ASUS Updates its Portable Gaming Console: Introducing the ROG Ally X

Written by Boldson on 10 May 2024. Posted in Hardware

ASUS has unveiled an updated version of its portable gaming console — the ROG Ally X. This new model, an upgrade from last year's version, is equipped with the enhanced AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU featuring 8 cores and 16 threads, a clock speed of up to 5.1 GHz, 12 RDNA 3 compute units, and 24 MB of cache.

The console has received several significant enhancements: battery capacity has been increased by 30-40%, doubling the gaming time compared to the previous model. Storage capabilities have also been expanded thanks to support for NVMe M.2 SSDs up to 8 TB and upgraded LPDDR5X-7500 memory.

The chassis design remains the same with a 7-inch FHD screen offering a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz and a maximum brightness of 500 nits. An issue with the SD card, caused by its placement next to the internal heatsink in the previous model, has been corrected.

The ROG Ally X will be offered in black, with a price expected to be higher than the original model's $699. More details will be revealed on June 2nd at a pre-Computex 2024 event.