ASUS has announced that its upcoming ROG Ally handheld console will be released worldwide and could arrive sooner than expected. The device, which was announced on April 1st, boasts impressive specifications, including an AMD 4 nm custom APU based on Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architecture. It measures 280 x 133 x 39 mm and weighs 608 grams, making it smaller and lighter than Valve's Steam Deck. The ROG Ally features a 7-inch display with 1920x1080 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, 5 ms response time, and 500 nits of brightness. Early hands-on previews from Dave2D and LinusTechTips praised the device's dual-fan cooling solution, which keeps it very quiet. It also has a dedicated PCIE Gen 3 x8 XG connector, allowing it to connect to the recently launched XG Mobile GPU, an external RTX 4090 GPU that retails for $1999.99 in the US. LinusTechTips noted that the ROG Ally offers 50% higher performance at 15 W and twice the performance at 35 W compared to the Steam Deck. ASUS has linked to Best Buy for North American customers and confirmed that the ROG Ally will launch worldwide.
