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Asus's upcoming ROG Ally has been spotted on Geekbench. The recently found entries suggest the forthcoming portable console will have two custom AMD Ryzen “Phoenix” APU options with considerably different GPU specs: the Ryzen Z1 and the Z1 Extreme.
Benchleaks was the first to share a Geekbench entry of the ROG Ally console, but it was VideoCardz who spotted the second entry with the weaker Ryzen Z1 APU. In both cases, we can see that the APU uses Phoenix silicon with Zen 4 and RDNA3 architectures.
[GB5 GPU] Unknown CPU
CPU: Ryzen Z1 Extreme (8C 16T)
Min/Max/Avg: 4749/5053/5030 MHz
Codename: Phoenix
CPUID: A70F41 (AuthenticAMD)
GPU: Radeon
API: Open CL
Score: 35498
VRAM: 8.2 GBhttps://t.co/sFbijk3FPL— Benchleaks (@BenchLeaks) April 20, 2023
The Z1 Extreme is a Ryzen 7 7840U variant specifically designed for the ROG Ally, and it appears to have similar specifications to what we know as the 7840U version, with eight cores and 16 threads. The processor is also confirmed to have a base clock of 3.3 GHz and can boost up to 5.062 GHz. The built-in graphics is listed with 6 CUs, but AMD RDNA3 architecture uses a dual-issue design, meaning it has 12 CUs (768 FP32 cores). The entry shows the iGPU maxed at 800MHz, but retail samples should go much higher.
Regarding the CPU part, the Ryzen Z1 chip is slightly slower than the Extreme variant, with a 3.2GHz base clock speed and 4.939GHz max clock speed. On the other hand, the GPU specs of the Z1 suggest this chip will offer noticeably worse graphics performance, as the iGPU will only pack 4 CUs (listed with 2 CUs due to the dual-issue design).
Regarding other specs, leaks suggest the ROG Ally will feature 16GB LPDDR5 and a PCIe Gen4 SSD with 512GB (expandable via MicroSD slot). Moreover, reports also mention Asus is working on two models: RC71L (both entries use this one) and RC71X. As of now, we don't know the difference between the two. As for pricing, rumours point to a starting price of $650 for the Z1 variant.
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KitGuru says: It looks like there will be two versions of the ROG Ally offering different specs. How much more do you think the Z1 Extreme variant will cost compared to the base model?
