Asus ROG Ally X review: peak handheld performance

Asus’ third variation of its Ally handheld, the ROG Ally X, is finally here, and our testing shows it’s a genuinely impressive, and powerful, portable gaming PC despite not actually improving upon the AMD Z1 Extreme APU from the original. Instead, upgrades are made to the RAM, the battery capacity, and the overall design and efficiency of the cooling system.

The Asus ROG Ally X is easily one of the best handheld gaming PCs, replacing the Ally Z1 Extreme as the strongest alternative to the Steam Deck OLED. That being said, the Windows operating system is still a huge weakness for the portable, and it throws up challenges that left me frustrated with the unrealized potential of this otherwise very impressive hardware.

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