AMD adds Zen to the AMD Athlon 200GE.
AMD adds Zen to the AMD Athlon 200GE.
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AMD marches out new Athlon, Athlon Pro, and Ryzen Pro desktop processors

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out its latest processors based on the Zen architecture that will attack the low end of rival Intel’s product line. The new chips include an Athlon-branded chip that is an accelerated processing unit (APU) combining graphics and processing on one chip.

The AMD Athlon 200GE with Radeon Vega 3 graphics has two CPU cores and will sell for $55. It is targeted at everyday PC users.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.