Thursday, April 27th 2023
ASUS ROG Ally Powered by AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Priced at $700
ASUS's sensational handheld game console, the ROG Ally, will be priced at $699.99 for the model powered by the top AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, according to a leak by SnoopyTech. This top model will feature a 7-inch Full HD screen with 120 Hz refresh-rate, and Dolby Atmos-capable audio. Under the hood, the Ryzen Z1 is based on the 4 nm "Phoenix" silicon, featuring an 8-core/16-thread "Zen 4" CPU, and its full Navi3 iGPU based on the RDNA3 graphics architecture, with 12 CU (768 stream processors). This chip is wired to 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory, and a 512 GB NVMe SSD.
ASUS has a cheaper model of the ROG Ally designed for cloud gaming and casual gaming, powered by the Ryzen Z1 (non-Extreme). The non-Extreme Z1 rocks a 6-core/12-thread "Zen 4" CPU, but a heavily cut down iGPU with just 4 CU (256 stream processors), which are plenty for the intended use-cases. ASUS could price this much lower than the top model, with speculations pointing to $499.
Sources:
SnoopyTech (Twitter), The Verge
ASUS has a cheaper model of the ROG Ally designed for cloud gaming and casual gaming, powered by the Ryzen Z1 (non-Extreme). The non-Extreme Z1 rocks a 6-core/12-thread "Zen 4" CPU, but a heavily cut down iGPU with just 4 CU (256 stream processors), which are plenty for the intended use-cases. ASUS could price this much lower than the top model, with speculations pointing to $499.
98 Comments on ASUS ROG Ally Powered by AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Priced at $700
It only remains to see 2.2lb laptops with the new AMD ZEN 4 7040 Phoenix with orange sticker.
I'd like to see how it performs out in the wild and how it compares to the steam deck.
I travel often and carry an ipad for movies and what not. But I dont play a lot of mobile games. But I could see this as a replacement and I could play PC games on it.
Maybe too good to be true, but if it is, it wont be for long. The days of giant tower PC's is slowly slipping away.
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Also... the screen does not look promising really... it is meh by 2023 metrics.
And more on the mobile part.
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The cheap model doesn't make much sense tho, it's easily outperformed in gaming by other devices, including the steam deck, while being more expensive than the last one
While it is a "portable PC" like the Steam Deck, the form factor shows that you're just supposed to game on it.
I would not call it a future proof investment.
Only something that can be upgrade could be even considered future proof.