YouTubers test Ayn Odin 3 performance with Nintendo Switch emulation and even triple-A PC gaming shown
AYN Technologies has started shipping its Odin 3 after launching the gaming handheld on Indiegogo in September. Subsequently made available to order from AYN Technologies directly, the Odin 3 is one of the few Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered gaming handhelds currently available alongside the Konkr Pocket Fit Elite.
While Ayaneo is not set to begin dispatching Pocket Fit Elite pre-orders until December, YouTubers have started putting the Odin 3 through its paces to see how it compares with its popular predecessor (curr. $399 on Amazon). So far, Joey's Retro Handhelds and Retro Game Corps have published videos, both of which we have embedded below. Nonetheless, a few details about the performance differences between the Odin 2 and Odin 3 can already be gleaned.
Across synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark and Geekbench, the Odin 3 outperforms its predecessor by wide margins, with nearly double the performance in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme and over twice the Odin 2's score in Geekbench 6.5 Vulkan. The gap between the pair narrows in CPU benchmarks, but a healthy uplift still exists in the Odin 3's favour. The Odin 3 falls to the bottom of the pack in all but Geekbench 6.5 Vulkan when comparing its synthetic benchmark performance against the Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered devices we have already tested, though.
Unfortunately, this massive performance increase between the Odin 2 and Odin 3 does not necessarily translate to superior emulation performance. On the one hand, the Odin 3 can emulate anything up to Gamecube and PlayStation 2 games on a 4K external monitor with headroom to spare. On the other hand, the lack of custom Turnip drivers limits Switch and Wii U emulation capabilities, with some games refusing to run. As a result, the Odin 2 currently offers a superior experience when emulating these systems. PC emulation swings in the Odin 3's favour, although modern triple-A titles will struggle to run even at 720p. Please see the videos above and below for more details.
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