Steam Deck Ray Tracing vs Asus ROG Ally: It Works But Should You Use It?

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Published on May 1, 2024 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6bIhntP2I

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With meagre power budgets and sub-Xbox Series S performance, ray tracing is going to be simply too much for PC handhelds like Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally, right? Right? It turns out that decent results are possible! In this video, Oliver Mackenzie looks at a range of RT titles on Steam Deck, stacks up SteamOS RT vs Windows 11 and brings in the powerhouse that is the Asus ROG Ally to see how much performance improves still further.

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00:00 Overview
01:16 Steam Deck
07:10 ROG Ally and Windows testing
12:10 Analysis and conclusion