Asus · Gaming
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X
Averages 8.5 out of ten across 12 published outlet scores, which span 1 point. bitcritiq has not used this product, and this page carries no score of ours.
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What each outlet scored it
| Outlet | Score | Out of ten |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Reviews | 4.5 / 5 | 9 |
| GamesRadar+ | 4.5 / 5 | 9 |
| Windows Central | 4.5 / 5 | 9 |
| IGN | 9 / 10 | 9 |
| Engadget | 88 / 100 | 8.8 |
| Notebookcheck | 86 / 100 | 8.6 |
| PC Gamer | 84 / 100 | 8.4 |
| PCMag | 4 / 5 | 8 |
| Tom's Hardware | 4 / 5 | 8 |
| Tom's Guide | 4 / 5 | 8 |
| PCWorld | 4 / 5 | 8 |
| TechRadar | 4 / 5 | 8 |
Star ratings are doubled to reach a ten-point scale; outlets already scoring out of ten are unchanged. The average above is the mean of this column.
Who it suits
Best Windows handheld
The closest agreement on the page: twelve outlets, every score between 8 and 9 out of ten. Tom's Hardware names it its best Windows handheld and Tom's Guide the best PC gaming handheld you can buy, and the grips and Microsoft's full-screen Xbox interface are the praise that recurs.
Where it falls down. Price is the complaint most outlets make — PC Gamer's first mark against it is a 'super-high price tag' — and PC Gamer and Tom's Hardware both find it only modestly faster than the last generation. Tom's Hardware and Tom's Guide both wish its screen were OLED.
Specifications
- APU
- AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme
- Memory
- 24GB
- Storage
- 1TB SSD
- Battery
- 80Wh — the largest of the current handhelds
- OS
- Windows, with the Xbox full-screen experience
- Upscaling
- Auto SR, run on the NPU
Where this sits against the alternatives
This product is one of the picks on The Best Gaming Handhelds of 2026, According to the Reviews, which compares it against the others that cleared the same three-outlet bar.
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