The ROG Xbox Ally X, with its AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor and 24 GB of RAM, is a truly powerful handheld. However, the luxury device falls short against the Nintendo Switch 2, despite its significantly higher price.
You have to pay around 800 to 900 euros for the ROG Xbox Ally X. In return, you get plenty of computing power to even play the latest video games in good quality and smoothly Above all, the processor—an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme—combined with 24 GB of RAM ensures that sufficient resources are available to run demanding titles.
Technically, the new Xbox handheld is superior to the older Steam Deck – and at least on paper, this also seems to be the case in direct comparison with the Nintendo Switch 2. But the matter is probably not quite that obvious.
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A comparison between the ROG Xbox Ally X and the Nintendo Switch 2 to two performance-hungry video games shows that the double price alone is apparently not an argument. The two games in question are Cyberpunk 2077 and Star Wars Outlaws. Gamers need plenty of resources, and Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red in particular is considered a blueprint for how good modern games can look graphically. Tech influencer "ElAnalistaDeBits," who has also recorded other comparison videos, now shows in a video that the Nintendo Switch 2 apparently performs better in the two games mentioned than the more expensive ROG Xbox Ally X.
Ultimately, the game comparison also comes down to a comparison between Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). DLSS is fundamentally superior in terms of graphics quality and frame rates, but Nvidia's technology is also three years older. In other words, Nvidia has a several-year development lead. However, the race between the two technologies is ultimately quite close, so it's safe to assume that AMD will be able to shine with significant improvements in the near future.
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Well, if you leave the rog at 35w and settings on high to ultra in cyberpunk, then the Switch 2 doesn't look so good anymore 😉