Slower than the Steam Deck OLED – Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld review

Name: Asus ROG Xbox Ally
Brand: Asus

The AMD Ryzen Z2 A falls short of expectations.

The ROG Xbox Ally is Asus's more affordable take on its new handheld line. At €599, it goes head-to-head with Valve's Steam Deck OLED, but under the hood it still runs on AMD's older Zen 2 architecture, limiting performance gains.
Andreas Osthoff, 👁 Andreas Osthoff, ✓ Louise Burke (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy) Published 10/23/2025 🇩🇪

Verdict – The Asus ROG Xbox Ally just isn't fast enough

In our tests, the new ROG Xbox Ally showed disappointing performance, typically falling slightly behind the Steam Deck OLED. For a modern gaming handheld launching at the end of 2025 for €599, this is hard to justify. On the positive side, the device retains a very comfortable chassis, a high-quality 120 Hz IPS display with VRR, and solid battery life. Overall, the Xbox Ally is best suited for gamers who enjoy retro titles and prioritise comfort and ergonomics over raw performance.

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It may also be worth trying SteamOS or Bazzite (both Linux) to squeeze a bit more performance out of the old Ryzen Z2 A (Zen 2). However, doing so means losing one of the main advantages of Windows, namely its extensive game library. Those who are satisfied with SteamOS, on the other hand, can simply opt for the Steam Deck OLED or the significantly cheaper Lenovo Legion Go S instead.

Those who can do without the more ergonomic housing should, if possible, invest a little more in last year's ROG Ally X or opt for the original ROG Ally and save some money that can be put toward a power bank. In that case, you get a very compact handheld with the same 7-inch display but significantly higher performance.

Pros

+ significantly improved ergonomics

+ easy access to fans and M.2-2280 SSD

+ excellent IPS display for gaming

+ outstanding software integration

+ extensive configuration options

+ good battery life

+ fast Wi-Fi and microSD reader

+ good input devices and speakers

+ two USB-C ports

Cons

- very slow AMD SoC (Zen 2)

- chassis (grips) noticeably bulkier

- no webcam, no Wi-Fi 7

- display brightness falls short of specification

Price and availability

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is available from Amazon for €599 in Europe and $599.99 USD in the United States. The handheld can be purchased through retailers such as Amazon and the official Asus online store.

$599.00

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally 7” 1080p 120Hz Gaming Handheld Touchscreen AMD Ryzen™ Z2 A 16GB RAM 512GB SSD White

Verdict – The Asus ROG Xbox Ally just isn't fast enough
Specifications
Differences compared with the ROG Xbox Ally X
Performance – AMD Zen 2 and RDNA 2
Emissions and energy
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Alternatives at a glance

In addition to the ROG Xbox Ally X priced at €899, Asus has also introduced the standard ROG Xbox Ally, which is considerably more affordable at a recommended retail price of €599 and is therefore intended as a direct competitor to Valve's Steam Deck OLED. The processor used is the AMD Ryzen Z2 A, but the modern-sounding name is somewhat misleading. In essence, it is the same hardware found in the Steam Deck, featuring four Zen 2 CPU cores and an RDNA 2 GPU. We examine whether it is still possible to play demanding titles smoothly with this more resource-intensive configuration.

The chassis is essentially identical apart from the colour. For more detailed information about the housing, input devices, the new Xbox full-screen mode, the display, and the speakers, please refer to our in-depth review of the ROG Xbox Ally X.

Specifications

Asus ROG Xbox Ally (ROG Ally Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen Z2 A 4 x 2.8 - 3.8 GHz, 24 W PL2 / Short Burst, 20 W PL1 / Sustained, Renoir

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Core: 1800 MHz, RAM: 800 MHz, 25.10.25.17

Memory

16 GB

, LPDDR5x-6400, Dual-Channel, onboard

Display

7.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 315 PPI, capacitive, TL070FVXS01-0, IPS, glossy: yes, 120 Hz, Adaptive Sync

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Foresee 512GB, 512 GB

, 420 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Connections

2 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Stereo, Card Reader: microSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 5.1 x 290 x 121 ( = 0.2 x 11.42 x 4.76 in)

Battery

60 Wh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, 65W PSU, Xbox PC Game Pass (3-month), 24 Months Warranty

Weight

670 g ( = 23.63 oz / 1.48 pounds), Power Supply: 221 g ( = 7.8 oz / 0.49 pounds)

Price

599 Euro

Amazon

$599.00

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

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Differences compared with the ROG Xbox Ally X

Apart from the white colour, the chassis is essentially identical to that of the more expensive ROG Xbox Ally X (black). The weight is about 50 grams lower, which is due to the smaller 60 Wh battery. The excellent comfort of the new design is, of course, also found on the cheaper Xbox Ally. However, this model lacks USB 4.0 support, which means that connecting an external graphics card is not possible, although this would not be advisable anyway given the slow processor.

The new Xbox full screen mode, which we covered in detail in our review of the Xbox Ally X, is also available on the Xbox Ally.

Performance – AMD Zen 2 and RDNA 2

The Ryzen Z2 A is based on the older Zen 2 architecture and is paired with 16 GB of RAM in the Xbox Ally. On our test device, 6 GB of this memory was assigned to the integrated RDNA 2 GPU by default, although this can be adjusted in the Armoury Crate SE software.

Test conditions

We conducted all benchmarks and measurements in Turbo Mode, where the processor is allowed to consume 24/20 watts. In Performance Mode it draws 15 watts, and in Silent Mode, 6 watts.

Processor

The Ryzen Z2 A offers only four Zen 2 cores (8 threads) with a maximum clock speed of 3.8 GHz. Accordingly, CPU performance is quite low, and the Xbox Ally ranks among the slowest handhelds in comparison.

Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test

Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A: Ø819 (733.99-867.51)

Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go: Ø852 (844.29-855.16)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme: Ø2110 (2085.4-2260.78)

Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme: Ø2187 (2041.02-2336.18)

CPU Performance rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

CPU Performance rating
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	87.2 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	86.8 pt
Average of class Handheld / UMPC	71.6 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS ^-12! AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	58.6 pt
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED ^-6! AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	41.7 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	37.1 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	36.6 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	15120 Points +205%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	14586 Points +194%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3984 - 16841, n=16, last 2 years)	11620 Points +135%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	5778 Points +17%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	4953 Points
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	3984 Points -20%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	1954 Points +82%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	1733 Points +62%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1071 - 2006, n=15, last 2 years)	1666 Points +56%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	1281 Points +20%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	1071 Points

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	5825 Points +206%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	5794 Points +204%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1521 - 6577, n=14, last 2 years)	4435 Points +133%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	2051 Points +8%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	1904 Points
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	1521 Points -20%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	764 Points +82%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	672 Points +60%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (357 - 787, n=14, last 2 years)	618 Points +47%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	419 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	390 Points -7%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	357 Points -15%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	2336 (2041.02^min - 2336.18^max) Points +169%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	2261 (2085.4^min - 2260.78^max) Points +160%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (689 - 2533, n=14, last 2 years)	1780 Points +105%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	868 (733.99^min - 867.51^max) Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	855 (844.29^min - 855.16^max) Points -1%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	689 Points -21%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	275 Points +74%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	262 Points +66%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (155.1 - 304, n=13, last 2 years)	247 Points +56%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	158.3 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	155.1 Points -2%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	588 Seconds * -2%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	576 Seconds *
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (189 - 588, n=13, last 2 years)	307 Seconds * +47%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	234 Seconds * +59%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	214 Seconds * +63%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	64454 MIPS +175%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	52461 MIPS +124%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (19684 - 66618, n=13, last 2 years)	47484 MIPS +103%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	23583 MIPS +1%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	23417 MIPS
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	19684 MIPS -16%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	6077 MIPS +54%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	5590 MIPS +41%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3653 - 6143, n=14, last 2 years)	5192 MIPS +31%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	3952 MIPS
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	3675 MIPS -7%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	3653 MIPS -8%

Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	12734 Points +222%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	12026 Points +204%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3950 - 13426, n=15, last 2 years)	9236 Points +134%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	6320 Points +60%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	4966 Points +26%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	4587 Points +16%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	3950 Points

Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	2790 Points +109%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	2550 Points +91%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1333 - 2904, n=15, last 2 years)	2222 Points +67%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	1871 Points +40%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	1400 Points +5%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	1348 Points +1%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	1333 Points

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	11222 Points +172%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	10713 Points +160%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3932 - 11975, n=15, last 2 years)	8396 Points +104%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	5548 Points +35%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	4457 Points +8%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	4119 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	3932 Points -5%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	2017 Points +92%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	1917 Points +82%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (875 - 2134, n=15, last 2 years)	1663 Points +58%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU	1486 Points +41%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	1380 Points +31%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	1051 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	875 Points -17%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	18.7 fps +201%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	17.9 fps +188%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (6.21 - 20.8, n=13, last 2 years)	14.6 fps +135%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	7.07 fps +14%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	6.21 fps

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	92.8 s * -11%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	83.7 s *
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	68.7 s * +18%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (41.1 - 92.8, n=13, last 2 years)	59.3 s * +29%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	51.4 s * +39%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	0.756 sec * -11%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A	0.68 sec *
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (0.4167 - 0.756, n=13, last 2 years)	0.526 sec * +23%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	0.4601 sec * +32%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	0.452 sec * +34%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

868 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

73.2 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.9 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

158.3 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

1904 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

419 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1071 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

