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Full specification face-off between the Nintendo Switch OLED and the ASUS ROG Ally X — photos, scored categories, verdict and every spec side by side.
Nintendo · Handheld · 2021-10
Nintendo's hybrid console with a vivid 7-inch OLED screen, playable docked on TV or fully portable.
Full specs →ASUS · Handheld · 2024-07
ASUS's refined Windows gaming handheld with doubled battery capacity, 24 GB of RAM and an improved ergonomic design.
Full specs →ASUS ROG Ally X edges this matchup on balanced specs, with strongest showings in performance, display, battery & charging. The newest device in the set is the ASUS ROG Ally X (2024-07).
Scores are derived only from the structured specs shown below (not paid reviews or scraped third-party sites). Use them as a guide, not a purchase guarantee.
Performance
Display
Battery & charging
| Specification | Nintendo Switch OLED | ASUS ROG Ally X |
|---|---|---|
| Display | ||
| Size | 7" OLED | 7" IPS touchscreen |
| Resolution | 1280 × 720 (handheld) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz (VRR) |
| Peak brightness | — | 500 nits |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | NVIDIA Tegra X1+ | AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (4nm) |
| CPU | 4× ARM Cortex-A57 | 8-core Zen 4 @ up to 5.1 GHz |
| GPU | Maxwell, up to 768 MHz | 12 CU RDNA 3, up to 8.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 4 GB LPDDR4 | 24 GB LPDDR5X-7500 |
| Storage | 64 GB eMMC | 1 TB M.2 2280 NVMe |
| Expandable | microSD up to 2 TB | microSD UHS-II |
| Video Output | ||
| Max resolution | 1080p docked via HDMI | — |
| HDR | No | — |
| Port | HDMI (dock) | — |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 4310 mAh | 80 Wh |
| Play time | 4.5 – 9 hours | 3 – 10 hours |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Gigabit (dock) | — |
| USB | USB-C | — |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.2 |
| Port | — | 2× USB-C (USB4 + 3.2) |
| Body | ||
| Weight | 420 g with Joy-Con | 678 g |
| Controller | ||
| Included | Detachable Joy-Con pair | — |
| Software | ||
| OS | — | Windows 11 |
| Compatibility | — | Steam, Game Pass, Epic — any PC store |
The ASUS ROG Ally X is the newer device (released 2024-07), while the Nintendo Switch OLED launched 2021-10.
ASUS ROG Ally X edges this matchup on balanced specs, with strongest showings in performance, display, battery & charging. The newest device in the set is the ASUS ROG Ally X (2024-07).
Performance: ASUS ROG Ally X leads (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (4nm)). Display: ASUS ROG Ally X leads (7" IPS touchscreen). Battery & charging: ASUS ROG Ally X leads (80 Wh).