MediaTek and AMD announce RZ600 series Wi-Fi 6E chips

Alongside the brand-new Dimensity 9000 flagship smartphone chipset, MediaTek and AMD unveiled a pair of Wi-Fi 6E chips meant for laptops and PCs dubbed AMD RZ600 series.The pair uses MediaTek Filogic 330P chipset at the helm and supports 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (2.4/5GHz) and Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band up to 7.125GHz) at speeds up to 2.4Gbps and at 160MHz channel bandwidth on the AMD RZ616.

AMD RZ600 series specs (image: MediaTek)

AMD RZ608 does up to 1.2Gbps and transmits at up to 80MHz channel bandwidth. Both new Wi-Fi chips also come with power amplifier (PA) and low noise amplifier (LNA) technology for optimal power consumption.

The new AMD RZ600 series Wi-Fi 6E chips will be found in upcoming Ryzen-based PCs and laptops in 2022.