4953 Points

Help

... in comparison

Performance rating
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	97.5 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	89.6 pt
Average of class Handheld / UMPC	73.9 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	35 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	34.2 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	24519 KRay/s +275%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	22536 KRay/s +244%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (6544 - 26450, n=13, last 2 years)	17074 KRay/s +161%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	6990 KRay/s +7%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	6544 KRay/s

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	103637 Points +184%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	88336 Points +142%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (36464 - 103637, n=13, last 2 years)	73314 Points +101%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	42932 Points +18%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	36464 Points

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	4465 MB/s +286%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	3783 MB/s +227%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1157 - 4484, n=13, last 2 years)	3255 MB/s +181%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	1403 MB/s +21%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	1157 MB/s

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	107867 Points +114%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	76357 Points +52%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (41744 - 107867, n=13, last 2 years)	72570 Points +44%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	50296 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	45741 Points -9%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	14281 Points +119%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	12594 Points +93%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (4425 - 16980, n=13, last 2 years)	10724 Points +64%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	6535 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	5002 Points -23%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	55457 Points +190%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	46842 Points +145%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (19153 - 55457, n=13, last 2 years)	38638 Points +102%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	23738 Points +24%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	19153 Points

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	80158 MB/s +332%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	78434 MB/s +323%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (18552 - 149047, n=13, last 2 years)	72041 MB/s +288%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	21547 MB/s +16%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	18552 MB/s

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	990 MB/s +163%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	987 MB/s +162%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (356 - 1112, n=13, last 2 years)	780 MB/s +107%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	377 MB/s
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	356 MB/s -6%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	13049 KRay/s +264%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	12084 KRay/s +237%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3585 - 14181, n=13, last 2 years)	9049 KRay/s +152%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	3766 KRay/s +5%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	3585 KRay/s

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	53205 MPixel/s +159%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (19472 - 54726, n=13, last 2 years)	40220 MPixel/s +96%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	39932 MPixel/s +95%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	20515 MPixel/s
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	19472 MPixel/s -5%

System performance

In general, operation on the ROG Xbox Ally is smooth, especially in the new Xbox full screen mode. We did not encounter any stability issues during testing.

Performance rating
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	93.9 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	89.2 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS ^-9! Radeon 680M, Z2 Go	88.1 pt
Average of class Handheld / UMPC	82.5 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	58.7 pt
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED ^-6! Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	49.8 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	47.9 pt

PCMark 10 / Score
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	7149 Points +99%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	7068 Points +97%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3592 - 7471, n=13, last 2 years)	6336 Points +76%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	5219 Points +45%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	3592 Points

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	10633 Points +41%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	10311 Points +37%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (7542 - 11262, n=13, last 2 years)	9876 Points +31%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	8427 Points +12%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	7542 Points

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	9912 Points +98%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	9567 Points +91%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (5015 - 10031, n=13, last 2 years)	8462 Points +69%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	7213 Points +44%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	5015 Points

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	9715 Points +192%
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	9408 Points +183%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3326 - 10026, n=13, last 2 years)	8328 Points +150%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	6350 Points +91%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	3326 Points

CrossMark / Overall
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1693 Points +88%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	1532 Points +70%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (840 - 1847, n=13, last 2 years)	1452 Points +61%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	901 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	865 Points -4%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	840 Points -7%

CrossMark / Productivity
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1639 Points +81%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	1453 Points +61%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (874 - 1719, n=13, last 2 years)	1421 Points +57%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	905 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	878 Points -3%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	874 Points -3%

CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1868 Points +98%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	1712 Points +82%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (808 - 2077, n=13, last 2 years)	1557 Points +65%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	942 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	891 Points -5%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	808 Points -14%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1392 Points +79%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	1291 Points +66%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (759 - 1610, n=13, last 2 years)	1264 Points +62%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	831 Points +7%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	779 Points
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	759 Points -3%

WebXPRT 3 / Overall
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Radeon 680M, Z2 Go	325 Points +91%
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	304 Points +79%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	288 Points +69%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (170.3 - 325, n=14, last 2 years)	276 Points +62%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	225.6 Points +32%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	170.3 Points

WebXPRT 4 / Overall
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	248 Points +85%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	229 Points +70%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (107 - 291, n=13, last 2 years)	215 Points +60%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Radeon 680M, Z2 Go	189 Points +41%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	186.4 Points +39%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	134.4 Points
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	107 Points -20%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	931 ms *
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	895 ms * +4%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (428 - 931, n=13, last 2 years)	593 ms * +36%
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	536 ms * +42%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	517 ms * +44%

* ... smaller is better

PCMark 10 Score		3592 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	92176 MB/s +175%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	74414 MB/s +122%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (32617 - 107929, n=14, last 2 years)	70097 MB/s +109%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	45050 MB/s +34%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	33517 MB/s
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	32617 MB/s -3%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	100379 MB/s +294%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (25380 - 100379, n=14, last 2 years)	62971 MB/s +147%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	58713 MB/s +130%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	38572 MB/s +51%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	25476 MB/s
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	25380 MB/s 0%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	106998 MB/s +318%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	104172 MB/s +307%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (25595 - 117883, n=14, last 2 years)	79130 MB/s +209%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	48811 MB/s +91%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	25596 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	25595 MB/s

