CES 2026 has brought us a wealth of friendly back-and-forth jabbing between AMD and Intel, and this latest piece is no exception. PCWorld reports that AMD has clapped back at Intel after it claimed its Z2 chips were based on "ancient silicon," riposting that its Panther Lake mobile chips carry too much baggage to be suitable for handheld use. AMD even backed up its claims with a lab test (sort of).
The rebuttal occurred during a roundtable interview with AMD's senior VP and GM of client business, Rahul Tikoo. PCWorld recorded Tikoo's response to Intel's aforementioned claim after the news outlet asked about AMD's future plans in the handheld space.
