• Lenovo and Asus handheld owners warned as Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support reportedly ends - lack of official updates threatens longevity for Legion Go, Go S, and ROG Ally X devices on Windows 11 These recent handhelds could be out to pasture already Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. • You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful A series of reports, both online and from hardware manufacturers, suggest that AMD has dropped support for one of its major handheld APUs after just two and a half years. • While the company itself hasn’t directly addressed this issue so far, it appears that new driver support for devices running with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has ended. • If confirmed, it would mean that several high-end handheld gaming PCs from recent years running Windows 11, including the top-level Asus ROG Ally and Asus ROG Ally X, as well as the Lenovo Legion Go and Go S, will no longer receive new drivers and haven’t for several months. • In Lenovo’s case, comments reportedly made by its Korean community representatives online suggest that there are “no more plans” to issue new drivers for the original Legion Go, either. • This has driven discussion online, including on Reddit, about the state of affairs.
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- AMD has reportedly stopped releasing new drivers for its Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, a decision that could affect several recent handheld gaming PCs. Lenovo’s Legion Go and Go S, as well as Asus’s ROG Ally and Ally X, all run Windows 11 and rely on these drivers for performance and compatibility. With no further updates, owners may miss day‑one optimizations for new games and could experience crashes or reduced performance. Lenovo’s Korean representatives have confirmed no plans for new drivers, while the company advises against installing third‑party drivers. Users might consider switching to Linux‑based systems that use open‑source drivers, though performance parity is uncertain. AMD has yet to respond.
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