Leak says next-gen AMD APUs will compete in handheld and mobile gaming markets
According to recent leaks, a next-generation AMD APU is intended for the handheld, laptop, and mobile gaming sectors. This next-generation APU is called Sound Wave, according to a leak from Moore's Law is Dead. The business was working on this chip to compete with Nvidia for the Nintendo Switch 2, but it proved unsuccessful.
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However, the brand intends to repurpose this new ARM APU for the portable, laptop, and mobile gaming industries because, according to the leaker, AMD lost the bid.
It might also be used as a potential rival to the Apple M4. AMD is putting a lot of effort into competing with Qualcomm's X Elite CPUs for a contract to supply Surface devices. The Sound Wave processor leak and its possibilities for the mobile industry are covered in this article.
The next-generation AMD APU is set to take over the mobile processor market
We have previously heard about the AMD Sound Wave processor. The initial breach was on the data mining website Gamm0burst. The website discovered five forthcoming AMD APU codenames in its most recent data mining attempt, "Sound Wave" being one of them.
This name stood out because the firm typically names its APUs after birds and other animals. But until recently, all that was known about this chip was that it might be a next-generation Zen 6-based processor. Some information on the upcoming AMD Sound Wave has been leaked by the leaker Moore's Law is Dead.
You should still treat their most recent leak with caution, even though many of his RDNA 2 GPU leaks proved to be accurate. Because this company originally intended to employ the new AMD APU for the Nintendo Switch 2, the designer claims that it is based on ARM architecture. This is probably going to repurpose the chip for other markets, especially handheld devices, Windows laptops, and mobile gaming devices, though, since it didn't work out.
A lot of options are currently available for handheld gaming devices, such as the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and others. These devices are growing in popularity. Since AMD APUs power all three of these devices, the company's advantage in this industry may be further cemented with the introduction of next-generation Sound Wave processors.
Qualcomm is capitalizing on the growing interest in Windows ARM laptops by introducing the Snapdragon X Elite CPU. It appears that AMD, too, desires a share of that pie. The YouTuber anticipates that ARM Windows PCs will become a significant market, despite an AMD partner source telling Moore's Law is Dead that Windows on ARM didn't function well in the past.
Microsoft has been working very hard to make Windows on ARM a competitive platform. The material that has leaked indicates that AMD is working hard to include its Sound Wave APU in a future Microsoft Surface device.
The company might potentially be aiming for mobile gaming consoles. According to an Intel source who spoke with Moore's Law is Dead, AMD may be attempting to dominate the mobile industry. Recall that the old company attempted to enter the mobile industry with its Atom CPUs but was forced to exit due to its eventual failure. If AMD joins this industry, there may be some innovative and interesting things to come.
Conclusion
AMD's new AMD Sound Wave processor may be intended to introduce some serious competition to the laptop, handheld, and mobile industries. Many details regarding this AMD APU are explained by the recent leak. It is not as mysterious as it once was. However, there are still a tonne of unknowns regarding the chip, so it's hard to estimate its potential power.
