Rumour: Handheld Xbox Is Built Around a Low-Power AMD APU

Will AMD Power the Xbox Handheld?

HANDHELD NEWS – Contrary to earlier rumors, new information suggests that Microsoft’s handheld console will be powered by a custom low-power AMD APU.   On the NeoGAF forums, Kepler_L2—a reliable AMD insider—commented on Microsoft’s yet-to-be-announced handheld platform. He stated that a custom low-power AMD APU will be at the heart of the device. However, other Xbox-branded devices might use different APUs from various manufacturers, such as Lun…

Rumour: Handheld Xbox is built around a low-power AMD APU

Earlier there was a rumour that Microsoft was planning to switch to ARM architecture in their upcoming Xbox handheld, which is not the one that lands via a partnership with Asus later this year, but later. However, this custom-designed handheld does not appear to use ARM, but instead a custom-designed APU from AMD, according to well-established insider KeplerL2 in a post on NeoGAF: They have a custom low power APU design with AMD for the "real"…