Friday 17 October 2025
The current 2025 lineup in the portable gaming Handheld world until 2027
HIGH-tier GPD WIN 5 or any laptops with this setup
AMD Ryzen™ Al Max+ 395 / Ryzen™ Al Max 385
AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics / 2900 Mhz / 2800 Mhz
up to 128GB LPDDR5X @ 8000 MT/s
High MID-tier GPD Win 5 or any laptops with this setup
Ryzen™ Al Max 385
8050S Graphics / 2900 Mhz / 2800 Mhz
up to 128GB LPDDR5X @ 8000 MT/s
High, low-tier ASUS XBOX ROG ALLY X with AI Z2 Extreme
$ 999 + tax = $ 1,050? Or so, depending on where you obtain it?
If you check the specs very very closely lol "Its the Z2 Extreme not the top end lol" I find it funny how the Legion Go Gen2 is the same price as the Asus XBOX ROG Ally X lol, but it's a step down lol....
Z2A "low tier" Basically the same as a Z1 extreme, but high clocks running on DDR5 ram
Yeah, don't buy an XBOX ROG Ally at $599.99. Just keep your Z1 extreme ASUS ROG Ally. But it did sell out lol...
Please note that you can add an EGPU to these Windows Handheld devices through USB4 or Thunderbolt 4.0.
The Best of the Best Value "The SteamDeck"!!!
As you know, within the last 48 hours, reviews are coming in for XBOX ROG Ally X, and I am not so Impressed lol.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's cool, but the case is plastic from what reviewers had said lol. IDC about the whole multitasking stuff on Windows Xbox UI
The performance is good, but not good enough, it doesn't have the Steam Special Gamescope Framelock thing lol... "you know 45FPS lol"
TLDR Now until 2027
Super High Tier
Ryzen™ Al Max 395 $1,600?
High Mid tier
Ryzen™ Al Max 385 $1,300?
High Lowish Tier
AI Z2 Extreme $999
High Low tier
Z2 Extreme $999??
High Low Low End tier
Z2A $599
Best of the Best Value
SteamDeck $399-$650
Performance on AMD AI 395 128gb is not good on the desktop review by Level 1 tech
Xbox Handheld Review - Xbox ALLY / Xbox ALLY X by the Phawx
The Most Powerful Handheld - GPD Win 5 - Quick Look by the Phawx