Asus ROG Ally X Hands-On vs Asus ROG Ally - What's New & What It Means For Gaming

The Asus ROG Ally was the first Zen 4/RDNA 3 handheld, delivering superior performance vs Steam Deck - and now, there's a ROG Ally X. The same core processor and display remain, but virtually everything else has improved - with a doubling of battery capacity and a bump to 24GB of LPDDR5X delivering an improved experience. Rich has been hands-on and this is his report.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:14 ROG Ally X vs ROG Ally - Tech Specs
00:01:43 Faster Memory & More Memory Matter
00:03:03 2x Battery Capacity
00:04:53 ROG Ally X Changes: Inside & Out
00:07:57 Z1 Extreme + 24GB Performance - What To Expect
00:08:33 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - 24GB Is Game-Changing
00:11:04 The Wrap-Up
00:12:46 And Now, The Conclusion

[MINUANOGAMING]

Asus: Don't benchmark it.
Linus: It was revealed to me in a dream that it runs like this.
Rich: Look at this frametime graph!

[AmicusRyelei]

"Please review our new thing but, also, don't review it."

[grimdicer]

Patiently waiting for the Steam Deck 2

[anonony]

Sorry you looked at it wrong, we can't honor the warranty...

[wxmhqeb]

Not playing russian roulette with ASUS RMA department.

[OOOcannal]

Battery life is a real problem for gaming handhelds

[eliadbu]

Careful not to nick the plastic! You will be charged for a screen replacement if you warranty your device for joystick replacement.

[drewnewby]

I've heard Rich say "rog" so many times, I'd forgotten it's R O G, according to Asus. We've got ourselves a Nvidia Ti situation here.

[jackcrouse]

Tech channels should stop accepting this bs. Show our device but actually don't show it. Yes you are free to talk about it but don't talk about it.

[michaeldidikof]

Very happy with my Rog Ally. Waiting for Ally 2

[thorocomments]

I have an ally I’ve got less than a week to RMA, lol.

[ChristopherToro]

I find it weird that there are so many restrictions with ROG Ally X overviews…

[DavidAddis]

I'm always happy to see improved, ahem, "Frame Health/Consistency"!

[GIGAFATTYMON]

There's bound to be a full upgrade, new chipset, memory, screen, etc, probably around the 2 year point, don't see any point upgrading until then.

[StrikerSenpai]

Staying away from ASUS for right now lol.

Just bought a steam deck OLED!

[graveyarddead]

In your next benchmark video I’d love to see you guys test Baldur’s Gate 3 in Act 3 on both the original and X.

Hopefully the speed and capacity increase helps with frame times there.

[epsileth]

Minor refresh to fix problems. Get the x if you want a windows handheld. If you're wary of the rma process, get a steam deck.

[IMZ]

Here's a better question. Did they improve the customer service?

[SENATORPAIN]

If the switch 2 could run something like cyberpunk at a locked 30 medium graphics I'd be very happy for the switch 2s future.(Not saying cyberpunk should or would be on it but as a benchmark)

[DigiDonkey]

I bought the OG Ally (extreme) the day they announced this. New battery and extra RAM was tempting, but I was able to pick a brand new one at half that UK price.