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Radeon 680M	129.3 ns * -16%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M	122.1 ns * -10%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (99.8 - 147.6, n=14, last 2 years)	121.3 ns * -9%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M	114 ns * -2%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	112.6 ns * -1%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	111.5 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	2496.9 μs *
Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1486.6 μs * +40%
Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	1435.6 μs * +43%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	441.4 μs * +82%

* ... smaller is better

Storage

Another downgrade can be found with the SSD, as the 512 GB model (420 GB free) from Foresee offers significantly lower transfer rates. At least performance remains stable under continuous load.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Foresee 512GB

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3269 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2629 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 256 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 250 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 43.1 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 83.3 MB/s

CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 194.6 MB/s

CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 504 MB/s

Drive Performance rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance rating - Percent
Average of class Handheld / UMPC	80.6 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	79.6 pt
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	73.3 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	59.9 pt
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED ^-11! Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	51.2 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	37.7 pt
Average Foresee 512GB	25.2 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	5565 (3733.98^min - 5564.79^max) MB/s +228%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1695 - 5565, n=14, last 2 years)	3106 MB/s +83%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2693 (2674.18^min - 2692.74^max) MB/s +59%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	2569 (2495.19^min - 2569.22^max) MB/s +52%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	2567 (2517.63^min - 2567.33^max) MB/s +51%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	1695 (1660.35^min - 1694.67^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (452 - 1695, n=2)	1074 MB/s -37%
seq write
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	3185 (1268.34^min - 3185.29^max) MB/s +259%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (886 - 5102, n=14, last 2 years)	3113 MB/s +251%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2768 (2498.37^min - 2767.74^max) MB/s +212%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	2711 (2193.01^min - 2711.02^max) MB/s +206%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	1056 (164.42^min - 1056.34^max) MB/s +19%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	886 (429.06^min - 886.37^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (457 - 886, n=2)	672 MB/s -24%
seq q8 t1 read
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	6440 (5527.73^min - 6439.51^max) MB/s +149%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	4952 (4163.75^min - 4951.75^max) MB/s +92%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (2458 - 7005, n=14, last 2 years)	4751 MB/s +84%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	4477 (4152.78^min - 4477.42^max) MB/s +73%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	3760 (2910.85^min - 3760.19^max) MB/s +45%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	2585 (2194.67^min - 2585.37^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (484 - 2585, n=2)	1535 MB/s -41%
seq q8 t1 write
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	4568 (1284.66^min - 4568.32^max) MB/s +67%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	3947 (3257.07^min - 3947.47^max) MB/s +44%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1088 - 6151, n=14, last 2 years)	3781 MB/s +38%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	3033 (2657.93^min - 3033.11^max) MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	2740 (222.72^min - 2739.93^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (478 - 2740, n=2)	1609 MB/s -41%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	1088 (990.07^min - 1088.21^max) MB/s -60%
4k q1 t1 read
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	97.4 (60.76^min - 97.44^max) MB/s +145%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (39.7 - 97.4, n=14, last 2 years)	59.7 MB/s +50%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	51.5 (50.22^min - 51.53^max) MB/s +30%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	46.4 (45.97^min - 46.42^max) MB/s +17%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	46.1 (44.66^min - 46.06^max) MB/s +16%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	39.7 (38.59^min - 39.69^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (26.3 - 39.7, n=2)	33 MB/s -17%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (96.3 - 262, n=14, last 2 years)	169.9 MB/s +76%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	145.2 (134.71^min - 145.19^max) MB/s +51%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	140.9 (139.71^min - 140.94^max) MB/s +46%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	112.3 (81.5^min - 112.29^max) MB/s +17%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	112 (100.07^min - 111.98^max) MB/s +16%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	96.3 (90.63^min - 96.3^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (73.4 - 96.3, n=2)	84.9 MB/s -12%
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (407 - 4025, n=14, last 2 years)	1933 MB/s +317%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	1893 (1813.54^min - 1893.35^max) MB/s +308%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1106 (1031.05^min - 1105.71^max) MB/s +138%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	784 (724.28^min - 784.45^max) MB/s +69%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	464 (460.16^min - 463.63^max) MB/s
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	407 (296.91^min - 406.67^max) MB/s -12%
Average Foresee 512GB (102.3 - 464, n=2)	283 MB/s -39%
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	1222 (1181.65^min - 1222.42^max) MB/s +427%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (89.1 - 3088, n=14, last 2 years)	1168 MB/s +403%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	447 (437.78^min - 446.91^max) MB/s +93%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	390 (322.94^min - 389.5^max) MB/s +68%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	232 (194.87^min - 232.21^max) MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (209 - 232, n=2)	221 MB/s -5%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	89.1 (82.16^min - 89.09^max) MB/s -62%

