are piling up as Reddit users and customers of other handheld consoles are stating that support for their specific devices, based on the Ryzen Z1 Extreme SoC, are also stuck using drivers that are several months old. For example, a user has commented that his ASUS ROG Ally non-X version based on the Ryzen Z1 Extreme SoC has been stuck with six-month-old SoC drivers from August 2025. This means that AMD has effectively placed the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme chips into a periodic update window, with no latest driver support coming to this 2023 SoC.

However, the situation is quite complex. OEMs like Lenovo and ASUS receive drivers from AMD and test them for their specific configurations. AMD offers configurable TDP (cTDP) for the Z1 Extreme with values ranging from 9 to 30 W. This means that OEMs can get a SoC with reduced clocks and power settings to match their desired handheld designs, or simply run the most aggressive 30 W configuration that will sacrifice some battery life but deliver overall higher CPU and GPU clocks. Hence, drivers must be tested to ensure they work properly on the specific TDP configuration by the OEM before they are installed by the user. Finding the "blame" is proving to be difficult, as it could be that AMD is not bothering with new updates, or OEMs are not eager to test their specific configurations.

To find a remedy and try getting the latest drivers, users likely tried installing drivers for the Z2-based Lenovo Legion Go S, but Lenovo recommends against such practices as the drivers are not interchangeable between the two. Installing a different driver might cause system issues, which will not be beneficial for your expensive handheld device. Interestingly, users of the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, which launched in 2025, are experiencing no such issues, and their driver updates continue to be regular. We are waiting for more information about the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, and possibly even an additional statement from AMD or Lenovo.

Sources: Reddit #1, Reddit #2, DCInside, via VideoCardz

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#26

Unregistered

I found this post from Lenovo, which was linked by a commenter on the Videocardz article interesting, Lenovo says their EOL date for the Legion Go is set for October of 2029, To me this shows that they were not expecting AMD to do this rullpull either.

Hecate91Straight from the Videocardz article, although of course anything from AMD, even when it's not directly their fault will attract negative attention, especially from the never touched anything from AMD crowd, and the Nvidia Defense Force.
If only people had gotten this upset over Intel discontinuing driver support for Xe iGPU's, some CPU's with Xe graphics only being 1 year old.

Your argument that "but X did Y" is childish, There is more than enough ire to go around for when companies do braindead anti-consumer crap like this.

#27

Cheeseball

Not a Potato

This was unfortunately expected since we were not able to sideload the AMD-provided Windows drivers on any Z-series APU anymore (since the February 2025 drivers), even though we know they use the same 890M/780M iGPUs.

The Chipset Drivers still work though. I installed the most recent version on my Legion Go 2 (Z2 Extreme) yesterday. Unfortunately the Adrenalin drivers are a no go as I got Error 182. Even attempting to try and manually sideload them in Device Manager does not show the 890M anywhere in the mainline driver bundle. Forcing "AMD Radeon Graphics" is not correct as the Device IDs do not match what is in the driver. Lenovo's last release is dated Dec 2025, but the driver itself is actually from Sept 2025.

There are only three solutions to this:
1. AMD starts supporting their own iGPU for their consumer Z-series line
2. Lenovo/ASUS/MSI (and other ODMs who use the Z-series APUs in their handhelds) need to continue paying for updated Windows drivers from AMD
3. Move to Linux, but of course this comes with its own set of benefits (abandoning the Windows ecosystem) and caveats (can't play online games with anti-cheat, no GamePass support)

#28

Visible Noise

Hecate91Straight from the Videocardz article, although of course anything from AMD, even when it's not directly their fault will attract negative attention, especially from the never touched anything from AMD crowd, and the Nvidia Defense Force.
If only people had gotten this upset over Intel discontinuing driver support for Xe iGPU's, some CPU's with Xe graphics only being 1 year old.

Right on queue, thanks for not disappointing us!

#29

RyzenFX

OneMoar*seemingly*
uh last I checked seemingly was not a official statement

Lenovo Korea already confirmed BIOS, and DRIVER updates are being discontinued for the Z1E Legion Go. There would be no reason to discontinue driver updates, if AMD is no longer providing said support for it.

