Overview

• In tests capping power at 17W, the Claw A8’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme averaged an 8.5% frame-rate lead over the Core Ultra 7 258V in the Claw 8 AI+.
• The AMD-based handheld also delivered stronger 1% low frame rates, indicating smoother performance under constrained power.
• Both MSI models share a $900–$1,000 price range, underscoring value in AMD’s efficiency gains without a premium markup.
• Reviewers noted it is unclear whether Intel’s power metrics include onboard memory consumption, potentially skewing efficiency comparisons.
• At higher power targets around 30W, the performance gap shrank to roughly 6% on average and Intel’s model outpaced AMD in several game-specific benchmarks.