ASUS ROG Ally appears with Ryzen 7840U APU
The specs of the ROG Ally console might have already been leaked.
ASUS’ upcoming gaming console has already appeared at certification offices. This is where the product is listed with a model name that has not been made public before. With a knowledge of the product code, it is relatively easy to find trace of this console being shipped between ASUS headquarters.
The shipping manifest shows that the console will feature a Ryzen 7 7840U APU with Radeon 780M. This would be the same APU that goes into the GPD Win Max or AOKZEO A1 Pro . However, it is a fact that ASUS mentioned ‘custom’ APU, suggesting that the processor might have been altered in some way.
ASUS ROG Ally RC71L with Ryzen 7 7840U, Source: Various
Another interesting fact is that ASUS already confirmed those product codes. It is effortless to find these product codes on the ASUS as well as the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) websites. The console is listed with two product codes, namely the RC71L (listed above) and RC71X .
The difference between L and X variants is currently unclear, but it is quite common for Windows handheld makers to have many models with different memory or storage options. Color variations or special edition models shouldn’t be ignored either.
ASUS ROG Ally RC71L and RC71X variants, Source: Various
Although the shipping manifest clearly states the console is using Ryzen 7 7840U, it is possible that pre-release hardware could be running an early silicon without customizations. It is worth reminding that ASUS used to be the first company to feature Ryzen HS variants with lower TDP. The same changes could apply to the custom Ally chip.
The fact that ROG Ally is equipped with AMD Phoenix APU should not be a surprise to anyone, as the hardware was already shown by one of the influencers. However, the exact APU name was not known before.
ROG Ally hardware, Source: Dave2D
ASUS ROG Ally console should launch ‘soon’ claims the company. It is expected to make a formal debut this quarter.
| Handheld Gaming Consoles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | ASUS ROG Ally | Steam Deck | Nintendo Switch OLED |
| Picture |  |  |  |
| Architecture | AMD Zen4 & RDNA3 | AMD Zen2 & RDNA2 | ARM Cortex |
| APU | Custom AMD Ryzen 7 7840U | AMD Van Gogh | NVIDIA Tegra X1 |
| SoC CPU | 8C/16T @ 3.3 GHz (base) | 4C/8T @ 3.5 GHz | 4x A57 + 4x A53 |
| SoC GPU | 780M 12CU RDNA3 | AMD RDNA2 8 CUs @ 1.6 GHz | NVIDIA Maxwell 256 CUDA |
| Memory | 16GB | 16GB LPDDR5-5500 | 4GB LPDDR4-3200 |
| Storage | TBC | 64GB eMMC (PCIe Gen2x1) 256GB/512GB NVMe (PCIe Gen3x4) | 64GB |
| Display | 7″ 1920×1080 120Hz | 7″ 1280×800 60Hz | 7″ 1280×720 60 Hz OLED |
| Connectivity | TBC | Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5 | WiFi 5, |
| Battery | TBC | 40 Whr | 4310 mAh |
| Weight | 608 g | 669 g | 420g |
| Dimensions | 28.0 x 11.3 x 3.9 mm | 29.8 x 11.7 x 4.9 cm | 24.2 x 10.2 x 1.39 cm |
| OS | Windows 11 | Steam OS 3.0 (Arch)/Windows 11 | Custom |
| Release Price | TBC | $399 (16G+64GB) $529 (16G+256GB) $649 (16G+512GB) | $349 |
| Release Date | 2023 | February 2022 | October 2021 |