Google might be working on a budget Chromebook with an AMD Ryzen processor. Today, it has been spotted on Google Play Console which reveals key specifications of the device. This new tip comes from 91Mobiles, who have spotted the codename ‘Zork’ and specifications like CPU, RAM, and display specs. According to the listing, the Chromebook will be powered by AMD’s Ryzen 3 3250C CPU. Now, if you recall, this is not the first Chromebook with an AMD processor.
HP and Acer were the frontrunners of
introducing Chromebooks powered by AMD CPUs back in early 2019. Their
Chromebook 14, and 315 respectively were the first Chrome OS devices to be
feature AMD’s A4 CPU. Later, a few Chromebooks have hit the market with the
latest one being the HP Pro c645
Chromebook Enterprise. It powers the same AMD Ryzen 3 3250 CPU found on this
listing.
Moving on, the listing shows the device
has a FHD display with a 1920x1080p resolution and 160 DPI. For memory and GPU,
there is a 4GB RAM and AMD Radeon Vega 3 graphics. Previously, a similar device
with the codename ‘Zork’ was spotted on Geekbench(via MSP). This including
another listing with AMD Ryzen 7 3700C, 8GB RAM denotes that Google might price
the Chromebook across segments.
Interestingly, the Google Chromebook in
testing seems to run on Android 9 as shown by the listing. However, we feel
that it might be due to the emulator testing and the final version will just
run Chrome OS. Apart from this, there is no other info on the listing.
Will this debut under the Pixelbook
series? Only time will tell. That said, this is not the only Chromebook Google
has been working so far. Another Chromebook, likely to be a successor of
Pixelbook Go, codenamed ‘Halvor’ with 11th gen Intel CPU, 16GB RAM, Touch
screen, 3.5mm jack, and more is in the works.