#30

Cheeseball

Not a Potato

Hecate91Straight from the Videocardz article, although of course anything from AMD, even when it's not directly their fault will attract negative attention, especially from the never touched anything from AMD crowd, and the Nvidia Defense Force.
If only people had gotten this upset over Intel discontinuing driver support for Xe iGPU's, some CPU's with Xe graphics only being 1 year old.

Support didn't end. It's only on legacy support which are just security updates. I don't think prioritizing any game-related optimizations on weak iGPUs that are really not meant for gaming (despite boutique handheld makers using them) is a big deal. If you're going to bring up QSV, the Intel driver stack allows close-to-metal (not exactly DMA) access, so outdated drivers would not get in the way if ever apps that use that feature are updated (e.g. ffmpeg).

#31

AntiX3DGlazer

Hecate91If only people had gotten this upset over Intel discontinuing driver support for Xe iGPU's, some CPU's with Xe graphics only being 1 year old.

This is true, but Intel didn't outright discontinue support for Xe-LP based graphics, they just stopped adding new features (reasonable given their market segment and performance). Fixes weren't stopped, they were just deprioratized compared to more modern, higher-performance options. Obviously not ideal, but did you really expect them to get XeSS-FG, for example, to work on such old hardware? AMD, on the other hand, hasn't released a driver in over 6 months for this chip, without a word. I wouldn't go so far as to call this completely anti-consumer, more just laughably funny.

#32

Visible Noise

Hecate91If only people had gotten this upset over Intel discontinuing driver support for Xe iGPU's, some CPU's with Xe graphics only being 1 year old.

Why do you embarrass yourself like this?

#33

Dr. Dro

CheeseballThis was unfortunately expected since we were not able to sideload the AMD-provided Windows drivers on any Z-series APU anymore (since the February 2025 drivers), even though we know they use the same 890M/780M iGPUs.

The Chipset Drivers still work though. I installed the most recent version on my Legion Go 2 (Z2 Extreme) yesterday. Unfortunately the Adrenalin drivers are a no go as I got Error 182. Even attempting to try and manually sideload them in Device Manager does not show the 890M anywhere in the mainline driver bundle. Forcing "AMD Radeon Graphics" is not correct as the Device IDs do not match what is in the driver. Lenovo's last release is dated Dec 2025, but the driver itself is actually from Sept 2025.

There are only three solutions to this:
1. AMD starts supporting their own iGPU for their consumer Z-series line
2. Lenovo/ASUS/MSI (and other ODMs who use the Z-series APUs in their handhelds) need to continue paying for updated Windows drivers from AMD
3. Move to Linux, but of course this comes with its own set of benefits (abandoning the Windows ecosystem) and caveats (can't play online games with anti-cheat, no GamePass support)

1. Not happening, and there is precedent (Radeon "Vega M", the custom Polaris chip for Kaby Lake-G)
2. Likely to be AMD's demands, unlikely for OEMs and ODMs to pay (similar precedent in Kaby-G)
3. Most people won't, and those who purchased a Windows handheld likely did so because they did not want Linux to begin with

It's a bad situation, since you mention that the reference driver package doesn't seem to be compatible/is explicitly blocked. If this was just a matter of using the reference driver package, it'd be a nothingburger to me

#34

SRB151

CheeseballThis was unfortunately expected since we were not able to sideload the AMD-provided Windows drivers on any Z-series APU anymore (since the February 2025 drivers), even though we know they use the same 890M/780M iGPUs.

The Chipset Drivers still work though. I installed the most recent version on my Legion Go 2 (Z2 Extreme) yesterday. Unfortunately the Adrenalin drivers are a no go as I got Error 182. Even attempting to try and manually sideload them in Device Manager does not show the 890M anywhere in the mainline driver bundle. Forcing "AMD Radeon Graphics" is not correct as the Device IDs do not match what is in the driver. Lenovo's last release is dated Dec 2025, but the driver itself is actually from Sept 2025.

There are only three solutions to this:
1. AMD starts supporting their own iGPU for their consumer Z-series line
2. Lenovo/ASUS/MSI (and other ODMs who use the Z-series APUs in their handhelds) need to continue paying for updated Windows drivers from AMD
3. Move to Linux, but of course this comes with its own set of benefits (abandoning the Windows ecosystem) and caveats (can't play online games with anti-cheat, no GamePass support)

Actually, they don't use the 780m. The 780m is used in the 7945HX and a few other chips. The Z1 uses the 740m graphics. Have you tried the 7540U CPU drivers? That has the 740m GPU as well.

