Lenovo Legion Go S Challenges Asus ROG Ally X with Budget-Friendly Handheld Gaming Option

The Legion Go S, featuring AMD's Ryzen Z2 Go processor, offers competitive performance at a lower price point, despite being slightly outperformed by the ROG Ally X.

The Lenovo Legion Go S, unveiled at CES 2025, is a budget gaming handheld available in two versions: a $499 SteamOS model and a $599 Windows 11 model.
Powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 Go processor, the Legion Go S delivers around 10% lower performance than the Asus ROG Ally X, which uses the Ryzen Z1 Extreme chip.
Benchmark tests across three games revealed that the Legion Go S lags by an average of 4 FPS compared to the ROG Ally X, with differences being most noticeable at higher power settings.
Key features of the Legion Go S include an 8-inch 1920x1200 IPS display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 16GB of LPDDR5X memory, and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD.
The Legion Go S targets budget-conscious gamers, offering a competitive price-to-performance ratio, while the pricier ROG Ally X delivers slightly better performance with additional features like more memory and higher clock speeds.