AMD has confirmed that the Ryzen Z2 A corresponds to the Aerith Plus APU, a model based on the Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architectures. The official product code (OPN 100-00001835) corresponds to that spotted in shipping documents dating back to January, which already mentioned the Aerith Plus in 20W version.
The original Aerith, also known as Van Gogh, powers Valve’s Steam Deck. It features 4 Zen 2 cores and 8 RDNA2 CPUs. The new Plus model retains this base, but will be accompanied by Samsung LPDDR5X-8533 memory.
AMD recently announced two new chips in the Z2 range: the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme (with NPU enabled) and the Ryzen Z2 A. To date, Valve has no plans for a new version of the Steam Deck based on Aerith Plus.
