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An AMD engineering sample, identified by part number 100-000001930-12_Y, has appeared in an OpenBenchmarking listing. Reports suggest this chip may belong to the upcoming Gainsborough family, leading to speculation that it could be intended for a future Steam Deck handheld console.
The hardware features a six-core, 12-thread processor clocked at 2.4 GHz. It is paired with 24GB of LPDDR5 memory across four 6GB SK Hynix packages, operating at 9,600 MT/s. This represents a significant increase over the current Steam Deck, which utilizes 16GB of memory at 6,400 MT/s.
Technical analysis indicates the chip uses AMD’s Family 1Ah, model DCh architecture. Linux kernel data links this model to the Zen 6 range, though it remains unclear if the silicon utilizes standard Zen 6 cores or the denser Zen 6C variant. The integrated GPU is clocked at 2,400 MHz, though its specific architecture and compute unit count are currently unknown.
Benchmark results from Ubuntu 24.04 show performance metrics that are not yet indicative of final gaming capabilities. Experts caution that these tests were conducted on a validation board using development software. Factors such as power constraints, cooling, and driver maturity will ultimately dictate real-world performance, and neither AMD nor Valve has confirmed any official connection to future hardware.
