Asus Rog Ally

Lupus said:
So basically nothing burger :)
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Though it is updated, that version name V32.0.22029.13001 looks to be quite a bit behind the current non beta 26.1.x. What has been pushed now, does seem to be something that was last QA tested, but not upstreamed. Say it does detect as 26.1.x or 26.2.x, then it isn't accurate.

I haven't looked into this. People couldn't get the latest Adrenalin installed. From that version I think, and I am not sure, but it could be sometime in August 2025. So likely a July driver.

Edit: I see it is 25.12.1. Would need to check the libraries.
 
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I had time to dig into Asus's driver. I am unsure who packaged and signed this driver, but it could either be Asus or AMD themselves. The package is dated December 29th so I have no idea why it is released now? I would need time to look into that, and I am not going to do that. It takes time that I don't have. The installer, the AMD part, dates back to December 8th. This does not correlate with AMD's core branch driver named 25.12.1 that was released on the 10th that same month. Without even digging into it, it is not the same driver at all. That is obvious since you can't update the device using those core drivers.

All that, it doesn't matter. The device is updated, but I am curious, why doesn't AMD put it on its own branch??? At least then users can go to their website to update the device. Make the "handheld" branch the D-line or something. A-line is RDNA 1 and 2, B-line is RDNA 3 and 4, and C-line is A and B combined. RDNA 3 should also be on its own branch, technically because it also includes AMD Chat and some other things that don't work with RDNA 3 even though it should be 100% compatible. Well, you can always use the auto detect installer, but it still carries bloat.

The new handheld driver is being positively received. I see there are games that didn't previously launch that are now launching. When Lenovo will be updated... Feck knows. For all I know, Asus took it upon themselves to make this driver available.
 
Almost 3 years and it does get almost daily usage :-) yeah not able to handle a lot of AAA games, but the older stuff still great.
 
Lupus said:
So one advantage of Steamdeck gaining popularity is that game developers have realised that shooting for tippy top graphics isn't what users want, which benefits us hand helders.
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Forza on Bazzite is looking so delicious :)
 
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