- The OneXFly F1 Professional would be the first handheld gaming PC that includes AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 collection APUs
- A number of fashions will probably be out there on the finish of November 2024
- It is anticipated to outperform the rumored Ryzen Z2 Excessive handheld gaming PCs
The hand held gaming PC market has been reignited ever since Valve launched the Steam Deck – an reasonably priced possibility for a lot of players that impressed a brand new era of rivals, together with the likes of Asus’ highly effective ROG Ally, and now the OneXFly F1 Professional ($1,099 / round £849 / round AU$1,660) is ready to kickstart the subsequent era.
Utilizing AMD’s Ryzen AI 370 and 365 APUs, OneNetbook’s F1 Professional would be the first ‘Strix Level’ APU for handheld gaming PCs as noticed by VideoCardz – they are going to be pushed by AMD’s RDNA 3.5 structure, which Crew Crimson claims will enhance efficiency and battery life. Each APUs will function 12 Zen 5 cores and 24 threads, which might open the door for high-level efficiency on every mannequin.
Whereas we await Asus’ subsequent transfer for a ROG Ally X successor (rumored to make use of the Ryzen Z2 Excessive APU), this can give a robust trace at what the next-gen might seem like performance-wise for Strix Level handheld gaming PCs. It’s additionally necessary to notice that it’ll begin at $1,099 with 32GB of RAM (as much as 64GB relying on the mannequin), which is changing into a system requirement for optimum efficiency and visuals in lots of video games corresponding to Returnal.
In addition to the sturdy APU specs, the F1 Professional will make the most of a 1080p OLED show offering direct competitors to Valve’s Steam Deck OLED – although contemplating the Steam Deck OLED’s pricing ($549 / £479 / AU$899), it should greater than seemingly stay a extra widespread possibility regardless of its weaker efficiency.
Can the OneXFly F1 Professional compete with different handheld gaming PCs?
Definitely, the OneXFly F1 Professional will outperform present handheld gaming PCs from Valve, Asus, and Lenovo, because of the Ryzen AI 300 collection APUs. Now, there’s no affirmation from different handheld makers (together with the Nintendo Change 2’s reveal or launch date), however rumors recommend each Lenovo and Asus will use the Ryzen Z2 Excessive APU in future handhelds.
Regardless of the Ryzen Z2 Excessive APU being anticipated to be the weaker Strix Level silicon chip in comparison with the Ryzen AI 370 and 365 (in keeping with leaks), AMD claims RDNA 3.5 might enhance battery life which was a weak level for the Z1 Excessive Ally (luckily, ROG Ally X’s battery is significantly better as talked about in our evaluation).
Whereas this new handheld arms race is thrilling, pricing might nonetheless be the deciding issue for many players. There are at the moment no opinions on OneNetbook’s new handheld gaming PC, so we should wait and see the way it fares by way of battery life and fan efficiency (cooling) – in addition to total worth for cash, which might actually decide if will probably be capable of beat the Steam Deck or Nintendo Change 2.
