ASUS ROG Ally vs Steam Deck Comparison Highlights Substantial Higher FPS, Loading Times & Resolution on ROG

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One of the first ASUS ROG Ally vs Steam Deck video comparisons has been released, comparing framerates, resolution, loading times, and more.

ASUS' handheld was officially unveiled last week, and going by the specs, the specs of the ROG showed serious competition for Valve's Steam Deck. ASUS' machine sports an AMD Ryzen Z1 series processor, RDNA 3 GPU architecture, 12 CPU cores, 16GB of LPDDR5 memory, and more. It's an impressive contender for the Steam Deck with its specs surpassing those of Valve's handheld.

Of course, these are specifications on paper, but what about actual real-life performance? YouTube tech channel 'ElAnalistaDebits' (who else?!) is one of the first to the performance and visuals of both handhelds to each other and going by this comparison, ASUS' device greatly outperforms the Steam Deck on most parts. Looking at display and resolution, the Steam Deck offers an 800p/60Hz LCD screen whereas the ROG sports a 1080p/120Hz IPS display with Freesync.

While Steam Deck runs on SteamOS (based on Linux), ASUS' handheld uses Windows 11. As such, the ROG is able to run practically all game clients, including Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox Game Pass. This would also imply that emulating Switch games using Yuzu or Ryujinx on the ROG is somewhat easier than on Steam Deck. On the other hand, the Steam Deck's own custom OS and gaming mode does appear to offer better optimizations and ease of use for gaming. In addition, as 'ElAnalistaDebits' also mentions, Valve is already collaborating with various des to optimize their games on Steam Deck, resulting in performance close to that of the ROG in said games.

Generally, we're seeing higher framerates on the ASUS ROG Ally of up to 20 to 30FPS at its native resolution.