Linus Tech Tips Discussion

nsoles are stating that support for their specific devices, based on the Ryzen Z1 Extreme SoC, are also stuck using drivers that are several months old. For example, a user has commented that his ASUS ROG Ally non-X version based on the Ryzen Z1 Extreme SoC has been stuck with six-month-old SoC drivers from August 2025. This means that AMD has effectively placed the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme chips into a periodic update window, with no latest driver support coming to this 2023 SoC.   However, the situation is quite complex. OEMs like Lenovo and ASUS receive drivers from AMD and test them for their specific configurations. AMD offers configurable TDP (cTDP) for the Z1 Extreme with values ranging from 9 to 30 W. This means that OEMs can get a SoC with reduced clocks and power settings to match their desired handheld designs, or simply run the most aggressive 30 W configuration that will sacrifice some battery life but deliver overall higher CPU and GPU clocks. Hence, drivers must be tested to ensure they work properly on the specific TDP configuration by the OEM before they are installed by the user. Finding the "blame" is proving to be difficult, as it could be that AMD is not bothering with new updates, or OEMs are not eager to test their specific configurations.   -Techpowerup. Oh by the way, that's right. That's me  you can take a look on quote below for driver version comparison between ROG Ally/ Ally X and Legion Go/ Legion Go S     Quotes Quote ASUS ROG Ally/ Ally X driver   Legion Go 1/ Legion Go S driver   What I've also noticed is that they're all on V32.0.210xx range. ASUS is on V32.0.21013 and Lenovo is on V32.0.21020. On AMD Radeon Software, the ROG Ally Z1/ Z1X driver version is 25.10.13.11, which was released on July 21st 2025. If you use Legion Go/ Legion Go S and are using that driver, let me know what driver release it is on the AMD Radeon Software. By the way, don't bother looking at the release note, it leads you to 404. Great job AMD Radeon!   My thoughts, I put it here because it's gonna be a long one but TLDR, this is absolute garbage   Quote As I stated, I daily drive a 1st gen Z1 Extreme ROG Ally. I use it as work and play device, I treat the thing as both mini PC and handheld. And that thing is the only device that I consider really powerful at home. I used to have a PC, the PSU exploded. Tried to build one again, heavily budget constrained. My last laptop was a 17" workstation behemoth Thinkpad P70 BASE SPECS which has Quadro M600M, which is basically a GTX750 in Quadro Mobile specs. I got this ROG ally from luck, came to a community ASUS event in 2023 and lucky draw got me shocked because holy shit this is one of the thing I just never imagine myself getting my hands on unless at events or showcase because it's out of my