The most recent Geekbench database entry pretty well confirmed that there would be two separate ASUS ROG Ally models, each with a different Ryzen Z1 custom APU. The Ryzen Z1 Extreme features an 8-core/16-thread configuration with 12 Compute Units (CUs) GPU, whereas the Ryzen Z1 non-Extreme will end up with a 6-core/12-thread CPU configuration and 4 RDNA 3 CUs. Despite the fact that both are AMD’s Phoenix APUs with Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architectures, they will have different specifications.
The Ryzen Z1 Extreme SKU was described yesterday, and the most recent leak indicates that there are two separate ASUS ROG Ally portable gaming consoles. With a base frequency of 3.2 GHz and a boost frequency of 4.9 GHz (4,939 MHz) for the non-Extreme Ryzen Z1 SKU, the entry in the Geekbench database likewise reveals a negligible difference in clock speeds between those two Ryzen Z1 SKUs. The base frequency of the Ryzen Z1 Extreme is 3.3 GHz, and its boost clock may reach over 5.1 GHz (5,062 MHz).
The non-Extreme Ryzen Z1 SKU, which has 2 CUs (4 RDNA 3 CUs) as shown in the Geekbench entry, will have a significant impact on the GPU side. It will therefore only have 256 Stream Processors. Already described as having 6 CUs (12 RDNA 3 CUs), or a total of 768 Stream Processors, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme iGPU is substantially more potent.
The ASUS ROG Ally will include a 7-inch screen with a 1920×1080 resolution, 500 nits of brightness, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and a 7 ms response time, as previously mentioned. At least for the Ryzen Z1 Extreme variant, it will combine the Ryzen Z1 APU with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM in dual-channel mode and come with 512 GB of PCIe Gen 4 M.2-2230 internal storage.
Unfortunately, neither the launch date nor the price have been confirmed, although ASUS has stated that it will be offered globally and may arrive sooner than anticipated.
