Overview

• The MSI Claw A8 BZ2EM, powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU, was officially unveiled at Computex 2025, marking MSI's first Ryzen-based handheld gaming device.
• Key specifications of the Claw A8 include an 8-inch 120Hz 1920 x 1200 display, 24GB LPDDR5x RAM, a 1TB NVMe SSD, and Windows 11 support.
• The Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU features eight cores, 16 threads, and an RDNA 3.5 graphics engine with 16 Compute Units, promising enhanced performance and efficiency.
• MSI also introduced the Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest edition, featuring an Intel Core Ultra chip, a glittering white design, and a 2TB SSD for expanded storage options.
• Pricing and release dates for both models have not yet been announced, though previous Claw handhelds launched in the $899–$999 range.