AS SSD
Score Total
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	4941 Points +143%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (2035 - 6820, n=10, last 2 years)	4833 Points +137%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	4711 Points +131%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	2379 Points +17%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	2035 Points
Average Foresee 512GB (724 - 2035, n=2)	1380 Points -32%
Score Read
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	2231 Points +218%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (702 - 2849, n=10, last 2 years)	1969 Points +180%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1315 Points +87%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	1089 Points +55%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	702 Points
Average Foresee 512GB (263 - 702, n=2)	483 Points -31%
Score Write
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2787 Points +174%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (745 - 3248, n=10, last 2 years)	1797 Points +76%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	1704 Points +67%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	1019 Points
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	745 Points -27%
Average Foresee 512GB (316 - 1019, n=2)	668 Points -34%
Seq Read
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	5107.56 MB/s +117%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	3832 MB/s +63%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (193.2 - 5643, n=11, last 2 years)	3689 MB/s +57%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	3524 MB/s +50%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	2352 MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (505 - 2352, n=2)	1429 MB/s -39%
Seq Write
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	3373 MB/s +170%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (80.9 - 5416, n=11, last 2 years)	2855 MB/s +129%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	2264.42 MB/s +81%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2084 MB/s +67%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	1249 MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (462 - 1249, n=2)	856 MB/s -31%
4K Read
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	66.86 MB/s +84%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (36.4 - 82.8, n=10, last 2 years)	56.7 MB/s +56%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	47.5 MB/s +30%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	46 MB/s +26%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	36.4 MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (31.3 - 36.4, n=2)	33.9 MB/s -7%
4K Write
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	167.9 MB/s +88%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	157.2 MB/s +76%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (89.1 - 200, n=10, last 2 years)	152.9 MB/s +72%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	106.87 MB/s +20%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	89.1 MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (64.6 - 89.1, n=2)	76.9 MB/s -14%
4K-64 Read
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	1653.06 MB/s +284%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (430 - 2260, n=10, last 2 years)	1508 MB/s +251%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	915 MB/s +113%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	660 MB/s +53%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	430 MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (181.2 - 430, n=2)	306 MB/s -29%
4K-64 Write
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2411 MB/s +200%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (250 - 2812, n=10, last 2 years)	1430 MB/s +78%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	1370.24 MB/s +70%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	805 MB/s
Average Foresee 512GB (205 - 805, n=2)	505 MB/s -37%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	250 MB/s -69%
Access Time Read
Average Foresee 512GB (0.148 - 0.228, n=2)	0.188 ms * -27%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	0.148 ms *
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	0.142 ms * +4%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (0.025 - 0.148, n=10, last 2 years)	0.0777 ms * +47%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	0.03 ms * +80%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	0.029 ms * +80%
Access Time Write
Average Foresee 512GB (0.129 - 0.281, n=2)	0.205 ms * -59%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally Foresee 512GB	0.129 ms *
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	0.103 ms * +20%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (0.021 - 0.129, n=10, last 2 years)	0.0571 ms * +56%
Lenovo Legion Go S SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	0.037 ms * +71%
Asus ROG Ally X WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	0.022 ms * +83%

* ... smaller is better

Read continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø2582 (2229.33-2596.06)

GPU performance

The iGPU of the Ryzen Z2 A is simply called Radeon Graphics and is based on the RDNA 2 architecture. With 512 shaders, its performance falls between that of the Radeon 680M and the Radeon 660M. In synthetic benchmarks, the new Xbox Ally is the slowest device in the comparison.

3DMark Performance rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance rating - Percent
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Radeon 890M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	93.9 pt
Average of class Handheld / UMPC	91.5 pt
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	82.7 pt
Lenovo Legion Go S ^-1! AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	56.6 pt
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, AMD Ryzen Z2 A	48.7 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Radeon 890M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	15988 Points +97%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	13828 Points +70%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (8133 - 15988, n=12, last 2 years)	11924 Points +47%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, AMD Ryzen Z2 A	8133 Points

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (5444 - 45916, n=16, last 2 years)	10365 Points +90%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Radeon 890M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	9798 Points +80%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	8775 Points +61%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	6580 Points +21%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, AMD Ryzen Z2 A	5444 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1769 - 21569, n=16, last 2 years)	4147 Points +134%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Radeon 890M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	3620 Points +105%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	3196 Points +81%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	2058 Points +16%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, AMD Ryzen Z2 A	1769 Points

3DMark 11 Performance		7795 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		4902 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1938 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score		1678 points
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... in comparison

Blender: v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | v3.3 Classroom CPU

Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	327 Seconds *
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (n=1last 2 years)	327 Seconds *

Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, AMD Ryzen Z2 A	1026 Seconds *
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Go	980 Seconds * +4%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (290 - 1026, n=13, last 2 years)	505 Seconds * +51%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	365 Seconds * +64%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Radeon 890M, AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme	364 Seconds * +65%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming performance

We now come to the most important discipline, gaming performance. Here again, the results are disappointing, and in most cases the Xbox Ally is the slowest device, narrowly beaten by the Steam Deck OLED in all but one test. This means that games should preferably be played at 720p resolution, or users should stick to simpler titles and retro games. In addition, the new Xbox Ally is also noticeably slower than the first-generation ROG Ally with the Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	28 (22.7^min) fps +126%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (11.5 - 91.4, n=20, last 2 years)	24.1 fps +94%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	22.9 (19.3^min) fps +85%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	20.3 fps +64%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	20.1 fps +62%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	13.8 (11.7^min, 10.2^P1) fps +11%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	12.4 (10.6^min) fps

Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	32.5 fps +93%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (13.5 - 118.8, n=18, last 2 years)	28.7 fps +71%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	25.8 fps +54%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	24 fps +43%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	18.1 fps +8%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	16.8 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	37 fps +54%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	34 fps +42%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	33 fps +38%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (21 - 39, n=11, last 2 years)	30.6 fps +28%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	27 fps +13%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	25 fps +4%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	24 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	34.8 fps +94%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	30 fps +68%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	27.7 fps +55%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (17.9 - 34.8, n=20, last 2 years)	27 fps +51%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	19.9 fps +11%
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	18.4 fps +3%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	17.9 fps

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	58.8 (38^min, 41.4^P1) fps +75%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	51.6 (35.6^min, 40.1^P1) fps +54%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (30 - 58.8, n=21, last 2 years)	46.5 fps +38%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	46.3 (8.7^min, 11.5^P1) fps +38%
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	46 fps +37%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	35.9 (10^min, 11.8^P1) fps +7%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	33.6 (26^min, 27.3^P1) fps
Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED AMD Steam Deck OLED APU, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	30 fps -11%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	78.3 (69.1^min) fps +61%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	76.2 (68.4^min) fps +56%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	75.5 (67.6^min) fps +55%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (30.8 - 85, n=19, last 2 years)	66.4 fps +36%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	58.7 (50.9^min) fps +21%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	48.7 (41.8^min) fps

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	43 fps +89%
Average of class Handheld / UMPC (22.7 - 50.5, n=19, last 2 years)	33.9 fps +49%
Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	33.2 fps +46%
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M	29.9 fps +32%
Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	26.5 fps +17%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	22.7 fps

Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS chart

Asus ROG Xbox Ally Z2, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU: Ø12.8 (10.8-13)

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	72.9	62.5	57.9	48.7
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	54.8	28	17.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	35.9	26.9	22.7
Strange Brigade (2018)	125.5	48.4	39.6	33.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	71	32	29	24
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)	26.5	21.1	17.2	16.8
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023)	25.9	19.5	15.4	12.4
F1 24 (2024)	51.7	47.4	32.7	6.91

Emissions and energy

System noise

The fan noise of the ROG Xbox Ally is not disturbing even in Turbo Mode, reaching 36 dB(A) at most. In Performance Mode, it peaks at 30.7 dB(A), and in Silent Mode it is barely audible at 26.8 dB(A).

Noise level

Idle		24.2 / 24.2 / 26 dB(A)
Load		32.8 / 36.4 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.2 dB(A)

	Asus ROG Xbox Ally Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Z2, Foresee 512GB	Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Steam Deck OLED APU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3	Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Radeon 680M, Z2 Go	Lenovo Legion Go S Radeon 680M, Z2 Go, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N	Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Radeon 890M, Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD	Asus ROG Ally X Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00
Noise		-2%	-6%	-13%	-11%	-11%
off / environment * (dB)	24.2	24.7 -2%	24.7 -2%	25.6 -6%	24.2 -0%	24.7 -2%
Idle Minimum * (dB)	24.2	25 -3%	24.7 -2%	25.6 -6%	24.2 -0%	24.7 -2%
Idle Average * (dB)	24.2	25 -3%	27 -12%	25.6 -6%	24.2 -0%	24.7 -2%
Idle Maximum * (dB)	26	25 4%	27 -4%	28.37 -9%	29 -12%	28.5 -10%
Load Average * (dB)	32.8	31.3 5%			41.4 -26%	42.6 -30%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB)	36.4		39.9 -10%	43.1 -18%	43.4 -19%	42.6 -17%
Load Maximum * (dB)	36.4	40.8 -12%		48.5 -33%	43.4 -19%	42.6 -17%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Case temperatures are perfectly safe even during gaming, with the grips staying comfortably cool at all times.

