Three—yes, three—upcoming Legion Go handhelds are rumoured to sample the entire generational mix of AMD Z2 processors
Just a few weeks ago we reported on rumours that there could be a Legion Go Lite and a Legion Go Gen Two approaching—that's two new Legion Go handhelds. Now, however, there's reason to believe there might be three.
The reason being that Notebookcheck has discovered EEC filings (via VideoCardz) for a Legion Go S 8ARP1, 8AHP2, and 8ASP2—three separate models. There's also speculation over what these enigmatic model names might mean, and they might hint at a mess of upcoming AMD Z2 processors spanning three different generations.
AMD's Z1 Processors (the Z1 and the Z1 Extreme) adorn a couple of the best handheld gaming PCs today: the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go. The Z1 Extreme processor is, for all intents and purposes, the same as the mobile 7840U (Phoenix Point architecture) or 8840U (Hawk Point) processors, but made specifically for handhelds.
There's therefore been a lot of excitement surrounding possible AMD Ryzen Z2 or Z2 Extreme processors, primarily because these could boast next-gen Strix Point architecture that we already find in some gaming laptops. Along with Intel's new Lunar Lake processors, Strix Point chips provide improved performance and battery life compared to previous-gen processors, and many are hoping they will soon find their way into new handheld devices.
Notebookcheck rightly points out that the listings for these three new Lenovo Legion Go handhelds could very likely refer to different AMD architectural generations being used in their different AMD Z2 processors. The «8AHP2» could refer to a Legion Go with a Hawk Point processor—possibly functionally equivalent to the Z1 Extreme processor that's found in the current-gen Legion Go—and «8ASP2» could refer to a Legion Go with a new Strix Point Z2 processor.
As for «8ARP1»? I'm not sure. Notebookcheck suggests that it could be powered by an AMD Rembrandt APU. However, Rembrandt processors are pretty old now, and I'm not so sure «RP» would be chosen for this codename—where's the «P» in
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