The first benchmarks from Geekbench for the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 provide insight into the expected performance of the upcoming Ryzen Z2, designed for portable consoles. Early tests indicate an average performance improvement of approximately 6% to 8% over the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, thanks to the incorporation of Zen 5 cores.
In testing on a Lenovo laptop, the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 achieved about 2,700 points in single-core performance on Geekbench. Its multi-core performance showed more variability, with scores ranging between 11,419 and 12,375 points.
For comparison, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, found in devices like the ASUS ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go, typically scores around 2,500 in single-core performance and about 11,300 in multi-core tests. This indicates that the new Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 offers around 6% to 8% better performance than its predecessor.
Like the first-generation models, where the Ryzen Z1 Extreme was essentially a Ryzen 7 7840U with optimizations for portable devices, the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is expected to follow a comparable path with the Ryzen Z2 Extreme. This suggests that users can anticipate enhancements in performance tailored for portable gaming platforms.
Ryzen Z2 may not have Radeon 890M iGPU
According to Geekbench benchmarks, AMD’s upcoming CPU is set to feature the Radeon 880M integrated GPU rather than the higher-end Radeon 890M. Recent leaks suggest that the Ryzen Z2 series will not include these more powerful RDNA 3.5-based integrated graphics.
The leaked information outlines three different SKUs for the Ryzen Z2 series: the Ryzen Z2G, which will come with the RDNA 2 iGPU (Radeon 680M); the Ryzen Z2, equipped with RDNA 3 (Radeon 780M); and the Ryzen Z2E, featuring the RDNA 3.5 (Radeon 880M). All these variants are expected to have 12 compute units based on their respective architectures. Notably, plans for an iGPU variant with 16 RDNA 3.5 compute units—designated as the Radeon 890M—appear to have been scrapped.
If these rumors hold, next-generation laptops powered by the Ryzen Z2E will not utilize the best mobile APU performance currently available, achieved with the Radeon 890M. This GPU can handle heavier gaming titles at 1080p with impressive performance and graphical quality, making its absence a potential drawback for gamers seeking high-performance portable systems.
