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Early Access: Asus ROG Ally Review vs Steam Deck: The Fastest PC Handheld... But Is It The Best? (Patreon)

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2023-05-17 18:35:38
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2023-05

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Hi everyone, after a great deal of personal frustration and annoyance, the ROG Ally review is complete and will go public once I've had a chance to look at the latest BIOS due imminently. Asus says it will solve the '15W performance metrics are too low plugged in' problem but this video bypasses that anyway and assumes they have indeed fixed it. If they haven't, another version of the video is waiting to go. 

Regardless, I don't see any reason why supporters shouldn't get to see how this one shakes out. 

Here's the blurb: weeks in the works and delayed owing to BIOS issues, our review of the Asus ROG Ally is finally complete. We're looking at the highest specification PC handheld we've seen yet with the Z1 Extreme processor paired with fast memory and a 1080p 120Hz VRR panel. But we're also looking at Windows 11 - which has traditionally performed poorly in the handheld space. This is clearly the most powerful PC mobile device around - but is it the best?

Downloads: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/asus-rog-ally-review-vs-steam-deck-the-fastest-pc-handheld-but-is-it-the-best

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Asus ROG Ally Review vs Steam Deck: The Fastest PC Handheld... But Is It The Best?

Weeks in the works and delayed owing to BIOS issues, our review of the Asus ROG Ally is finally complete. We're looking at the highest specification PC handheld we've seen yet with the Z1 Extreme processor paired with fast memory and a 1080p 120Hz VRR panel. But we're also looking at Windows 11 - which has traditionally performed poorly in the handheld space. This is clearly the most powerful PC mobile device around - but is it the best? Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: https://bit.ly/2BqRTt0 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Unboxing and First Impressions 01:03 Form Factor + Controller Issues 02:15 IO - Ports and Sockets 02:38 Cooler Impressions 03:32 The 1080p 120Hz VRR Display 04:31 Software: The Armoury Crate 07:24 Software: Command Centre 08:05 Asus ROG Ally System Specs vs Steam Deck 09:29 Performance Intro 10:35 Benchmark: Control 12:04 Benchmark: Cyberpunk 2077 13:06 Benchmark: Forza Horizon 5 14:41 Benchmark: God of War 15:50 Benchmark: Returnal 16:44 Benchmark: A Plague Tale Requiem 17:55 Benchmark: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition 18:33 Benchmarks: Z1 Extreme vs Ryzen 7 6800U 19:23 9W Silent Mode - Significant Problems 21:08 Snapshot Comparisons vs PS4/PS5 23:00 Asus ROG Ally Battery Life vs Steam Deck 25:09 Turbo Mode Battery Life 26:09 The Wrap Up 29:55 And Now, The Conclusion

Comments

Mike Carter

Awesome! And FYI - The Phawx just posted a video where he claimed Arkham Knight preforms about 10% better on the new BIOS. He is also the only other person I've seen that has pointed out the issues when plugged in, so I assume it is not related to that.

digitalfoundry
>>108739678

Amusingly, Asus tells me the new BIOS only fixes the problem mentioned above. It's very possible to get 10% variance on a run by run basis as power consumption seems to change with the tide.

Dylan
>>108739678

Do you see the issue as being what Phawx said: when plugged in it assumes you are using the external GPU and starves the internal GPU for power. (Which makes no sense when almost no one will be using an eGPU.) I have the Ally on preorder but I don’t know after seeing these early reviews. I need to reset my expectations that, for now, it’s a tech toy and not a polished mobile gaming experience.