The ROG ALLY Runs Starfield Like A Boss! Is It The Best Handheld For The Game?
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The ASUS ROG Might be the best handheld to play Starfield on the Go!
In this video we test out Starfield on the ROG ally In handheld mode and in docked mode!
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Just a note on FSR: Since this game doesn't have the usual quality presets, you have to turn down the resolution scale in order for FSR to have any performance increase. Otherwise, it just acts as antialiasing rendering at native resolution and is less performant than using native TAA.
By default, resolution scale is at 50% with FSR
Idk I had my shit set to 1440p but the fsr scale set to 62% and got a huge increase on my 7800xt and ryzen 5 7600
And Nintendo switch 2 wants to compete with this ever evolving handheld pc game market. Mind boggling how they will probably succeed cus people will only buy the console for Mario, pokemon and zelda.
These early stages run fine on the Ally, try it in the cities such as Atlantis and performance takes a huge nose dive in performance mode. Definitely needing more optimisation, graphics driver updates, etc.
Still easy holds 30 fps in 1080p in new Atlantis.
Atlantis, plugged in, 1080p low 40fps in the worst cases.
I've only seen a few who admitted this with both the Deck and Ally. One revealed on both devices the frame rate dropping under 20 fps at certain spots.
@@smidlee7747 on Deck looks like shit and it got drops to 10fps, on ROG never goes believe 35fps.
As soon as you see fire, the fps plummets as well.
Disable the ally screen while docked you will get better performance.
How do you do it
@@TMDTND you do it from display settings. Instead of duplicate or extending the screen show only 1 or 2. Whatever number windows gives your monitor.
@lodi100xx Thank you :)
Bought the rog ally after watching your videos sold my deck and I’m loving it.
Lol mines comes tomorrow and am keeping deck for a rainy day 😆.
Sold my deck too, ABSOLUTELY! I didn't think I'd get anything for it either after I played my ALLY!
I got one too after I got rid of my SD, it was $400 at Best Buy for the base Z1 model, my only complaint is it runs everything very well and smoothly but mainly if it’s plugged in and at 30W only, also the battery life is such a bummer.
@@Dimez757have you tried Starfield on it?
I've found that Starfield works best around 18W and looks best with a mix of low and medium settings (medium for Indirect Lighting, GTAO, and Grass)
Mind boggling seeing current gen games in handheld. Can't wait to see what the future lies with this.
Exactly
It’s obvious
We will start playing cyberpunk and red dead redemption 2 on phones and iPads
When ? Not sure but that’s where we’re going
It looks and it is a trash, what to wonder if it runs on handled...
@@amigoz3201 Bro, fix your grammar lol
@@amigoz3201 what I meant was the technology, certainly it'll be more improvement in the future. Steam Deck 2, Ally 2 etc.
This game is a perfect example of how VRR makes a substantial difference.
That's why the Legion Go is a no go. Bigger screen or not. VRR is made for games like this on similar systems.
You should test Starfield in more demanding environments like Cities for example.
Mine just legit crashes in cities right now and I've been really bummed.
@@Spaulder51shouldn't be crashing in cities, make sure you allocate 4gb to GPU and medium to low settings and latest driver
Like a boss you say? Sorry but "like a boss" it’s 60 fps.
Hype sells better than reality.
This, game runs like shit when you hit a big city even on a decent desktop PC.
I've been playing armored core on my ally too and it's still amazing.
I've been having a blast playing this on my Ally almost exclusively, I did go for 900p in the end and used one of the mods that helps with performance a bit and I'm having a great time... Just hide the FPS monitor, ignorance is bliss! 🤣
I can't believe people complaining that Starfield "isn't optimized" when you're able to get very playable framerates on a handheld PC like this
Me watching this video and installing starfield on my GTX 980Ti knowing the graphics card is going to blast literally after starting the game.
Thank u for informing us about updating drivers directly from the Asus website! 🙌🏽🥳
Wow wait why no one mentions 900p mixed is the sweet spot?
Amazing. Thanks for reassuring me. Looking forward to playing via game pass in a few days
what a beast. 15w is my go-to settings as it is for me the best balance of battery life and performance. Really glad it can run decently in 15w
That is amazing to see this just now I want so bad for starfield u can play starfield offline too
I love my rog ally way better than the steam deck 120hz and screen color make a big difference. I always play plug in. Really love this machine. Amd color setting is awesome so is rsr. Wow I love it
I love too
should have just invested in a better pc lol
How is that a handheld always plugged in? lol
Oh noice StarField skin on the controller 🎮😻
It's not a skin its a real controller
Tried on my Ally, with 18w 720p only got 30-45 fps. Still playable not bad at all.
Thanks for another great Ally video. I just got mine and have been having a ball. It is so impressive what Asus have been able to do with these handhelds. Another thing that blew me away was the ability to replay some of my older steam library like good old Half Life, Bioshock, Rage etc. get over 120 fps on higher TDP and then still get really high FPS on the silent 10W mode !! I know these games are old and not that demanding but the option to play some awesome old titles at 1080p with good FPS and 10W power mode is great fun.
