ASUS updates ROG Ally Z1 Extreme GPU driver, but it still sits on an older branch

ASUS updates ROG Ally Z1 Extreme GPU driver to 32.0.22029.13001

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ASUS has released a new AMD graphics driver package for the ROG Ally with Ryzen Z1 Extreme. The latest version being distributed is 32.0.22029.13001 , and users are already spotting it through the usual ROG Ally update channels.

The key detail is the branch number. ASUS is still shipping a 22029 -based package, with only the last portion of the version string moving to “13001”. That matters because ASUS previously shipped 32.0.22029.1019 in November 2025, and the new release stays within the same 22029 family rather than jumping to a newer public Radeon driver branch.

AMD’s current public Windows driver line is already on the 26.x series (branch 32.0.23), with recent releases published in February 2026. That is a different cadence and naming scheme than the OEM packaged builds, but it shows that a newer upstream branch exists while the ROG Ally package remains on 22029.

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This also ties into the recent discussion around Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support for Windows handhelds. Earlier reports focused on a Lenovo Korea support response suggesting no further driver updates are planned for the original Legion Go, plus guidance to rely on Windows Update and Lenovo Vantage, or try AMD’s generic driver if compatible. Contrary to what other media posted, the message did not include proof that AMD ended support for the platform, and it mainly described Lenovo’s own delivery plan.

ASUS releasing a new package does not settle that situation either way. It does not debunk claims about OEM delivery slowing down, and it does not confirm anything about AMD’s ongoing validation path for Z1 Extreme handheld builds. What it does confirm is that ASUS is still pushing updates, at least occasionally, and that these updates can arrive as incremental revisions on an older branch rather than a full move to the newest public driver line. Unfortunately, the changelog for this GPU driver does not mention anything in particular.

Source: ASUS ROG Ally 2023 support page