Asus ROG Ally

[rayraydj]

Cheaper ASUS ROG Ally console to feature AMD Ryzen Z1 "Phoenix" APU with 6 cores - VideoCardz.com

ASUS ROG Ally console with AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and non-Extreme APUs The upcoming gaming console from ASUS is now confirmed to feature two different APUs. The good news is that finally have confirmation that both Ryzen Z1 custom APUs for ROG Ally are based on AMD Phoenix with Zen4 and RDNA3...

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Cheaper Ally

Well if this proves to be true, we know the 512gb and 1tb versions will be different not just in terms of storage.... At this point I just want Asus to release the damn thing so I can decide whether or not to sell my steam deck

 

[kakarott]

Well if this proves to be true, we know the 512gb and 1tb versions will be different not just in terms of storage.... At this point I just want Asus to release the damn thing so I can decide whether or not to sell my steam deck

If there is a cheaper one, wonder if it would be slightly smaller.

 

[rayraydj]

If there is a cheaper one, wonder if it would be slightly smaller.

I doubt that'd be the case, probably costs less to manufacture a single case variant, and I doubt there's going to be many (if any) differences in terms of say PCB components, so it'd likely be the same size system with a different memory/chiplet config

 

[kakarott]

Prototypes leaked

ASUS ROG Ally console prototypes have been pictured, featuring a closer look at AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme chip - VideoCardz.com

ASUS ROG Ally prototypes and new photos of the console’s internals ASUS gaming console pictured up close. ASUS ROG Ally prototypes, Source: Engadget What is pictured above are proposed designs for ASUS ROG Ally consoles that were at some point considered. The design has evolved and has seen...

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[Grim5]

Nice specs on the ally, has the same GPU power as a PS4 Pro

 

[Grim5]

I found the Ally in Geekbench, actually multiple of them


the Z1 phoenix apu, max cpu clock of 4.9ghz. the Z1 Extreme phoenix apu, max cpu clock of 5.1ghz

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG Ally RC71L_NR2301L_000397027 - Geekbench

Benchmark results for an ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG Ally RC71L_NR2301L_000397027 with a Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor.

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That means there are at least two versions of the Rog ally but I suspect there could be even more. The cheapest one has the Z1 chip which has 6 cpu cores and 12 threads and 4 RDNA3 GPU units. The obviously more expensive version of the Rog Ally has the Z1 extreme processor which has 8 cpu cores and 12 threads and 12 RDNA3 GPU units.

 

[kakarott]

11th May for official pricing

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1650863967118692354

 

[n111ck]

Do these non Steam Deck handhelds enable you to freeze the game you are playing when you put it to sleep (like the Steam Deck)?

 

[Martini1991]

11th May for official pricing

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1650863967118692354

I'd be surprised if it's not between £799 to £999

I'd upgrade the Deck to the Ally if it was £600, but it's never going to be.

 

[EddScott]

I'd be surprised if it's not between £799 to £999

I'd upgrade the Deck to the Ally if it was £600, but it's never going to be.

I'll wait for some reviews to see how much of a jump in performance the Asus is over the Deck. Deck plus £400+ for the Asus probably won't be worth it.

 

[Martini1991]

I'll wait for some reviews to see how much of a jump in performance the Asus is over the Deck. Deck plus £400+ for the Asus probably won't be worth it.

No reason to think it won't be twice the performance.
The deck was a perfect product to Kick-start the market.

 

[Minstadave]

I'll wait for some reviews to see how much of a jump in performance the Asus is over the Deck. Deck plus £400+ for the Asus probably won't be worth it.

The Deck also has SteamOS on it's side, that's a really interesting long term prospect over running Windows.

 

[Martini1991]

The Deck also has SteamOS on it's side, that's a really interesting long term prospect over running Windows.

It's so-so really.

As many positives as it has, it also comes with incompatibility issues

 

[Zero1OC]

Do these non Steam Deck handhelds enable you to freeze the game you are playing when you put it to sleep (like the Steam Deck)?

You'd have to use sleep in Windows, hopefully the Ally supports it without issue and the games don't crash when trying to resume.

 

[rayraydj]

I'd be surprised if it's not between £799 to £999

I'd upgrade the Deck to the Ally if it was £600, but it's never going to be.

£600.... Yeah looking at the pricing on the rest of the ROG product line I wouldn't be surprised if this were to cost above £999 here in the UK lmao

 

[Mesai]

You'd have to use sleep in Windows, hopefully the Ally supports it without issue and the games don't crash when trying to resume.

Windows sleep function is notoriously bad so it probably won’t be a thing. It’ll be similar to a laptop whereas with SteamOS they can do pretty much whatever they want.

 

[Mesai]

No reason to think it won't be twice the performance.
The deck was a perfect product to Kick-start the market.

I think it will be a significant performance leap, but the important part is how much power will that leap require. There’s only so much battery you can add to the device.

 

[Martini1991]

I think it will be a significant performance leap, but the important part is how much power will that leap require. There’s only so much battery you can add to the device.

Yeah but the deck tops out at 15W
Other hand helds do 25-30W

 

[Mesai]

Yeah but the deck tops out at 15W
Other hand helds do 25-30W

That’s down to the APU needs. No doubt the newer APU will be significantly more powerful, but it won’t have that at 15W so we’ll need to see what battery life is like.

 

[kakarott]

If this price leak is legit and it's £600 in the UK, then it's gonna sell easily.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1651354672081272834