ASUS has shared the latest ROG Ally handheld gaming benchmarks which show that it might be wise to get the AMD Z1 Extreme variant over the Z1.
ASUS's Own Benchmarks Show That ROG Ally Handheld With AMD Z1 Extreme APU Is The Best Choice For Gamers
ASUS has two variants of its ROG Ally handheld on the market at the moment, one is equipped with the AMD Z1 Extreme APU with a price tag of $699 US, and the other is equipped with the standard Z1 chip with a price tag of $599 US.
This was an effort to make its handheld "more affordable" since the higher-end model didn't seem to target the budget of an ordinary consumer. However, the question remains whether the price difference is worth it because the normal Z1 APU is inferior to its "Extreme" counterpart when it comes to both CPU and GPU cores. Well, ASUS has answered this by releasing its official gaming benchmark results.
Just to recap, the AMD Z1 Extreme features 8 cores, 16 threads for the CPU, and 12 RDNA 3 cores while the Z1 standard features 6 cores, 12 threads for the CPU, and just 4 RDNA 3 cores. Both Z1 chips have a configurable TDP between 9-30W and the Z1 Extreme also offers higher clock speeds.
ASUS tested the ROG Ally models in different scenarios in their max 30W power design. The testing used numerous games, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Forza Horizon 5. Starting with 1080p benchmarks, it was observed that the Ryzen Z1 Extreme model tops in all titles, providing an impressive 30-40% performance difference across all tests.
The Z1 Extreme overall is well equipped for core configuration and graphics computing power, which is why, at 1080p, it displays complete dominance. The average performance improvement for the Z1 Extreme over the Z1 is 42% in the benchmarks shown below:
At 720p, the average performance uplift is 34% which is still a massive difference compared to the standard Z1 option. Moreover, ASUS also utilized "Radeon Super Resolution" with 720p in some scenarios, which could also be one of the reasons why Z1 could output such "neck-to-neck" figures in a few titles.
For a 16% price difference, the ASUS ROG Ally with the AMD Z1 Extreme chip offers anywhere from 35-40% performance gains over the non-Extreme variant. These benchmarks prove that it is more worthwhile spending the extra $100 US on the ROG Ally handheld than to go with the non-Z1 since the Extreme has all the tuning options to make it just as efficient as the Non-Extreme variant & has better hardware onboard. For the Non-Extreme variant to make sense, ASUS must have to drop the prices down to around $500 US which would make it a more valid option in a market that has been crowded with tons of AMD Phoenix-powered handheld devices.
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