ASUS ROG Ally X Evaluate – Gaming Performance

Gaming Performance

3DMark

Cyberpunk 2077

Steam Deck preset, no upscaling.

Hogwarts Legacy

Low preset, TAA.

Control

Medium preset, no AA, DX11.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

High preset, TAA, DX12.

Space Marine 2

Low preset, TAA.

Our gaming benchmarks are in step with what you’d count on out of the Z1 Extreme and ASUS ROG Ally X. The machine is wherever from a few frames to about 10% sooner than the unique ROG Ally at 25 W whereas it is on par or simply under the unique ROG Ally at 15 W. This is comprehensible contemplating that ASUS determined to bump the “Performance” energy profile from 15 W to 17 W, that means the Ally X is optimized to run video games at 17 W.

The efficiency bump is because of the Ally X utilizing sooner reminiscence that operates at 7500 MT/s, in comparison with the ROG Ally, which makes use of 6400 MT/s LPDDR5 reminiscence.

While ASUS, not AMD, is answerable for delivering GPU driver updates, the cadence of latest drivers is serviceable. It’s not as frequent as it might’ve been if AMD delivered new GPU drivers, however even one 12 months after its launch, the ASUS ROG Ally X and its now two-year-old predecessor nonetheless obtain a brand new GPU driver various instances a 12 months. Not nice, however positively not horrible.

While the Z1 Extreme is not probably the most highly effective chip present in a PC handheld anymore, these numbers are nonetheless respectable. While you will normally need to accept low settings within the newest and best AAA video games, not less than you’ll bump textures to medium or excessive due to the ROG Ally X being outfitted with 24 GB of reminiscence, 8 GB of which is reserved for built-in graphics. We’d nonetheless prefer to see 32 GB of reminiscence, particularly in a tool this costly, however 24 GB of RAM is ample.

For occasion, we managed to run Forza Horizon 5 with textures and “Environment Geometry Quality” set to Ultra at 1080p, coupled with FSR set to Balanced. The expertise wasn’t as nice-looking as on the MSI Claw 8 because the ROG Ally X does not have entry to an AI-based upscaler, however the picture high quality is sweet sufficient when displayed on the compact 7-inch display.

During our testing we performed a bunch of indie video games (Crow Country, Minishoot’ Adventures, Lumines Remastered, Crypt Custodian, Rayman Origins, Shadow Man Remastered, and others) and many of the 2D video games we performed labored relatively nicely at TDP values between 10 W and 12 W. This interprets into greater than 4 hours of battery life, which is nice information for all potential consumers who plan on utilizing the machine largely for much less demanding (learn: older) 3D video games and 2D titles.

Most older AAA video games will work nice at 17 W or 18 W, however you’ll have to bump the ability as much as 25 W or 30 W (out there solely when linked to a charger) to take pleasure in newer AAA titles.

The essential drawback the ASUS ROG Ally X has when pitted towards its essential competitor, the MSI Claw 8, is that it is caught with temporal-based FSR and XeSS upscaling, which do not look pretty much as good because the ML-based XeSS out there on the Claw 8. However, apart from that the Z1 Extreme nonetheless gives loads of horsepower for many video games in addition to probably the most demanding AAA titles, particularly these constructed on Unreal Engine 5.