Allen
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Atari VCS [Gaming Console] Getting Its APU Upgraded to AMD Ryzen + Vega, Will Be Faster, Cooler and More Efficient
the console was originally meant to feature [an AMD] Bristol Ridge A10 CPU alongside a Radeon R7 GPU
The Atari VCS will now be powered by a 14nm AMD processor featuring high-performance Radeon Vega graphics architecture and two “Zen” CPU cores.
The new processor includes built-in Ethernet, Native 4K video with modern HDCP, and a secure frame buffer that fully-supports DRM video (Netflix, HBO, etc.).
The goal of Atari is to proceed with the shipments at the end of 2019
AMD is developing its PC APU chips (e.g. Ryzen 5 2400G) around gaming console chip designs. So, the PC version should work for a cheap gaming PC. My Ryzen 5 2400G HTPC does play all the games in my tests -- but we use it as an HTPC.