I've also discovered that many of AMD's problems stem very much from a lack of information. I have two AMD advantage laptops. I was pulling my hair out trying to get the GPU switching and other things working right just like a lot of other people. Took me a year to figure out that the only way to get them to work was to only update the 6800m driver when there was a matching driver version for the 5900HX cpu. The CPU is Vega and the GPU is rdna 2. If I update the 6800m without a Vega version for the CPU, none of the Advantage functions work at all. How hard would it have been to let people know that?

#35

Visible Noise

Dr. Dro1. Not happening, and there is precedent (Radeon "Vega M", the custom Polaris chip for Kaby Lake-G)
2. Likely to be AMD's demands, unlikely for OEMs and ODMs to pay (similar precedent in Kaby-G)

Yessir….

#36

Darmok N Jalad

Something about this just doesn't sound right to me. Why would AMD abandon driver support in one of the arenas where they are having success? This would effectively kill their current relationships, and Intel is actually gaining ground in this segment to swoop in for some design wins. Someone doesn't want to do the work, but is AMD or the OEMs? Based on the OP, it sounds like these Z1s are configurable for each handheld model, so it's a bit more like a console where the OEM needs to govern the final driver. A formal response from AMD is certainly needed.

#37

Dr. Dro

SRB151Actually, they don't use the 780m. The 780m is used in the 7945HX and a few other chips. The Z1 uses the 740m graphics. Have you tried the 7540U CPU drivers? That has the 740m GPU as well.

I've also discovered that many of AMD's problems stem very much from a lack of information. I have two AMD advantage laptops. I was pulling my hair out trying to get the GPU switching and other things working right just like a lot of other people. Took me a year to figure out that the only way to get them to work was to only update the 6800m driver when there was a matching driver version for the 5900HX cpu. The CPU is Vega and the GPU is rdna 2. If I update the 6800m without a Vega version for the CPU, none of the Advantage functions work at all. How hard would it have been to let people know that?

Intentional choice, they've even removed the driver versioning from the download pages some time ago. It's a deliberate attempt to mask the fact that they're aggressively dropping driver support for older architectures, despite having the exact same release name, your Vega iGPU isn't compatible with a driver newer than 23.19, and now RDNA 2 stopped being updated with the 25.10 branch, you'd need something that has the two branches combined. The same situation will now occur with RDNA 2 iGPUs and newer dGPUs, since 25.20 was made incompatible with RDNA 1 and 2.

...and AMD has 3 different drivers with different hardware targets and available features, with two of them being loosely maintained, all of them being released under the same name - and to make it worse, the "combined" release is now a 25.20+25.10 package, leaving 23.19 out for people who search for pre-RDNA drivers (or they'd have a nearly 3 GB download in their hands). At least AMD now supports loading multiple instances of their graphics driver, this isn't supported at all by Nvidia and Intel.

It's just a mess.

#38

Visible Noise

Darmok N JaladWhy would AMD abandon driver support in one of the arenas where they are having success?

Because RTG.

Someone should tell them you’re supposed to take the bullets out of the gun when playing Russian Roulette.

#39

Cheeseball

Not a Potato

SRB151Actually, they don't use the 780m. The 780m is used in the 7945HX and a few other chips. The Z1 uses the 740m graphics. Have you tried the 7540U CPU drivers? That has the 740m GPU as well.

I've also discovered that many of AMD's problems stem very much from a lack of information. I have two AMD advantage laptops. I was pulling my hair out trying to get the GPU switching and other things working right just like a lot of other people. Took me a year to figure out that the only way to get them to work was to only update the 6800m driver when there was a matching driver version for the 5900HX cpu. The CPU is Vega and the GPU is rdna 2. If I update the 6800m without a Vega version for the CPU, none of the Advantage functions work at all. How hard would it have been to let people know that?

Clarification: I did say Z-series, which includes the Z1 non-Extreme and the other variants. I know the Z1 uses 740M (4 CUs), but Z1 Extreme uses 780M (12 CUs).

