Asus dropped the bomb and revealed the Asus ROG Ally, a fresh new gaming console under the Republic of Gamers brand. It’s a portable gadget that runs Windows 11 and is meant to compete with the Steam Deck.
Details on the Asus ROG Ally
The Taiwanese business did not provide many specifics, releasing only a few images, a teaser video, and a few specifications. According to Asus, the gadget is powered by a proprietary AMD APU CPU that can be paired with a ROG X6 Mobile eGPU. The display has a resolution of 1080p and operates at 120Hz.
Given that the device runs Windows 11, it’s fair to presume that all cloud-based gaming services, including Steam and Xbox Cloud Gaming, will operate. The rest is still a mystery. Besides the lacking specifications, we have yet to discover more regarding cost and availability. Only on ASUS ROG Ally’s landing page can you sign up for pre-order notifications.
In summary, ASUS ROG Ally might choose a proprietary AMD system-on-chip with Zen 4 general-purpose CPUs and an RDNA 3-based integrated GPU. The SoC is manufactured by TSMC on one of its N4 process technologies (4nm-class), but its configuration is unclear, and we have no clue whether ROG Ally employs a semi-custom configuration of one of AMD’s Phoenix APUs, or whether it uses a completely custom-designed SoC with some console-exclusive advantages.
The Asus ROG Ally comes with a custom connector that is separated into two parts: one sends PCIe 3.0 x8 data, while the other is a USB-C connector that transfers power and USB data. This connector may then be used to connect an external Asus ROG XG Mobile dock with an external GPU (up to GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU) and external display connectors, thereby changing the portable game console into a higher-performance desktop gaming machine.