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


38.6 °C 101 F	39 °C 102 F	35.2 °C 95 F
38.7 °C 102 F	39.1 °C 102 F	35.7 °C 96 F
38.9 °C 102 F	39.6 °C 103 F	36.9 °C 98 F

Maximum: 39.6 °C = 103 F
Average: 38 °C = 100 F


26.4 °C 80 F	36.8 °C 98 F	27.4 °C 81 F
27 °C 81 F	27.1 °C 81 F	27.5 °C 82 F
26.1 °C 79 F	27 °C 81 F	27.8 °C 82 F

Maximum: 36.8 °C = 98 F
Average: 28.1 °C = 83 F

Power Supply (max.) 41 °C = 106 F | Room Temperature 21.1 °C = 70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


25.2 °C 77 F	25.8 °C 78 F	25.4 °C 78 F
26.3 °C 79 F	26.7 °C 80 F	25.4 °C 78 F
26.6 °C 80 F	26.8 °C 80 F	25.6 °C 78 F

Maximum: 26.8 °C = 80 F
Average: 26 °C = 79 F


23.5 °C 74 F	23.8 °C 75 F	23.3 °C 74 F
23.7 °C 75 F	23.5 °C 74 F	23.4 °C 74 F
23.6 °C 74 F	23.8 °C 75 F	23.6 °C 74 F

Maximum: 23.8 °C = 75 F
Average: 23.6 °C = 74 F

Power Supply (max.) 27.4 °C = 81 F | Room Temperature 21.1 °C = 70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


38.3 °C 101 F	39 °C 102 F	34.3 °C 94 F
38.8 °C 102 F	39.2 °C 103 F	34.8 °C 95 F
39.1 °C 102 F	39.2 °C 103 F	36.2 °C 97 F

Maximum: 39.2 °C = 103 F
Average: 37.7 °C = 100 F


26.3 °C 79 F	36.7 °C 98 F	27.8 °C 82 F
26.7 °C 80 F	26.4 °C 80 F	26.8 °C 80 F
25.9 °C 79 F	26.6 °C 80 F	27.1 °C 81 F

Maximum: 36.7 °C = 98 F
Average: 27.8 °C = 82 F

Power Supply (max.) 40 °C = 104 F | Room Temperature 21 °C = 70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 32.1 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Handheld / UMPC.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.6 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 37.9 °C / 100 F, ranging from 26.6 to 55 °C for the class Handheld / UMPC.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 36.8 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 37.3 °C / 99 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 32.1 °C / 90 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 37.7 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 32.1 °C / 90 F for the class Handheld / UMPC.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 39.6 °C / 103.3 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 31.4 °C / 88.5 F (-8.2 °C / -14.8 F).

	Asus ROG Xbox Ally AMD Ryzen Z2 A, AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, AMD Radeon 680M	Asus ROG Xbox Ally X AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, AMD Radeon 890M	Asus ROG Ally X AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M
Heat		-24%	-10%	-14%	-9%
Maximum Upper Side * (°C)	39.6		40 -1%	40.8 -3%	42.7 -8%
Maximum Bottom * (°C)	36.8		35.5 4%	40.8 -11%	39.7 -8%
Idle Upper Side * (°C)	26.8	31.9 -19%	32.5 -21%	29.9 -12%	28 -4%
Idle Bottom * (°C)	23.8	30.8 -29%	29.2 -23%	30.6 -29%	27.2 -14%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 18%, worst was 23%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 10% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 18%, worst was 23%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Lenovo Legion Go S audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (10% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (20% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 67% of all tested devices in this class were better, 14% similar, 19% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 18%, worst was 23%
Compared to all devices tested
» 50% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 42% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Power consumption

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.31 / 0.89 Watt
Idle	3.2 / 5.5 / 5.8 Watt
Load	22.1 / 40.8 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Asus ROG Xbox Ally Z2, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Foresee 512GB, IPS, 1920x1080, 7"	Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, Phison ESMP001TKB5C3, OLED, 1280x800, 7.4"	Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Z2 Go, Radeon 680M, , IPS, 1920x1200, 8"	Lenovo Legion Go S Z2 Go, Radeon 680M, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N, IPS-Grade, 1920x1200, 8"	Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M, Samsung MZVMA1T0HCLD, IPS, 1920x1080, 7"	Asus ROG Ally X Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00, IPS, 1920x1080, 7"	Average AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	Average of class Handheld / UMPC
Power Consumption		-22%	-67%	-70%	-53%	-58%	-11%	-68%
Idle Minimum * (Watt)	3.2	4.5 -41%	7.1 -122%	5.3 -66%	3.7 -16%	4.3 -34%	3.85 ?(3.2 - 4.5, n=2) -20%	6.06 ?(3.2 - 11.4, n=14, last 2 years) -89%
Idle Average * (Watt)	5.5	7.21 -31%	9.1 -65%	9.4 -71%	6.1 -11%	6.7 -22%	6.36 ?(5.5 - 7.21, n=2) -16%	8.23 ?(5.5 - 12.6, n=14, last 2 years) -50%
Idle Maximum * (Watt)	5.8	9.66 -67%	9.2 -59%	15.5 -167%	6.2 -7%	7.5 -29%	7.73 ?(5.8 - 9.66, n=2) -33%	10.3 ?(5.8 - 16.5, n=14, last 2 years) -78%
Load Average * (Watt)	22.1	22.86 -3%			56.1 -154%	48.2 -118%	22.5 ?(22.1 - 22.9, n=2) -2%	41.7 ?(22.1 - 56.1, n=9, last 2 years) -89%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt)	33.8		49.1 -45%	45.4 -34%	55 -63%	53.9 -59%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt)	34.2		48.6 -42%	47.6 -39%	54.5 -59%	61.3 -79%
Load Maximum * (Watt)	40.8	27.8 32%		57.8 -42%	66.4 -63%	66.8 -64%	34.3 ?(27.8 - 40.8, n=2) 16%	54 ?(27.8 - 66.8, n=12, last 2 years) -32%