7945HX uses 610M brother. I know this. I used to have the Alienware M18 R1 (RX 7900M):

Laptops have a weird update cadence, as you can use the main AMD drivers on most AMD-equipped laptops. Handhelds are the ones with a more restricted driver licensing.

#40

SRB151

Dr. DroIntentional choice, they've even removed the driver versioning from the download pages some time ago. It's a deliberate attempt to mask the fact that they're aggressively dropping driver support for older architectures, despite having the exact same release name, your Vega iGPU isn't compatible with a driver newer than 23.19, and now RDNA 2 stopped being updated with the 25.10 branch, you'd need something that has the two branches combined. The same situation will now occur with RDNA 2 iGPUs and newer dGPUs, since 25.20 was made incompatible with RDNA 1 and 2.

...and AMD has 3 different drivers with different hardware targets and available features, with two of them being loosely maintained, all of them being released under the same name - and to make it worse, the "combined" release is now a 25.20+25.10 package, leaving 23.19 out for people who search for pre-RDNA drivers (or they'd have a nearly 3 GB download in their hands). At least AMD now supports loading multiple instances of their graphics driver, this isn't supported at all by Nvidia and Intel.

It's just a mess.

Actually, I'm running 26.1.1 on both of my Advantage laptops, my tablet, and my desktop pc's. Vega is still being supported, just not updated for games, and all of my pc's have discrete graphics for that. I just need the same version (26.1.1 for 5900HX) . I can usually update both the Vega and RDNA2 about every third release or so. All of the Advantage properties (auto switch between IGP and dGPU), battery awareness, etc. all work perfectly.

#41

A&P211

SRB151Actually, they don't use the 780m. The 780m is used in the 7945HX and a few other chips. The Z1 uses the 740m graphics. Have you tried the 7540U CPU drivers? That has the 740m GPU as well.

I've also discovered that many of AMD's problems stem very much from a lack of information. I have two AMD advantage laptops. I was pulling my hair out trying to get the GPU switching and other things working right just like a lot of other people. Took me a year to figure out that the only way to get them to work was to only update the 6800m driver when there was a matching driver version for the 5900HX cpu. The CPU is Vega and the GPU is rdna 2. If I update the 6800m without a Vega version for the CPU, none of the Advantage functions work at all. How hard would it have been to let people know that?

oh honey, you are wrong, the 7945HX uses 610m igpu. Its the HS processors that have the 780m.

#42

watzupken

I do hope we don't read out of context. I am unsure what is the repercussion of this "stop driver updates" here. Does that mean we won't get iGPU updates as well? I am questioning because I think AMD did not stop driver support for RDNA 3, so with the iGPU based off RDNA 3, it should still benefit from ongoing updates. What I do know is AMD already pretty much abandoned RDNA 3.X since its no longer getting new features like FSR 4. Yet they are shamelessly pushing out RDNA 3.x in 2026 like some cutting edge product.

#43

Hecate91

AntiX3DGlazerThis is true, but Intel didn't outright discontinue support for Xe-LP based graphics, they just stopped adding new features (reasonable given their market segment and performance). Fixes weren't stopped, they were just deprioratized compared to more modern, higher-performance options.

So no different than RDNA1&2 being put on a different driver branch, but torches and pitchforks weren't brought out for Xe drivers getting cut from full support.
And no I wouldn't consider hardware in CPU's only a year old only getting basic support reasonable.

AntiX3DGlazerbut did you really expect them to get XeSS-FG, for example, to work on such old hardware?

Yes I would.

But really the solution to things like this is Linux, despite the excuses of "but people didn't want Linux". Windows 11 is garbage on desktop, I can't imagine trying to use it on a handheld, and IMO Windows only games aren't worth the tradeoffs of using a handheld system anyway.
Every company doesn't give a shit about the consumer market and won't unless the AI bubble pops, so we're getting vibe coded AI slop drivers, or support cut way too early.

#44

SRB151

CheeseballClarification: I did say Z-series, which includes the Z1 non-Extreme and the other variants. I know the Z1 uses 740M (4 CUs), but Z1 Extreme uses 780M (12 CUs).

