AMD and MediaTek rumored to form joint venture focusing on notebook SoCs

[Redaktion]

Rumor has it that the joint venture would focus on notebook SoCs with integrated Wi-Fi 6, 5G and high bandwidth wired controllers. AMD could also be looking to use MediaTek's custom ARM cores in combination with RDNA graphics for high-end notebook processors competing with Apple's M models.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-and-MediaTek-rumored-to-form-joint-venture-focusing-on-notebook-SoCs.564942.0.html

[HEC3]

> "combining MediaTek's custom ARM cores with AMD's RDNA graphics" 
 
MediaTek has never made a custom ARM core, not even semi-custom cores as the recent Qualcomm cores. They just use cores licensed straight from ARM. 

[Bogdan Solca]

> "combining MediaTek's custom ARM cores with AMD's RDNA graphics" 
 
MediaTek has never made a custom ARM core, not even semi-custom cores as the recent Qualcomm cores. They just use cores licensed straight from ARM.

Modified to reflect that MediaTek could make custom ARM cores in the future.