Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

Released

Oct. 2025

Windows 11

Screen

7.0”, 16:9

Up To

Modern

Best For

PS2, GameCube

Price

~$990

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ROG Xbox Ally X retro handheld running a game and held in hand.

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Emulation Performance

Modern

PlayStation 3

Switch

Wii U

PlayStation 2

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo Wii

GameCube

Sega Saturn

PSP

Dreamcast

Nintendo 64

Nintendo DS

PlayStation 1

Up to SNES

Screen

Aspect Ratio

Screen Size

Resolution

Refresh Rate

Screen Type

Pixel Density

314 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip

Cooling

Vibration

Material

Plastic

Weight

715 g

Dimensions

290.8 x 121.5 x 50.7 mm

Speaker Placement

Front

Charge Port

Top

Ports and Connectivity

WiFi Version

Bluetooth Version

5.4

Controls

Thumbstick Layout

Shoulder Button Layout

Stacked

D-Pad Placement

Bottom

Technical Specs

Storage

1 TB M.2 2280 SSD

Battery

80 Wh

RAM

24 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Architecture

x86-64

Chipset

AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme

CPU

AMD Zen 5

GPU

AMD RDNA 3.5

CPU Clock Speed

2.0 GHz - 5.0 GHz

CPU Cores

CPU Threads

GPU Clock Speed

2.9 GHz

Pros

Powerful enough for high-end emulation
Stable emulation for all systems
Huge 80 Wh battery
Very smooth gameplay thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate
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Cons

Black bars when playing older retro systems
Big device, portable but not pocketable
Device can feel bulky

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