ROG Ally vs Ally X Comparison and Performance Test

In this video, we take an in-depth look at the ASUS ROG Ally and the ROG Ally X to see how this new version stacks up. We compare key aspects like performance, design, and features, providing you with all the information you need to make the right decision for you. If you're considering one of these devices, this video will give you a clear understanding of what the new version offers over the original Ally.

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📖Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Specs
01:37 - Hadware and Ergonomics
03:57 - Fan
04:33 - Battery life
06:00 - USB 4 and EGPU
07:04 - Software
07:29 - Benchmarks
08:05 - Gaming at 10 and 15w
08:20 - Nier Automata 10w and 15w
09:03 - Ratchet and Clank 10w and 15w
09:40 - Ghost of tsushima 10w and 15w
10:20 - Testing at default power profiles
11:06 - God of War
11:47 - Miles Morales
12:28 - Ghost of Tsushima
13:07 - Resident Evil 4 Remake
13:48 - Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
14:27 - Hogwarts Legacy
15:09 - Alan Wake 2
15:52 - Cyberpunk
16:40 - Cyberpunk 1080p Medium and High
17:20 - Ratch and Clank 1080p High
17:57 - Conclusion
19:59 - Thanks for Watching!

[mza]

Used market for ASUS ROG ALLY for £325 for base and £400 for 2tb, it’s such a steal

[ThCrimsonReaper]

Your thoughts and analysis are some of the best in the hobby, not having you on the podcasts is and will continue to be a massive loss, but I can't wait for you to occupy the space on my watchlist with more videos of your own ❤

[KyleRuggles]

Great comparison!
To me I'd go for the Ally X since it's compared to it's introductory price, but if we can get an Ally for $400-500 or so, then that's another question.

For the moment, I'm happy using moonlight and my Odin and not have to worry about configuring all these graphic and TDP settings to save my battery.

[alsurya]

in Indonesia, .. Rog Ally X price is almost Twice Rog Ally gen 1

[DigitalJedi]

Good video and a great point at the end there about who this is for and I’m the guy that was just entering the windows market for the high-end device with the X. I completely love it.

[Sensifps]

Great review! Although there's not huge difference in FPS at 25w/30w, there's a huge improvement in temperatures!

[HarleyGC]

Picked up an Ally for £300 on ebay basically new condition, seems the best bang for buck of all handhelds as of now.

[henrytuttle]

I just bought an open box Ally for $352. For an extra $450, the Ally X doesn't make sense at all. Of course, Ally X doesn't have open box yet. And even if it did, it wouldn't be less than about $700, so it's still the same.

[michaelbenny]

Thanks for making this. I have an Ally, and I want to see better how they compare in reality

[melissamichel]

Excellent video!!! 👏🏻 Always a lot of quality in your work 🙌🏻





[LaymanGamin]

If steam deck oled could somehow update the power cap (performance) it would blow the ally x out to me. Because I’m not familiar with handheld windows that’s the only reason I’ve held off on ally x n just sticking to deck oled for now

[mrmangbro]

I'm considering getting the X, do you think it would go on sale for holiday season? I have a steamdeck that I use for retro stuff but would love to have this for college inbetween classes to play games that require more oomph to them.

[VaughnGoy]

i sold my OG ally for 400, now goin to best buy to pick up my ally x for 448 after tax and from the og sale..im goin on long flights in the next couple months and need the extra battery life.

[Rickyrodger]

Brand new Ally is selling in india @330$

[youngjustin]

Thanks got tired of arguing with people saying its a tremendous upgrade . Yes its nice but not a worthy upgrade if you have the og one. I got the X last week . Yes its been better all around experience but not a 800$ dollar upgrade experience. I put a 2280 990 pro 4 tb in it so now im at a 1200 $ upgrade . Am i happy of course . Should i have waited yes but i felt i was missing out on the better features that should of been in the lauch model last year . Cant wait for the next chipsets either the claw 8 ai plus or the next rog ally or even the go 2 ! 😊

[matija]

If you do egpu video, can you try the finals and cs2? I looked at some videos but performance differs between games drastically. One guy tested with 1070 and 4070 and in some games fps is the same because 4070 is bandwidth limited. I had xg mobile 4080 with my ally but its not stable and performance drops drastically when it gets hot. I would like to buy ally x and try egpu with my 4070ti super and if its good enough get rid of my pc for that. Nice video btw

[jhonrock]

So, a question, is it possible to set up specific power profiles for each game and let the system change between them whenever I start to run the game? Or this can only be changed manually?

[BarelyAverageDude]

Awesome video! Very in depth comparison.
Time to sell my Ally

[Kyrelius]

This “ROG ALLY X” is literally the same as my Ally Z1 Non-extreme just with some mid upgrades. People hype up tech like this but then crap on the Iphone 16 and PS5 Pro when they haven’t even released yet.

[kuso]

I wouldve bought one but those bezels 😭 I got the onexfly instead