News New AMD Ryzen 7840U handheld gaming device to compete with ROG Ally and Steam Deck

[Admin]

The AOKZOE A2 is another Ryzen 7840U gaming handheld with power similar to the AMD Z1 Extreme inside the ROG Ally. Both handhelds are more powerful than the Steam Deck, but what sets apart the A2 in such a competitive handheld market?

New AMD Ryzen 7840U handheld gaming device to compete with ROG Ally and Steam Deck : Read more

 

[spicy_cat]

The Asus Ally runs a lot of games much better with video memory set to 6GB instead of the default 4GB. Having enough RAM to set 8GB to video and still have 24GB left for system would be nicer than having to choose between 6GB/10GB or 8GB/8GB.

 

[excalibur1814]

"Truthfully, we're not sure such a RAM upgrade does anything meaningful for a handheld like this"

Well, seeing as the ram is shared for the iGPU, you're left with around 4Gb once Windows has superfetched everything. If, like I do, you use your handheld as your main PC, 32Gb ram IS required. I have an Ayaneo Air Plus, which is more than fast enough to edit video etc. Think ahead... why define and confine your device's use?

"But it's a game console!" Yeah, it is. It's also a full pc, once connected to a mouse, keyboard and monitor.

 

[jc1211]

Their Indiegogo states that they are using 2280 ssd so a single 4tb ssd is not out of the question.

 

[jc1211]

"Truthfully, we're not sure such a RAM upgrade does anything meaningful for a handheld like this"

Well, seeing as the ram is shared for the iGPU, you're left with around 4Gb once Windows has superfetched everything. If, like I do, you use your handheld as your main PC, 32Gb ram IS required. I have an Ayaneo Air Plus, which is more than fast enough to edit video etc. Think ahead... why define and confine your device's use?

"But it's a game console!" Yeah, it is. It's also a full pc, once connected to a mouse, keyboard and monitor.

Yeah I absolutely hate that "it's a game console" argument, that is just so lame.