- The ROG Xbox Ally X’s early benchmark signifies strengths in energy effectivity and cooling
- Gaming at 18W TDP with body era yields excessive frame-rates in Doom: The Darkish Ages with low temperatures
- Pricing remains to be not confirmed forward of its October 16 launch
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X launch is not too far-off, with the hand held touchdown on October 16 to problem the perfect handheld gaming PCs available on the market. Nevertheless, early benchmarks have given us an perception into what we must always count on performance-wise – and I am not satisfied simply but.
As highlighted by Home windows Report, the ROG Xbox Ally X excels at energy effectivity and cooling, based mostly on early benchmarks by Cary Golomb on X. At 18W TDP (Thermal Energy Design or, primarily, energy consumption) with FSR upscaling, ray tracing, and body era enabled, it hit 70fps in intensive sequences in Doom: The Darkish Ages.
This was achieved whereas utilizing AMD’s Ryzen Z2 AI Excessive processor, with the GPU load at 97%, and the temperature remaining steady at 57C. Players will have the ability to save loads of battery life whereas utilizing the Xbox Ally X on the go, due to its 80Wh battery, and this early benchmark is a transparent indication of that.
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ROG Xbox ALLY X Doom the Darkish Ages1080p upscaled (FSR 50% 540p base res)Ray Tracing enabledCustom low-medium settingsFSR Body-gen enabled.~70fps on this scene.~26w complete (~18w TDP) however excellent news is we see the system self balancing energy.My YouTube video tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/v6gh6uhpkhAugust 22, 2025
Nevertheless, with out using body gen on this early benchmark, the body fee would doubtless fall between 35 to 40fps, which is not that a lot better than you’ll get with the Z2 Excessive’s predecessor, the Z1 Excessive.
It is unclear whether or not the Ryzen AI Z2 Excessive processor used within the ROG Xbox Ally will present important efficiency variations over the usual Z2 Excessive. One factor that is clear to me (based mostly on early showcases), although, is that this handheld is not spectacular sufficient to warrant a excessive price ticket.
Evaluation: A minor enchancment from the Ryzen Z1 Excessive is not price the price
Now, I need to reiterate that the value for the ROG Xbox Ally X is not confirmed and is because of be introduced later in September as soon as pre-orders develop into out there. Nevertheless, all of the indicators from rumors and leaks level in direction of the machine costing €899 – that will work out to round $1,050 (about £775 / AU$1,600) or probably extra. If that is the case, then its future success could possibly be within the stability.
It is price noting that the ROG Xbox Ally would be the cheaper and fewer highly effective various, reportedly costing €599 (which must be round $700, or about £520 / AU$1,070), however its Ryzen Z2A with RDNA 2 structure is very unlikely to problem the Ryzen Z1 Excessive.
Primarily based on benchmarks between the Ryzen Z2 Excessive and the Ryzen Z1 Excessive, the efficiency soar doesn’t seem like important sufficient to warrant paying $1,000; the unique Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go handhelds could be discovered less expensive on sale.
As I’ve mentioned earlier than, I’ve acquired my eye on the Lenovo Legion Go S utilizing the Z1 Excessive, because it’s the one cheap improve for me with 32GB of RAM and an 8-inch display screen. Some other handheld is priced too excessive, and sadly, it seems just like the ROG Xbox Ally X is becoming a member of that record, too.
