AMD Ryzen Z1 Series: A Closer Look at the Similarities Between Gaming Handhelds and Ultraportables

AMD's Ryzen Z1 series chips, designed for gaming handhelds like the Asus ROG Ally, and its Ryzen 7040U chips, which the company announced for ultraportables earlier this week, may be far more similar than anyone expected. In the table below, I've compared the Z1 Extreme to the new top-of-the-line Ryzen 7 7840U with Radeon 780M, while the regular Z1 sits next to the Ryzen 5 7540U with Radeon 740M.