Monday, August 28th 2023
Lenovo Legion Go Handheld Major Details Leaked - Powered by AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU
Lenovo's Legion Go handheld gaming system was uncovered by Windows Report over a week ago following a series of minor leaks emerging throughout the summer. Key points of discovery included an AMD Ryzen Z1 APU, detachable Joy-Con-esque controllers and Windows 11 being the operating system of choice. The news site has today divulged even more details, thanks to a trusted anonymous source sending in an official product press release. It seems that Lenovo is planning to unveil the Go and matching accessories (AR glasses & headphones) at next month's IFA 2023 trade fair in Berlin. The handheld gaming device could launch in early October, with the base model starting at $799 (MSRP).
According to the leaked document, Lenovo's Legion Go is specced with an 8.8 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel 144 Hz refresh rate IPS LCD touchscreen display—its maximum brightness is allegedly rated at 500 nits. AMD's Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU—that debuted with the ASUS ROG Ally—appears to run the show. The leak also indicates that 16 GB of LPDDR5X-7500 memory is soldered to the Go's mainboard, alongside a user-replaceable PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242 SSD. The document infers that Lenovo is prepping variants with 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB SSD storage configurations.Here are some additional details mentioned in the leak:
Sources:
Windows Report, Liliputing
According to the leaked document, Lenovo's Legion Go is specced with an 8.8 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel 144 Hz refresh rate IPS LCD touchscreen display—its maximum brightness is allegedly rated at 500 nits. AMD's Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU—that debuted with the ASUS ROG Ally—appears to run the show. The leak also indicates that 16 GB of LPDDR5X-7500 memory is soldered to the Go's mainboard, alongside a user-replaceable PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242 SSD. The document infers that Lenovo is prepping variants with 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB SSD storage configurations.Here are some additional details mentioned in the leak:
- 9.2 Wh battery (plus 900 mAh batteries for the controllers)
- 65 W (20 V/3.25 A) USB-C charger
- 2x USB4 (w/DisplayPort 1.4 Alt mode and USB PD 3.0)
- 1 x 3.5 mm audio combo jack
- 1x microSD card reader
- 2 x 2 W stereo speakers
- 2x microphones
- WiFi 6E
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Fan for active cooling
34 Comments on Lenovo Legion Go Handheld Major Details Leaked - Powered by AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU
Wiping Win11 and replacing it with SteamOS or adual boot shouldn't be a problem. As long as STEAM is supporting the (custom) controllers, I guess. Running Windows 11 on it makes only sense if you wanna play non STEAM games that don't run properly on a Linux based OS. Performance will be around the same, usability better on SteamOS, software support better on Win11 thanks to roadblocking EA, Microsoft & Ubisoft. Also how does Win11 hold up with power consumption vs. SteamOS?
Regarding the resolution, I'm very happy with the Steam Deck's paltry 1280 x 800 resolution, and here's why: longer battery runtime and anti-aliasing
Games that natively support MSAA, TXAA, etc look sharp enough to be ample on the Deck without being distracted by jaggies. Since I play with the Deck over a foot away from my face, it's not a problem.
For any game that doesn't natively support AA, under the game's properties in Steam, you can set the "system resolution" the game thinks is native. So you can implement 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x etc SSAA this way, depending on how demanding the game is.
Disclaimer: I play mostly older games on the Deck that run at 60fps with headroom, so the above solution isn't an issue for me. Newer games I adjust settings to target a constant 55fps - 60fps.
1200p max... cause I don't want to mess around with integer stuff to get it sharp.
I think SteamOS has some sort of smoothing effect built into it, but I am unsure. but yeah freesync would be welcome addition
i think steam deck 2 will have a zen 5 3nm apu in it... i hope so anyway :) patience and glory will be ours!
Hopefully it has VRR, and also supports multiple refresh rates, something like 36, 48, and 77Hz would be cool.
It'll be interesting to do a comparison with the Rog. 6.4GHz vs 7.5GHz memory.