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Asus ROG Ally review: goodbye, Steam Deck

Asus ROG Ally MSRP $700.00 “Better performance, more games, and acceptable battery life make the Asus ROG Ally a winner despite its issues.” Pros Fantastic performance Acceptable battery life Beautiful, 120Hz screen Flexible control scheme Support for basically any PC game…

Intel’s upcoming iGPU might destroy both Nvidia and Apple M2

Intel Meteor Lake might not see the light of day on desktops (not anytime soon, at least), but it seems that the mobile chips are going strong. According to inside sources, laptops equipped with Meteor Lake chips may not even need a discrete graphics card — the integrated GPU is going to be powerful enough to rival Nvidia’s GTX 1650. That’s not all, though. It appears that Intel might even be able to compete against Apple’s M2 chip, but in a different way. Moore's Law Is Dead / YouTube Today’s scoop comes from…

If leaked ROG Ally price is real, the Steam Deck’s in trouble

Since Asus announced its ROG Ally handheld, one question has dominated the conversation: how much will it cost? If a new leak is to be believed, the flagship model will come in at $700. Best Buy, which seems to be exclusively handling distribution in the U.S., had a listing briefly go live for the ROG Ally. It shows a model with AMD’s Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, 16GB of LPDDR5 memory, and 512GB of storage coming in at $700. Best Buy product page leaked the price of the Asus ROG Ally. It will be priced at $699…

Asus ROG Ally might run Cyberpunk at over 60 fps

Equipping the Asus ROG Ally with AMD RDNA 3 graphics might just pay off. Early leaked benchmarks of the Radeon 780M GPU show us that the gaming handheld might actually blow the Steam Deck out of the water. According to the benchmarks, the integrated GPU might be able to run AAA titles at a smooth 60 frames per second (fps), making it superior to many discrete graphics cards. Is it time for Valve to start worrying? ETA Prime on YouTube was able to test out the 2023 version of the Asus TUF A15, which comes equipped…

Asus ROG Ally vs. Steam Deck: Here’s how they stack up

The moment Asus announced its upcoming ROG Ally handheld, comparisons were already being made to Valve’s Steam Deck. This is the first time we’ve seen a handheld gaming PC from a major brand that could go toe-to-toe with the Steam Deck, but there are still a lot of lingering questions. I dug through everything we know about the ROG Ally, as well as the sparse rumors available, to see if the handheld has a chance of competing with the Steam Deck. And it does, assuming Asus focuses in on some critical areas of its…

No joke — Asus is releasing a Steam Deck competitor

Asus released a trailer for a handheld Steam Deck competitor over the weekend, but there was just one problem. The trailer dropped on April 1. That lead many to assume it was an elaborate, high budget April Fool’s prank, but Asus has confirmed that its handheld gaming PC is real and coming soon. The ROG Ally is coming soon, according to Asus, and there’s even a page live on Best Buy if you want to be notified when pre-orders are up. The handheld includes AMD’s “most powerful APU yet,” according to Asus, and it looks…