* ... smaller is better

energy consumption Cyberpunk / Stress test

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø35.9 (34.1-40.8)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø4.92 (4.14-7.83)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR 150cd: Ø34.2 (33.2-35.3)

energy consumption with external monitor

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø30.2 (28.4-34.7)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø35.5 (35.1-37)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø15.8 (10.8-21.7)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø31.9 (29.7-36.8)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø36.6 (34.5-41.9)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø4.34 (4.17-4.84)

Asus ROG Xbox Ally; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor): Ø33.8 (32.6-34.8)

Battery life

The ROG Xbox Ally is equipped with a smaller 60 Wh battery, but thanks to its lower power consumption, runtimes are roughly on par with those of the ROG Xbox Ally X. In Turbo Mode, around 2 hours are possible, while in Performance Mode it lasts just under 3 hours. The only real difference appears in Silent Mode, where the runtime extends to almost 10 hours.

Battery Runtime


Cyberpunk 2077 ultra 150cd		2h 06min
WiFi Websurfing		12h 16min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness		10h 12min

	Asus ROG Xbox Ally Z2, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, 60 Wh	Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, 50 Wh	Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Z2 Go, Radeon 680M, 55.5 Wh	Lenovo Legion Go S Z2 Go, Radeon 680M, 55.5 Wh	Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Radeon 890M, 80 Wh	Asus ROG Ally X Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M, 80 Wh	Average of class Handheld / UMPC
Battery Runtime		-24%	-23%	-25%	25%	17%	-4%
WiFi Websurfing (h)	12.3	9.3 -24%	9.6 -22%	8.6 -30%	16.6 35%	15.8 28%	10.8 ?(5.43 - 23.6, n=14, last 2 years) -12%
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (h)	10.2				13.9 36%	12.4 22%	11.9 ?(6.63 - 16.6, n=5, last 2 years) 17%
1920x1080 Cyberpunk 2077 ultra 150cd (h)	2.1		1.6 -24%	1.7 -19%	2.2 5%	2.1 0%	1.713 ?(0.85 - 2.42, n=10, last 2 years) -18%

Notebookcheck overall rating

Back to the verdict

Asus ROG Xbox Ally - 10/19/2025 v8
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis

87 / 98 → 88%

Mechanical Inputs

85%

Pointing Device

100%

Connectivity

60 / 68 → 88%

Weight

80 / 69-83 → 81%

Battery

89%

Display

82%

Games Performance

35 / 75 → 47%

Application Performance

66 / 92 → 72%

Temperature

90%

Noise

91%

Audio

85 / 91 → 93%

Average

67%

82%

Handheld / UMPC - Weighted Average

CO2 Emissions

Materials
50%

Packaging
50%

Power Use
83.1%

Repairability
40%

Software Updates
22.3%

Total Sustainability Score: 0%

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Slower than the Steam Deck OLED – Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld review

The AMD Ryzen Z2 A falls short of expectations.

Verdict – The Asus ROG Xbox Ally just isn't fast enough

Pros

Cons

Price and availability

Table of Contents

Specifications

Differences compared with the ROG Xbox Ally X

Performance – AMD Zen 2 and RDNA 2

Test conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test

System performance

DPC latencies

Storage

Read continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GPU performance

Gaming performance

Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS chart

Emissions and energy

System noise

Temperature

Speakers

Asus ROG Xbox Ally audio analysis

Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED audio analysis

Lenovo Legion Go S audio analysis

Power consumption

energy consumption Cyberpunk / Stress test

energy consumption with external monitor

Battery life

Notebookcheck overall rating

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Asus ROG Xbox Ally Z2, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU	7795
HP EliteBook 865 G10 R9 PRO 7940HS, Radeon 780M	7807
Alienware 17 (GTX 880M) 4700MQ, GeForce GTX 880M	7816
Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7865
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (max) R7 9800X3D, GeForce RTX 5090	82642