The specifications of Z1 series and 7040U series processors are highly similar, and AMD responses are designed for different scenarios.

CTOnews.com May 6 news, netizens found that the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor specifications of the Asustek ROG Ally game handset are basically similar to the Ryzen 7040U series processors recently released by AMD, especially the Ryzen 77840U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

With this question in mind, Andrew E. Freedman of Tom's Hardware consulted AMD officials and got a reply that there were obvious similarities between the two, but AMD engineers made adjustments on Z1 APU.

The response from Matthew Hurwitz, the public relations manager of CTOnews.com translator AMD is as follows:

The Ryzen Z1 series is specially designed for game handheld.

In order to achieve this goal, AMD engineers verified a new power range and optimized the voltage curve specifically for the game scenario.

The technical building blocks of the Ryzen 7040 series and the Ryzen Z1 series (also based on Zen 4 and RDNA 3) are similar, but targeted for different usage scenarios. In addition, the Ryzen Z1 series does not have a XDNA AI engine.