Thursday, July 31st 2025
Lenovo Legion Go 2 Appears in Early Review and Disassembly Video, Stomps MSI Claw A8 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Hot on the heels of the Lenovo Legion Go 2 showing up on Chinese secondhand marketplaces, the upcoming Ryzen Z2 Extreme-powered device has made it into the hands of another reviewer who compared its performance to that of the MSI Claw A8 powered by the same APU. Surprisingly, the Legion device manages to outperform the MSI handheld, despite having the same CPU and iGPU specifications. According to the reviewer, the difference in performance comes down to the ability to cool the Ryzen CPU cores and AMD Radeon 890M inside these machines, since both were tested after reaching a thermal steady state, and the tester mentions that the Claw was overheating, while the Legion Go 2 managed to keep temperatures in the 70s.
The reviewer, Lines Tech on YouTube, tested the handheld gaming PCs in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and the Lenovo Legion Go 2 averaged 49 FPS, while the comparable MSI Claw device managed an average of 44 FPS—a whole 10% slower than the Legion Go 2. These tests were seemingly conducted at 1080p with Frame Generation and other AMD FidelityFX features disabled. It should also be noted that the Legion Go 2 has 8 GB more RAM, which might be helping the iGPU significantly, especially if VRAM allocation was left on automatic for both tests. Lines Tech also goes on to disassemble the Legion Go 2, revealing that it's a rather simple process, requiring the removal of just eight screws and a few clips. The design of the interior also appears to be good news, since the battery is held down by screws—not tape or glue—meaning battery replacements should be easy enough when necessary. Among other things, he also shows off that the SD card slot has a heat shield, which should prevent the Legion Go 2 from falling victim to the same SD card failures as the original ASUS ROG Ally.
Check out the full review and teardown video here:
Sources:
Lines Tech on YouTube, Notebookcheck
The reviewer, Lines Tech on YouTube, tested the handheld gaming PCs in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and the Lenovo Legion Go 2 averaged 49 FPS, while the comparable MSI Claw device managed an average of 44 FPS—a whole 10% slower than the Legion Go 2. These tests were seemingly conducted at 1080p with Frame Generation and other AMD FidelityFX features disabled. It should also be noted that the Legion Go 2 has 8 GB more RAM, which might be helping the iGPU significantly, especially if VRAM allocation was left on automatic for both tests. Lines Tech also goes on to disassemble the Legion Go 2, revealing that it's a rather simple process, requiring the removal of just eight screws and a few clips. The design of the interior also appears to be good news, since the battery is held down by screws—not tape or glue—meaning battery replacements should be easy enough when necessary. Among other things, he also shows off that the SD card slot has a heat shield, which should prevent the Legion Go 2 from falling victim to the same SD card failures as the original ASUS ROG Ally.
8 Comments on Lenovo Legion Go 2 Appears in Early Review and Disassembly Video, Stomps MSI Claw A8 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The extra res can be nice for desktop use actually.
I do agree on OLED being preferable.