Asus launched its handheld gaming console, the ROG Ally, again in April with two variations – the $700 mannequin with the AMD Ryzen Z1 Excessive and the marginally cheaper $600 model with the common AMD Ryzen Z1. The previous has been on sale for some time now and we gave it a largely constructive overview. However now the cheaper model is obtainable.
Asus ROG Ally
Is it value saving $100? The one notable distinction is the APU, the $600 model comes with the identical 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB storage because the $700 mannequin, similar 7” 1080p 120Hz show (16:9) and similar 40Wh battery too.
However the Z1 is proving to be too large of a step again in comparison with the Z1 Excessive. Digital Traits stories that it’s slower than the Steam Deck APU and the Valve console is cheaper – $400 for the 64GB eMMC model, $530 for the 256GB NVMe model and the next $650 if you wish to match the 512GB storage of the Ally.
Right here’s a take a look at their respective APUs:
| Z1 Excessive | Z1 | Van Gogh (Steam Deck) | |
| Node | 4nm | 4nm | 7nm |
| CPU | Zen 4 | Zen 4 | Zen 2 |
| CPU cores (c/t) | 8/16 | 6/12 | 4/8 |
| Frequency | 3.3-5.1GHz | 3.2-4.9GHz | 2.4-3.5GHz |
| Cache (L2/L3) | 8/16MB | 6/16MB | 1/4MB |
| GPU | RDNA 3 | RDNA 3 | RDNA 2 |
| GPU CUs | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| TDP | 9-30W | 9-30W | 4-15W |
In fact, the Ally has the higher display screen – a 7” 1,280 x 800px (16:9) 60Hz panel – so there are nonetheless causes to favor the ROG Ally over the Steam Deck. Take a look at our overview for extra particulars on the show, the controls and the opposite options.
If you happen to’re nonetheless , you will discover the Z1 model of the Asus ROG Ally on Finest Purchase within the US. In Germany, this model is obtainable on Otto for €710.
