ASUS Has Revealed the ROG Ally X With Upgraded Specs

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June 2, 2024

Grant Taylor-Hill

Last year, the ASUS ROG Ally was released to a positive reception, bringing another competitor into the handheld gaming market. As a Windows 11-powered device, the ROG Ally proved to be versatile and compatible with a staggering array of games and applications, but it was hampered by performance limitations and a small battery. Now, ASUS has tackled those teething issues with the ROG Ally X, an upgraded version of the substantial handheld that has dominated much of the market over the last twelve months.

With a better battery, tweaked ergonomics, more RAM, faster storage, and ASUS’ intelligent cooling and processing solutions, the ASUS ROG Ally X could be set to charge to the top of the charts. It’s a market populated by the likes of the Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, MSI Claw, and of course, the existing ROG Ally, but there’s still plenty of room for the Ally X.

ASUS ROG Ally X Full Specs

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Here’s everything that ASUS confirmed about the Ally X, which is available to pre-order now:

Processor: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (same as the original)
GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 3
Display: 7-inch IPS-level touchscreen 120Hz (same as the original)
RAM: 24GB LPDDR5 (up from 16GB)
Storage: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (up from 512GB)
Battery: 80WHrs 4-cell Li-ion (up from 40WHrs)
Weight: 678g (up from 608g)

Many features from the original ASUS ROG Ally have been ported over. For instance, the device still has handy adjustable power modes, ranging from the 10W Silent Mode to the 25 – 30W Turbo Mode, which is hell on the battery but makes games run much smoother. Some high-end titles won’t run properly at all unless the device is in Turbo Mode, though.

ASUS addressed some of the biggest bugbears with this upgrade. For example, the battery is more than twice as powerful as the one found in the original device, which fixes one of the most dramatic difficulties players had with the ROG Ally. ASUS has also tweaked the cooling solution a little, which addresses a different issue. The full-HD touch panel is unchanged, but the shell, buttons, and sticks have undergone amendments, being made much more tactile and comfortable for longer gaming sessions.

I’ve used an ASUS ROG Ally for several months and can attest to the device’s capabilities. It’s well worth the money if you find yourself in situations where you can game on the go – and it also doubles up as a very low-power, low-resource computer with a wireless mouse and keyboard.

The ASUS ROG Ally X will retail for $799, but it’s worth the money – provided you have the use case for it.

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