7945HX uses 610M brother. I know this. I used to have the Alienware M18 R1 (RX 7900M):

Laptops have a weird update cadence, as you can use the main AMD drivers on most AMD-equipped laptops. Handhelds are the ones with a more restricted driver licensing.

My fault...I was looking at the line for the 7940HX...Yes, the 7945HX runs the other....Point is still the same. 610m is RDNA2, and as long as the driver version for the CPU and GPU match, everything works. (Same Alienware laptop, although not crazy about their custom utilities)

#45

Visible Noise

nvm.

#46

SRB151

A&P211oh honey, you are wrong, the 7945HX uses 610m igpu. Its the HS processors that have the 780m.

See my other post..Yes, I looked at the wrong spot on the chart I was looking at...It still doesn't change anything, since I'm running the games on the dGPU on both my laptops. The point was, that both are running 26.1.1 and working as advertised. And that if you just update the graphics drivers like on your desktop, you'll wind up breaking half of the "AMD Advantage" features that were the reason tor buying it. (I.e. getting more than 2 hours on the battery by turning off the dGPU when not needed)

It would be nice for AMD to publish such tidbits rather than have to figure it out. (I also DO very much blame the OEMs as well. See my previous post about ACER. And Alienware doesn't make life any easier either. My Asus, oddly enough, has given me the least grief).

#47

Dr. Dro

SRB151Actually, I'm running 26.1.1 on both of my Advantage laptops, my tablet, and my desktop pc's. Vega is still being supported, just not updated for games, and all of my pc's have discrete graphics for that. I just need the same version (26.1.1 for 5900HX) . I can usually update both the Vega and RDNA2 about every third release or so. All of the Advantage properties (auto switch between IGP and dGPU), battery awareness, etc. all work perfectly.

It's confusing, so let me make it as clear as I can: the point I'm trying to make is that there are three different versions of 26.1.1, all of which are completely different drivers released under the same name

23.19 for GCN 4/5 [ICODE]2601191344-23.19.24-251211a-197843C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-jan-vega-polaris.exe

25.10 for RDNA 1/2 [ICODE]2601190711-25.10.41.01-260108a-197639C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-a.exe

and finally, the actual current version: 25.30 for RDNA 3/4: [ICODE]2601211039-25.30.17.01-260108a-197915C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-b.exe

Combo release with 25.10 and 25.30, containing [ICODE]2601211039-25.30.17.01-260108a-197915C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE] and [ICODE]2601190711-25.10.41.01-260108a-197639C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-c.exe

These versions are not interchangeable, because they effectively aren't the same drivers, hence the need for a combo download, because GPUs prior to RDNA 3 no longer receive feature updates to their kernel mode driver. AMD has never once walked back on withdrawing RDNA 2 support, if anything, they've made sure to make it as difficult as possible for the average user to discern it and made the download process more convoluted because you now have to go through their website and select the exact card you have instead to get the correct download for you. Yes, all of the download links I've provided are broken because they disabled downloads with no URL referral.

The definition of "supported" here is very loose, as in, "they aren't completely abandoned", but they no longer receive any new features at each of these stop points, meaning, that effectively only RDNA 3 and newer products are actually "supported". The best analogy I could draw would be Nvidia releasing a 591.74 driver that actually contained an R470, and R580 and a R590 branch driver each under the same name.

It's nuts, utter lunacy.

#48

SRB151

Dr. DroIt's confusing, so let me make it as clear as I can: the point I'm trying to make is that there are three different versions of 26.1.1, all of which are completely different drivers released under the same name

23.19 for GCN 4/5 [ICODE]2601191344-23.19.24-251211a-197843C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-jan-vega-polaris.exe

25.10 for RDNA 1/2 [ICODE]2601190711-25.10.41.01-260108a-197639C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-a.exe

and finally, the actual current version: 25.30 for RDNA 3/4: [ICODE]2601211039-25.30.17.01-260108a-197915C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-b.exe

Combo release with 25.10 and 25.30, containing [ICODE]2601211039-25.30.17.01-260108a-197915C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE] and [ICODE]2601190711-25.10.41.01-260108a-197639C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition[/ICODE]

drivers.amd.com/drivers/whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.1.1-win11-c.exe

These versions are not interchangeable, because they effectively aren't the same drivers, hence the need for a combo download, because GPUs prior to RDNA 3 no longer receive feature updates to their kernel mode driver. AMD has never once walked back on withdrawing RDNA 2 support, if anything, they've made sure to make it as difficult as possible for the average user to discern it and made the download process more convoluted because you now have to go through their website and select the exact card you have instead to get the correct download for you. Yes, all of the download links I've provided are broken because they disabled downloads with no URL referral.

