The latest AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs have begun to hit the gaming handheld market, and OneXPlayer’s latest hardware has been demonstrated showing definitive improvements, with its frame rates firmly beating those of the Asus ROG Ally X.
The race to make the best handheld gaming PC has heated up over the last few years, particularly after the release of Valve’s Steam Deck in 2022. OneXPlayer, which appeared on the scene before Valve, provides premium end systems that cram in as much power as possible. Its latest, the OneXFly F1 Pro is no different. With an OLED screen, up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and a new AMD processor, it’s already squishing the competition.
Launching in November, the OneXFly F1 Pro will feature two options based on AMD’s Zen 5 CPU architecture and RDNA 3.5 GPU architecture. You can get either the Ryzen AI 9 365 or HX 370, which are mostly differentiated by their internal GPUs.
The GPU featured in the AI 365 is the weaker Radeon 880M, while the HX 370 is equipped with the Radeon 890M. The latter features 16 AMD RDNA 3.5 compute units, giving it 1,024 stream processors, a substantial boost over the Radeon 780M. Meanwhile, the 880M has the same number of compute units as the previous generation 780M, but it will still be faster, thanks to the improved CPU architecture.
In a new video from OneXPlayer’s official YouTube channel, the company compares its latest handhelds to the Asus ROG Ally X, and the OnePlayerX handheld is significantly quicker. This can be seen in the demos shown in the video below, where Cyberpunk 2077 averages 55-60fps while drawing 30W at 1080p using the AI 365, at low settings, while the more powerful HX 370 hits nearly 65fps. With some tinkering – or using FSR 3 frame generation, you’ll probably be able to hit an even 60fps quite easily on the AI 365.
The Ally X launched earlier this year and sports 24GB of RAM (running at 7,500MHz) and a bigger battery than the original model. However, it still housed the Zen 4-based AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme found in the 2023 handheld. However, OneXPlayer plans to release the F1 Pro with 32GB or 64GB of RAM options, boosting its potential even further.
Black Myth: Wukong starts off with a closer race, with all three devices hovering around 60fps. However, both the OneXPlayer F1 Pro devices then soar to over 70fps, all at 25W. At 15W, the F1 Pro also expectedly beats the ROG Ally X, averaging 50-60fps during the test.
The other major difference between Asus’ offering and the OneXPlayer handhelds is the price. A ROG Ally X can be found for $799 but, in line with previous OneXPlayer devices, the F1 Pro starts at $1,099 and tops out at $1,699 for the fully upgraded version.
Of course, this isn’t the end of the handheld arms race. The new AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is expected to launch in the next few months, which we’re sure will be scooped up by the likes of Asus and Lenovo.