Here’s how the Asus ROG Ally’s specs compare to the Steam Deck

The Asus ROG Ally is a beast of a portable gaming PC, featuring the AMD Z1 Extreme, the most capable processor ever put into a handheld. Whether you like its gamer-made aesthetic or not, the ROG Ally is packed with startling specs and features that set it apart from its closest competitor, the Steam Deck.

There’s a lot that sets ROG Ally apart from its competitors, including, of course, more than just the Steam Deck. In addition to its fast processor and RAM specs, as far as I know it’s the first handheld with a faster UHS-II microSD card slot, allowing faster transfer speeds than its competitors. It also runs standard Windows 11 software, not Linux, as the Steam Deck does by default. That’s not entirely new, but it ensures that the ROG Ally will be compatible with more games, whether they’re on Steam, PC Game Pass or the Epic Games Store.

Okay, let’s let the table below do the rest of the conversation.