Republic of Gamers will bring two new handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X, to Gamescom 2025 in Cologne where visitors can test both devices for the first time. ROG will also present the full NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series laptop lineup for 2025 at the show, offering an early preview of next-generation hardware. Actors Ned Luke and Shawn Fonteno, stars of ROG´s latest campaign film and known from Grand Theft Auto V, are scheduled to appear and interact with fans at the event.
The ROG Xbox Ally is described as a compact, power-efficient handheld powered by an AMD Ryzen Z2 A-series processor featuring four Zen 2 cores, eight threads, and eight RDNA 2 GPU cores. The system is paired with 16 GB of LPDDR5X-6400 RAM, a 512 GB M.2 solid-state drive and a 60 Wh battery. Those specifications are presented as enabling sustained, intense gaming sessions on the go while maintaining portability.
The ROG Xbox Ally X targets higher performance with an AMD Ryzen Artificial Intelligence Z2 Extreme APU, an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 design that integrates 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores and an on-die NPU. The Ally X is configured with 24 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 RAM, a 1 TB M.2 SSD and an 80 Wh battery to extend playtime for more demanding titles. Other availability details, pricing and full technical specifications are not stated in the article.
