Comparison between MSI Claw and ASUS ROG Ally They are interesting not only because they are two devices of the same type, but also because the first implements Intel Meteor Lake processors and the second the powerful Ryzen Z1, which were designed with a focus on this type of console.

Although there is still no analysis of the MSI Claw in the West, various comparisons with the ASUS ROG Ally have appeared in China, published by various channels on the Bilibili platform (1, 2 and 3). Although the published material does not offer a complete picture, it serves as an idea and may be sufficient for users who are less demanding on these topics.

One of the most interesting features of the MSI Claw and ASUS ROG Ally is that they allow you to easily switch between different TDP profiles, which opens the door to more customization of power consumption depending on the performance and autonomy you intend to obtain. Here, the MSI Claw’s higher battery capacity should provide an advantage both in battery life and in supporting a higher TDP, but AMD seems to be gaining ground thanks to its greater experience with graphics-focused technologies.

If we look at the numbers at the performance level, the balance is clearly tipped in favor of ASUS ROG Ally with Ryzen Z1 Extreme, especially when the low TDP is set. Run Shadow of the Tomb Raider in high quality, in 720p resolution and TDP set to 15 wattsconsole ASUS averages 42 frames per second (FPS) versus 24 for MSI Claw with Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H. The differences decrease as TDP increases to the point that when set to maximum the results are 53 and 49.

The other games compared, although all with TDP set to maximum, are Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Resident Evil 4 remake. Putting aside the timeline a bit, the first two are demanding video games and that shows in the comparison because O Cyberpunk 2077 The ASUS ROG Ally averaged 59.8 FPS compared to 44.8 for the MSI Clawwhile Fr Red Dead Redemption 2 The results were 60.2 and 49.2.

OF Resident Evil 4 remake, a game that is not particularly demanding and at the same time could be slightly better optimized, we have oscillating results. The ASUS ROG Ally managed 51 to 68 fps compared to the MSI Claw’s 21 to 53 range.

Some Chinese analysts have also compared MSI Claw variants with Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H and Intel Core 5 Ultra 135H processors. It is important to note here that the second processor model has two less CPU cores and one less Xe core for graphics processing. As for Cyberpunk 2077, the former can be seen to return an average of 29.78 FPS and the latter 22.53.