Rich Leadbetter examines the AyaNeo Air 1S and 2S - do the latest AMD APUs deliver a worthwhile uptick in performance?
Clock speeds based on released specifications also look very, very similar between the Z1 Extreme and the Ryzen 7 7840U to the point where I believe that essentially, they are the same processor. Performance differences between them will come down to the surrounding hardware. During my testing, I found benchmarking the 7840U very difficult, as performance could vary quite dramatically from run to run, even in identical conditions.
Then there's the software. AMD recently released a unified driver package for 7840U devices, but I found that this caused big issues for the AyaNeo Air 1S I installed it on. Performance dropped, and I had issues with the video outputs essential for Digital Foundry work. AyaNeo's suggestion was to stick to their verified driver, which was unfortunately somewhat old.
Results live up to expectations here, in that the latest AMD processor offers up a 31 to 34 percent performance increase over the Steam Deck, while the older-generation Ryzen 7 6800U sits in the middle. There is a small difference between the Z1 Extreme and 7840U results, but it's within the run-to-run variances I saw on all the 4nm devices. The Asus ROG Ally seems to drop back a touch at 1080p, but only by a couple of points.
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