I agree, I do this with prototype on silent mode and it's locked at 60fps. It's mad 👍🏻
Don't you find the analog stick deadzones problematic?
I love my Ally... but I find myself struggling to enjoy FPS games.
So happy about this played for 8 hours yesterday after the update.
Look at that looks so amazing
I also love switching to Starfield between my desktop to my ROG Ally to be on the couch! I use the 18W mode 90% of the time on this game for a mix of battery life, performance bump to hit that 30-40+fps and i dont like how hot turbo mode gets. 18W for me!
I use the battery dying as an indicatoe i should go to sleep 😅
Xbox is obsolete. I'm so glad I bought the Ally I don't have anything bad to say other than a complicated setup if you don't know PC gaming. The Ally is a beast of a handheld
Could you please include a quick demonstration of high 1080p when you do dock mode with games? Just to see how it can do would be useful to know
You should have the Ally show only on the monitor instead of having a duplicated screen. You should get a bump in performance
Dont understand why anyone would buy the Ally over any new item from GPD. Ally no trackpads, no kayboards, no oculink and only closed proprietary egpu. Kinda weak. Even if you want to stay main stream at least the Lenovo Go has trackpad. Ally is just trading on its ASUS name even though ASUS name has taken many hits in the PC world the last year
Badass. Can't wait to get my hands on a rog ally
I believe this game will replace crisis with the old age question “but can it run starfield” 😂
You will need to bump TDP to 18W if you want to keep 30fps in more demanding area like the city and some planets where you fight enemies
Amazing this is something I want
Excellent video and The Ally it's the best
I think if you were to do 900 P with low settings, you would be able to get 60 FPS for sure
For people who don’t understand. A handheld PC is suppose to be a companion to your PC/PS5/Xbox not a replacement. So no shit, a handheld isn’t gonna be the same quality as a high end PC. it’s meant to be played on the go so obviously it will have drawbacks
7:00 Why would you set it at 720p and also lower rendering resolution to 50% (and not talk about that)? Looks absolutely terrible to be honest. Also disappointed you didn't test it at 900p, which seems to be the sweet spot for the Ally with Radeon Image Sharpening turned to 50-70.
That’s what i did today. Im running 900p and RIS and getting consistently > 30fps without any resolution scaling/FSR. looks a lot better to me
Thanks for the video - great to see the handheld performance. Can you test at higher graphics presets at 720/1080p docked/undocked @ 30fps please? 30 fps is nice and playable and keen to see if we can make Starfield look prettier on handheld 😊
Yes I would like to see this as well pls
If you use the 900p registry trick you can get 50-70 fps constant.
It’s by far most stable best way to play SF on ROG
Man, we’ve come a long way from the GameBoy days!
Thanks for the amd driver tip, solved my issues
on your promo section you forgot to mention that those windows 10 key can be use to upgrade to window 11 at no additional cost. (if someone wanted windows 11)
30fps on the best consoles, i think i take a handheld instead.
Yeaaaahh, how about you go to New atlantis and try that, lmfao 😂
i would love a video you explain dock mode, and how to turn it on with an external monitor. And can you make dock mode performance test with other AAA games?
Amazing video
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How u succeeded maintain 50 watts without drop in apu watt??
Damn... i want ally so bad i will work hard to buy this gaming glory machine.
Loving my Steam Deck I pre-order Lenovo Legion Go looks promising.
I've noticed that you do way less comparisons of handhelds, do vendors ask you not to do those?
Please test it on your UM 790 Pro too at 100W. Thank you very much🙏🏻
I lost my charger for the Ally. I moved and misplaced when I packed and can’t find it anywhere so I have to buy a new charger before I can play my ally again smh
Hopefully you do a video with the amd 6850 connected.
Wait for FSR3 on all of these handhelds. I imagine valve is baking it into steamos once it releases.
Loading screen runs Starfield like a boss
Best feature of the ally is that Vrr screen
look into the Pellitier cooling plates they make for tables and phones, that would cool that thing down a lot, and you might even be able to go higher in the TDP with 3rd party and proper cooling. just a thought, I imagine if it can stay cool like remain at 75C ish and you can get that TDP to 60ish might see a 50% or more performance jump IMHO.
Nice work 😊
Can you pls try running FIFA 23/24 on the Ally 🙏🏾
It’s safe to be on 90C I will trust you and no those ppl on Facebook !
why do you run the game on both screens though ? isn't the default behavior for the Ally to turn off the screen and only display stuff on the external 1 ? (at least it seems to do that for me by default)
Just wondering as I can imagine the thing losing out on some performance by having to show the same thing on 2 screens 😅
What's it like in the big, busy spaces though? Like the cities?
Id loke to see you utilize the Hardwre Unboxed Performance Settings on the Steam Deck and the Ally.
