[Hardware] They compare the ASUS ROG Ally and the Steam Deck in "equal" conditions

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Both the ASUS ROG Ally and the Steam Deck are two of the best-selling handheld consoles right now. However, each one has its own characteristics, starting with the clearest, which is that while one has Linux, the other opts for Windows.

This can mean a difference in performance and that is why phoronix has managed to install Linux on the ROG Ally and thus be able to compare both with the same OS and conditions.

ROG Ally VS Steam Deck
And it is that there are many people who are doubting which of these two portable consoles to opt for, since although they are similar, they have a special characteristic, as we already mentioned, and it is their operating system. Therefore, in order to decide which is better, you have to compare them on equal terms.

After a general look we can see how the ASUS console could have a bit of an advantage, but the differences are minimal, so we are going to analyze it together with Linux and see if it really is better.

Tests were conducted using the Cyberpunk 2077 game and different performance profiles on the operating system.

In terms of in-game performance, the ROG Ally averaged 61 FPS on Arch Linux, but it dipped to 45 FPS when running its operating system. The Steam Deck, still using SteamOS, managed to nearly match the ROG Ally on its non-performance power setting, averaging 44.66 FPS.

 

 

From what it gives us to understand that without modifications, both consoles work with the same quality and power, however, in Linux the ROG Ally would win.

When it comes to power consumption, the Steam Deck was much more efficient, consuming an average of just 10.76 watts in Cyberpunk 2077. By comparison, the ROG Ally consumed 30 watts, three times as much as the Steam Deck.

This same thing was done with different games, you can see them all here, although the final comparison is very similar to that of Cyberpunk 2077.

CPU tests showed the ROG Ally performed better compared to the Steam Deck, thanks to its newer architecture and additional CPU cores. However, all at the cost of higher consumption, so its battery would not be as durable as that of the Steam Deck.

In short, we have a more powerful console with higher consumption. Now it is the user's decision if he really prefers to opt for more quality or more autonomy. However, the differences between them are not huge and, therefore, there is no reason to change if you are happy with one of the two.

This could all change if the next version of the ROG Ally came with Linux out of the box, ported and designed to work with this OS. That could give a notable change and position itself above its rival in a notable way. We'll see if ASUS takes it into account for future projects and we can see much more powerful consoles with better autonomy. For now we will have to settle for these two, hey, they are not bad either.

 

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