Asus is launching its second-generation handheld gaming PC – the ROG Ally X on June 2. The Home windows operating handheld is predicted to supply some key enhancements over its predecessor and a South Korean retailer already listed the machine for pre-orders confirming its design, key specs and native pricing.
Asus ROG Ally X
ROG Ally X will retain the identical primary design of the ROG Ally however it now is available in black. The specs posters verify it’s going to function a 7-inch touchscreen with FHD decision, a 120Hz refresh fee, and 500 nits peak brightness. It stays to be seen if the panel shall be LCD like earlier than or if Asus is leaping to OLED this time. Both means, it’s going to help AMD FreeSync and Dolby Atmos.
Powering the internals is AMD’s Ryzen Z1 Excessive – the identical 4nm processor with 8 cores and 16 threads like on the ROG Ally paired with RDNA3 graphics, 24GB RAM and 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD which can now be of the extra widespread M.2 2280 format as an alternative of the M.2 2230 selection discovered on the first-gen Ally.
ROG Ally X key specs (machine translated from Korean)
Asus will provide its Armoury Crate SE interface on high of Home windows however the extra vital bit is the brand new battery. ROG Ally X will function an 80Wh battery which ought to ship much-improved endurance in comparison with the primary gen ROG Ally’s 40Wh cell. It’s marketed to last as long as 3 hours of “heavy gaming” which might be a serious improve.
Different specs embrace a fingerprint scanner and USB4 port able to Thunderbolt 4 speeds at as much as 40Gbps. ROG Ally shall be barely heavier at 670 grams in comparison with the ROG Ally’s 608 grams.
ROG Ally X is listed at KRW 1,592,310 in South Korea which converts to $1,157. Deliveries are anticipated from mid-June. Earlier rumors recommend the machine will launch at $799 within the US.
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