Iv been hearing the new drivers cut performance on other games that were running great
Loving it thought this game would work well on the Rog under 15W. For me if I can play games in 15w at the fps the game needs to run smooth I'm all for it. I will be playing this game with a good mix of 15w and also docked mode. To here it's all 30fps at least shows the power of this device. Keep up the good work great to see this device performing well with new games.
Hey ETA Prime.
I know you look more for average/premium products, but i would like to ask you to reveal some cheaper handhelds for emulation like the SF2000
I definitely want to see this running on something like the newer minisforum. Seems like running a higher tdp should get you well into 1080 gaming on this title.
Ask me next week. Just bought a HX80G
I really don't like making my Ally do anything over 30W. Even docked.
Thermals get absolutely out of control even with a manual heavy fan curve. I'm still holding out hope that my SD card reader doesn't cook itself.
I’m holding off until a VR mod before experience this space simulator.
what about 900p
Hi, why are you dont show us the fan Curves you made in custom TDP Docked mode? Thats a very important information for all of us. Thanks
It's mind blowing that some people compare this game to stuff like forspoken i.o.aveum and some other un optimized gamesand say this looks worse and runs bad completely ignoring what the game's trying to do
I had to download the driver manually as well and I'm not having any issues locking it to 30fps. Even New Atlantis is running mostly 30fs with low settings for me so far. It is very playable. I'm playing at 18 Watts as that seems to be the best setting for the Ally with all games.
Plugged in Atlantis I have always over 30fps in 1080p.
Can you still open the amd software with the new driver? Mine won't and Fortnite wouldn't play neither. Currently doing a system restore 🙄
@ksrnate I can and didn't run across this issue. Sucks that happened. Not a fan of how Asus is handling these drivers. They should come straight from AMD.
@@AG-bp3ll I know mate your right. I've done the restore now and it's back to normal apart from all my game updates 🙄 I love the Ally but it's one buggy as hell device
fsr3 comes out this game will run at double the framerate shown, going to be amazing.
What would you say is thermal throttle on this device?
In stock boosted mode this was hitting 95-100 degrees C for me, with the same or similar settings that you described and the fan curve at max above 80C.
I've since turned it right down because i was worried about the heat and actually the performance wasnt too bad at around 20w.
However one difference is I can't seem to set the resolution to 720p and keep it in full screen mode. Is it definitely 720p on yours? I found once in full screen it defaulted the res back to 720p.
Thanks for the video- very interesting!
I have a request. See how Unreal Engine 5 and Unity run on the Ally.
I will be away from home for a month and will want to do some game dev while I'm gone. I don't want to buy a laptop since I already have a very nice desktop at home. I was thinking of taking my m1 mac mini and a portable monitor, but to be honest I don't really want to. If this can run one of them decently I might be able to get some work done and be able to gift it later without breaking the bank.
With the same driver my performance is 30 percent lower and is around 20fps in cities
What's the power supply you're using with the Ivanky? Is it 65W or higher?
ETA Prime please what is the overlay you are using for the stats like VRAM, FPS etc…?
I wanted to see you run thr game while it was connected to RADEON™RX 6850M XT
Can't wait for fsr3
THANK YOU for updating us about the latest graphics drivers now posted! Since I downloaded them it runs beautifully!!
Can you do some gameplay of Skyrim and it doing with some mods?
yeah the steamdeck can maintain a pretty consistent 30 FPS on low settings with almost no crashing if you're using proton experimental. So its not much of a surprise that this can run it as well.
the surprise is 1080p
It can't in cities and nor would this.
@PixelisedPaul it does though soooo???
Yea they both can’t run it very smooth but it’s decent
Should I get an Ally or an AyaNeo 2S for emulation? I want to emulate PS2/3 and Switch games mainly.
So this igpu at 50watts gives same performance as a full desktop 3060 in this game. Makes you think what the hell the devs are doing.
I need to finally buy an ally
The Rog Ally is amazing! It's my go-to handheld device!!!
I can't wait to try Starfield on my Onexplayer 2
How can you get 30 Watt without being plugged? did you set something in particular in Rog Ally menu?
Quick question.. are you still able to run/PLAY Starfield on your z1 Xtreme. Cause mines just stop running and bethesday claiming it's not compatible when I've played it tons of time without an issue
When you docked it you were running the game at 50% render scale (I’m not even sure why you decided that’s when you should turn off FSR for CAS lol) instead of 100% like you were in handheld, not only is the image severely worse to the point where it’s not acceptable (540p at 1080p or 360p at 720p) but it will confuse your viewers with the performance you’re getting.
Looks very sharp, for a N64 game ;-)
So does vrr make a really a differnce in comparison to other 7840u evicess?
Does this run smooth on the cheaper model?
I had nothing but crashes and it says my drivers are out of date but the console says it’s not
How is the input lag? Some fps games are terrible like halo. Other fps games work fine
Can you turn off the Ally screen while playing in dock mode?
Is it better than steam deck oled for starfield?
Can you have thia handheld with no pc at all ? Curious
Can you try to compare this Game on Ally with Dock Mode with the Series S, simiillar Settings.