Asus ROG Ally release date, prices, system specifications revealed

Steam Deck competitor now available for pre-orders

Marco Wutz | May 11, 2023

Asus ROG Ally release date, prices, system specifications revealed /

The Asus ROG Ally, a new handheld gaming PC that aims to compete with Valve’s Steam Deck, is now available for pre-orders.

Launching on June 13, 2023, at a price of $699, the Asus ROG Ally runs on Windows and is a bit pricier than even the most expensive edition of the Steam Deck. In return for the higher cost, Asus’ machine packs a bit more oomph than Valve’s, coming with a more impressive set of hardware.

A slightly lower-spec version of the Asus ROG Ally with an AMD Ryzen Z1 processor instead of the regular version's Z1 Extreme will launch later this year for $599, though this is not yet available for pre-orders.

Asus ROG Ally technical specifications

OS	Windows 11 Home
CPU	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor: Zen 4 architecture, 8-core/16-thread (up to 5.1 GHz boost)
GPU	RDNA 3: 12 CUs up to 2.7 GHz (8.6 TFlops, 4GB VRAM)
APU Power Draw	9 to 30 Watts
Display	7-inch IPS panel (Glossy finish, 500 nits peak brightness, 7ms response time, touch screen)
Resolution	1920x1080 @ 120 Hz refresh rate (AMD FreeSync Premium)
RAM	16 GB dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM (6400 MT/s)
Storage	512 GB NVMe m.2 SSD
Ports	3.5mm audio jack, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 combo port with DisplayPort 1.4 support, UHS-II microSD card reader
Battery	40 WHrs
Power Supply	65W USB-C PD 3.0 power supply
Weight	608 grams / 1.34 lbs

Asus claims that the Ally will be able to sustain up to two hours of gaming in performance mode before it needs to be charged, while it can go just short of seven hours in silent mode for things like watching videos or streams.

The device comes with three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for free as well, so there won’t be a shortage of playable titles in case this is your first foray into the PC gaming sphere.

You can check out our more in-depth comparison between the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally for more information on how the competitor stacks up against Valve's popular machine.

Published May 11, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg