Tuesday, April 18th 2023
ASUS ROG Ally Could End Up With AMD Ryzen 7840U APU
Since the ASUS ROG Ally has already shown up on certification sites, it is not surprising that the first specifications have been leaked, including the information that it could come with AMD's Ryzen 7840U Phoenix APU. When the product number has leaked online, it is easy to find traces of it moving between ASUS headquarters. So far, the ASUS ROG Ally has been spotted at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) site with two product codes, the RC71L and the RC71X, which could easily be different memory and storage configurations or even a different color.
While these pre-productions samples shipped around clearly show that the ASUS ROG Ally is powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 7840U APU, the company did mention a "custom" APU, which means that the final product might end up with something different, maybe even just a higher clock. In case you missed earlier leaks, as the AMD Ryzen 7040 U-series is yet to be officially announced, the Ryzen 7 7840U fits into AMD's thin and light segment with TDP ranging from 15 W to 28 W. It is rumored to be an 8-core/16-thread Zen 4 CPU with a 3.3 GHz base clock and features AMD Radeon 780M RDNA 3 architecture GPU with 12 Compute Units (CU), or a total of 768 stream processors. Of course, ASUS might have a different deal with AMD and could use a completely different APU for the final product, but so far, pre-production samples show the Ryzen 7 7840U. ASUS has previously announced that the ROG Ally will be available worldwide and could launch sooner than expected.
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Videocardz
While these pre-productions samples shipped around clearly show that the ASUS ROG Ally is powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 7840U APU, the company did mention a "custom" APU, which means that the final product might end up with something different, maybe even just a higher clock. In case you missed earlier leaks, as the AMD Ryzen 7040 U-series is yet to be officially announced, the Ryzen 7 7840U fits into AMD's thin and light segment with TDP ranging from 15 W to 28 W. It is rumored to be an 8-core/16-thread Zen 4 CPU with a 3.3 GHz base clock and features AMD Radeon 780M RDNA 3 architecture GPU with 12 Compute Units (CU), or a total of 768 stream processors. Of course, ASUS might have a different deal with AMD and could use a completely different APU for the final product, but so far, pre-production samples show the Ryzen 7 7840U. ASUS has previously announced that the ROG Ally will be available worldwide and could launch sooner than expected.
26 Comments on ASUS ROG Ally Could End Up With AMD Ryzen 7840U APU
It makes perfect sense if you use AMD's decoder ring, now only $9.99 with a box of honey nut cherrios!
So I'd ballpark it at 529~649 USD (current standard pricing of both the middle and top SD SKUs), given that from the two early previews, it might have many of the same features as the high-end Steam Deck SKU. Specifically, a high-capacity storage and a better screen. That's on top of a custom-binned APU (probably a 7840U that can operate at a higher 35w vs the normal maximum 28w) and setup that's already superior to the top Deck SKU, numbers-wise.
What remains to be seen is if the ROG Ally would be as customizable/repair-friendly as the Steam Deck is (such as upgrading the joysticks to Hall effect versions or upgrading the storage NVMe). If ASUS really hopes to penetrate the market, releasing the CAD files and repair guides would go a long way to rivaling the Steam Deck.
I was thinking the same, at least for the analog sticks, able them to mode and use hall sensor instead of those crappy ones that drift would be cool, if not probably the Ayaneo won't be a bad option after all.
If I hadn't already bought the top end Deck and modded it out the aft, I'd have definitely gone for the Ally instead; as it would do most of what I modded, stock. Specifically, improved cooling (had to cut out a space on the backplate to slap on some heatsinks and a 40mm fan), and running certain programs for more control over the cooling fan (Ally has built-in fan control software based on the early preview videos).
The steam decks control set up is designed to work with any game. Some games do not work well with track pads. Others are near unplayable without them.
Why? I don't play games that doesn't support gamepads, some exceptions of course (RTS, FPS, MOBA), those ones I use a mouse and a keypad with thumb D Pad (Razer Orbweaver).
So back to respond to your question, I'm not gonna use it because I'm a gamepad / arcade stick / mouse + keypad gamer.