The definition of "supported" here is very loose, as in, "they aren't completely abandoned", but they no longer receive any new features at each of these stop points, meaning, that effectively only RDNA 3 and newer products are actually "supported". The best analogy I could draw would be Nvidia releasing a 591.74 driver that actually contained an R470, and R580 and a R590 branch driver each under the same name.

It's nuts, utter lunacy.

Ok, Fair enough, but why stick AMD for that? I have exactly the same problem if I have an Intel/Nvidia laptop. I guess the only difference is that until recently, no one would dream of trying to run games on an Intel IGP. I still have to update the Intel graphics and then the Nvidia side.

Does AMD have a few too many choices, absolutely, but probably due to being the first company to make IGPs useful for something more than word. Besides, I think this whole AI thing caught AMD a bit flat footed. What happened to UDNA? I personally think they tore up all the road maps about a year ago and are winging it except for Epyc and MI, which are all hands on deck. And it's not going to get better any time soon.

#49

Visible Noise

SRB151I have exactly the same problem if I have an Intel/Nvidia laptop.

You can mix and match drivers on Intel/Nvidia, Optimus doesn’t care.

Just install the Intel and Nvidia automatic updaters and let them do their thing would be my advice. They both make solid laptop drivers.

Note, my experience is on professional products, not gaming products.

#50

TheinsanegamerN

CheeseballSupport didn't end. It's only on legacy support which are just security updates. I don't think prioritizing any game-related optimizations on weak iGPUs that are really not meant for gaming (despite boutique handheld makers using them) is a big deal. If you're going to bring up QSV, the Intel driver stack allows close-to-metal (not exactly DMA) access, so outdated drivers would not get in the way if ever apps that use that feature are updated (e.g. ffmpeg).

I cannot agree there. Security updates doesn't mean a GPU is supported in newer games. That was the line AMD used, and we ripped on them over it for the same reason.

Included in those "weak iGPUs" are the 96 eu Xe cores, and those compete with the 780m. Intel absolutely deserves a bashing for stranding people who bought raptor lake laptops with big iGPUs, some of which were only a year old!

If we're going to excuse that, then AMD is perfectly in the right to discontinue the z1/e after 2 years.

Darmok N JaladSomething about this just doesn't sound right to me. Why would AMD abandon driver support in one of the arenas where they are having success? This would effectively kill their current relationships, and Intel is actually gaining ground in this segment to swoop in for some design wins. Someone doesn't want to do the work, but is AMD or the OEMs? Based on the OP, it sounds like these Z1s are configurable for each handheld model, so it's a bit more like a console where the OEM needs to govern the final driver. A formal response from AMD is certainly needed.

Its all conjecture, but we heard from an AMD engineer regarding fsr4 on rDNA 3 that the decision was out of their hands, implying it was the suits who made the decision.

The handheld market is very small, and the AMD leadership may just think that a market with only ~8 million total sales over the last 4 years won't matter to them in the long run.

SRB151Ok, Fair enough, but why stick AMD for that? I have exactly the same problem if I have an Intel/Nvidia laptop. I guess the only difference is that until recently, no one would dream of trying to run games on an Intel IGP. I still have to update the Intel graphics and then the Nvidia side.

Does AMD have a few too many choices, absolutely, but probably due to being the first company to make IGPs useful for something more than word. Besides, I think this whole AI thing caught AMD a bit flat footed. What happened to UDNA? I personally think they tore up all the road maps about a year ago and are winging it except for Epyc and MI, which are all hands on deck. And it's not going to get better any time soon.

AMD gets the stick because Nvidia doesn't do this garbage. They are still properly supporting and maintaining the rtx 2000 series with updates. It's only the oldest GPUs that are moved off of the main branch to security only. AMD meanwhile seems to be doing this to relatively new GPUs.

Intel gets a pass mostly because nobody seems to care about them not take them seriously as an AMD competitor.

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