Asus has finally revealed the full list of specs and pricing details for its ROG Ally mobile gaming PC. The AMD Zen4 platform device comes as a direct challenger to Valve’s Steam Deck, offering an impressive package for gaming on the go.
ROG Ally offers a 7-inch IPS LCD display with FHD resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and 120Hz refresh rate. The panel reaches a brightness of 500 nits and is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. Asus claims a response time of 7ms and 100% coverage of the sRGB color space.
ROG Ally comes with two chipset versions: AMD’s new Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme chips. Z1 features a six-core Zen 4 CPU with twelve threads while the GPU side is covered by four RDNA 3 cores. Z1 Extreme packs an eight-core Zen 4 CPU with sixteen threads and twelve RDNA 3 GPU cores with 24MB cache.
If you need even more power, you can connect an external GPU with the console supporting up to ROG XG Mobile which packs a GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU.
Both ROG Ally models get 16GB of LPDDR5-6400 dual-channel memory and 256/512GB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD of the 2230 size. You also get a 40Wh battery pack. Asus claims up to two hours of endurance in heavy game titles run on the 15W performance mode. The console comes with a 65W PD charger. Asus has added two fans and a copper heat pipe to aid the cooling down.
ROG Ally cooling system
ROG Ally features an aluminum chassis and weighs 608 grams. The exact dimensions of the device are 280 x 111 x 21.2 mm. It runs full-fledged Windows 11 Home with a special edition Asus Armory Crate on top. You can run Xbox Game Pass and get a three-month trial with every ROG Ally purchase. You can also run games from any other major game launchers and game streaming services.
For controls, ROG Ally offers two analog sticks with capacitive touch and RGB lighting, a D-pad, ABXY buttons, triggers, and Hall effect left and right bumpers, as well as two assignable grip buttons on the back. The screen is flanked by the command center and view buttons on the left and the Menu and Armory Crate buttons on the right. Asus has also added six-axis gyro support.
In terms of I/O you get a Type-C combo port with support for USB 3.2 Gen2 and a port for connecting external GPUs, as well as a microSD card slot that supports cards up to UHS-II and a combo headphone jack /microphone . The console also features dual-firing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio support. ROG Ally brings Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity.
THE Ryzen Z1 version (12/256GB) ROG Ally is priced at $600 in the US and shipping is confirmed in Q3. The most capable Z1 Extreme model (16/512GB) from $700/€800/£700. The Z1 Extreme version is available for pre-order from Asus and local retailers as deliveries and open sales begin next month.
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