AMD Zen 6 APU Engineering Sample with 24GB LPDDR5 Memory Appears in Benchmarks

Engineering Sample Details Emerge

An AMD engineering sample, identified as part number 100-000001930-12_Y, has been observed in OpenBenchmarking listings. This sample was tested on an AMD GBR-FF6-SKT validation board, with the CPU operating at 2.4 GHz. It includes a six-core, 12-thread processor and 24GB of LPDDR5 memory.

Memory and Architecture Specifications

The sample incorporates four 6GB SK Hynix memory packages, totaling 24GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 9,600 MT/s. This represents an increase in both capacity and speed compared to the 16GB LPDDR5 at 6,400 MT/s found in the current Steam Deck. The CPU microcode revision (Family 1Ah, model DCh) aligns with ranges reserved for Zen 6 processors, indicating a potential next-generation architecture for the Gainsborough family.

GPU and Benchmark Results

The integrated GPU in the sample is listed with a clock speed of 2,400 MHz, though its architecture and compute unit count are not specified. Benchmarks conducted using the GpuTest suite on Ubuntu 24.04 at 1024 x 768 resolution yielded scores of 3,871 in GiMark, 3,508 in FurMark, and 9,319 in TessMark. These results are from an engineering platform and development software, so they do not definitively predict performance in a finished consumer device.

Potential Implications for Handheld Devices

If these specifications are adopted in future handheld consoles, the increased CPU core count and faster, larger memory would constitute a hardware upgrade. However, neither AMD nor Valve have confirmed any connection between the Gainsborough family and a future Steam Deck. The benchmark results are preliminary and do not account for factors like power limits, cooling, or driver maturity in a compact gaming device.