MSI's Leaked Gaming Handheld to Compete with Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally

Featuring a powerful Intel Meteor Lake chip and 32GB of memory, the MSI Claw could reshape the gaming handheld market.

MSI's leaked gaming handheld, dubbed MSI Claw, is set to compete against the likes of the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally, featuring a powerful Intel Meteor Lake chip with 16 cores and 22 threads.
The MSI Claw also boasts an Arc Alchemist integrated GPU that sports 8 Xe-cores, potentially giving it a competitive edge against AMD-based handhelds.
Despite its high power consumption, the MSI Claw stands out by offering 32GB of memory, which could enhance gaming performance for some titles.
In leaked benchmarks, the MSI Claw scored higher than the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, indicating potential superior performance.
The use of Intel Meteor Lake in MSI's handheld signals a shift in the gaming handheld market, which has been dominated by AMD.