US EditionMSI's New Nintendo Switch 2 Rival Is Official – Here Are 3 Reasons Why I'm Excited About the AMD-Powered Claw A8
- At Computex 2025, MSI unveiled the Claw A8, a new portable gaming device equipped with AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor.
- The Claw A8 follows MSI's previous Intel-based Claw 8 AI+ and aims to compete with similar devices using high-performance chips from AMD and Intel.
- It features an 8-inch FHD+ display at 1920 x 1200 resolution, up to 24GB LPDDR5 RAM, Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.3, and a redesigned green-colored body for improved hand comfort.
- The Ryzen Z2 Extreme features a configuration of eight processing cores and sixteen graphics cores, representing a notable enhancement over the Ryzen Z1 Extreme's twelve graphics cores, making it AMD's most powerful handheld processor to date.
- MSI has yet to announce the Claw A8’s price or launch date, but additional information—including pricing details—is expected to be revealed at Computex 2025. The Claw A8 is anticipated to cost somewhat less than the Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Edition.
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The Taiwanese PC manufacturer MSI uses its home trade fair Computex 2025 to present the first in-house handheld gaming PC, which uses an AMD platform unlike its predecessor models. The MSI Claw A8 is the first model with AMD's new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU. (Read more)
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