AMD may have paused or ended driver support for its Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, the chip used in devices like the ASUS ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion Go.
Reports from TechPowerUp and several user threads on Reddit raised concerns. The issue gained attention after a Lenovo update in Korea suggested that AMD may have stopped developing new drivers for this APU, which was launched in 2023. ROG Ally users have reported that their drivers have not received improvements since August 2025, leaving them more than six months behind other AMD solutions.
A Support and Configuration Problem
The situation is complicated because of how these chips work. Unlike desktop graphics cards, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme uses a configurable TDP ranging from 9W to 30W. This means manufacturers like ASUS and Lenovo must receive the base driver code from AMD and test it carefully for their specific power and cooling settings before releasing it to users.
The lack of updates suggests that AMD may have stopped providing the base code to manufacturers. Another possibility is that brands are no longer giving priority to hardware that they do not consider their “flagship”, especially now that newer Ally devices with the Ryzen Z2 APU are already on the market.
This lack of support is a serious issue. New video game releases often need specific driver optimizations to run properly. While the newer Ryzen Z2 Extreme continues to receive regular updates, Z1 Extreme owners worry that their expensive devices could soon become outdated due to the absence of updated graphics drivers.
For now, AMD has not released an official statement, leaving thousands of users uncertain about the future of their devices.
