Boy, it would be so annoying and embarrassing if Asus previously told me the standard Z1 model would only have a 256GB drive, which I’d then put in a news story, only for them to announce during the launch livestream that it would in fact be 512GB as well, so I’d have to go back and edit the story with far too much strikethrough text. The non-Extreme ROG Ally model, set for sometime in Q3 2023, should match its bigger brother in having a 512GB SSD. The Steam Deck uses slower storage interfaces, though does offer more flexibility with capacities. Once again, the ROG Ally opts for MAXIMUM SPECS, equipping itself with a PCIe 4.0 SSD and high-grade microSD card slot. It’s from the deep, contoured hand grips, which make it a lot more comfortable to hold than, say, a Nintendo Switch, despite being bigger and heavier overall.
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Extra rear thumb buttons could make it outright better for those PC games that demand loads of separate key bindings, and its apparent extra thickness isn’t from general chunkiness. Xbox-style controls with 4x rear buttons and 2x trackpadsĢx front-facing, Dolby Atmos certificationĪlthough the ROG Ally appears to squeeze more up-to-date tech into a smaller form factor – not unimportant, given this is a handheld – I wouldn’t count out the appeal of the Steam Deck’s overall design. This looks like a simple tradeoff: would you rather have a thinner, lighter handheld PC, or a slightly heavier one with more inputs? In pure handheld mode, it relies on V-Sync to prevent screen tearing, which (unlike FreeSync) adds a dash of input lag.Īsus ROG Ally vs Steam Deck: Dimensions and design While you can manually change the Steam Deck display’s refresh rate, it doesn’t support a fully dynamic/adaptive sync technology unless you’re playing it on an external monitor.
It’s encouraging to see FreeSync support on the ROG Ally as well.
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There are drawbacks to both specs – partly their higher power requirements, and partly how 1080p will stress the ROG Ally’s APU harder than 800p would – but these could well be acceptable trades for a brighter, sharper screen.
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But the ROG Ally again aims higher, going for a Full HD resolution and a refresh rate that wouldn’t be out of place on a desktop gaming monitor.Įven on a relatively compact 7in screen, that’s a decent haul of extra pixels to keep the ROG Ally looking crisp, and a 120Hz refresh rate will allow less graphically intensive games to better show off their higher, smoother framerates. There is some common ground here, namely the size, touchscreen capability and IPS panel tech. The ROG Ally also has an extra drain on performance: its higher-resolution screen. It will be faster, for sure, but since they’ll be running on vastly different operating systems, actual performance differences will vary by game. That won’t necessarily mean that the ROG Ally will absolutely stomp the Steam Deck on games performance. if it weren’t for the matching RAM, this would be a ROGwash. More CPU cores and threads, more graphics compute units, higher clock speeds across the board, newer and more efficient architecture. Jury’s out on the weaker, cheaper Ryzen Z1, but the more imminent Ryzen Z1 Extreme has the Steam Deck’s chip licked in the specs department. There will eventually be two APU options for the ROG Ally, at least in the US, but the June 13th launch will only make the more expensive Ryzen Z1 Extreme version available.Ħ cores, 12 threads (Z1) / 8 cores, 16 threads (Z1 Extreme) But for now, let’s weigh up its vitals next to the Deck, from the performance essentials of their processors and displays to the fine details of connectivity and microSD card support.Īsus ROG Ally vs Steam Deck: CPU, GPU, and RAMīoth the ROG Ally and the Steam Deck use AMD APUs (combined CPU and graphics processors, basically) that were built specifically for gaming performance in a teensy, handheld-ready package. I’m hoping to actually get my hands on a ROG Ally next week, after which this whole article will probably get replaced by something more hands-on.
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