It looks like more handhelds will soon be able to run SteamOS if this MSI Claw gameplay test is anything to go by A new beta lets the OS run on Intel handhelds. PC Gamer · Jun 15
$1,700 liquid-cooled phone can run GTA V at up to 100 FPS, Red Dead 2 at 50+ FPS via emulation — Redmagic 11 Pro packs 24 GB of RAM and pulls more than 40W at peak load The Golden Saga Edition of the Redmagic 11 Pro is equipped with 24 GB of RAM and an even more robust liquid cooling system that can pull upwards of 45W while emulating Red Dead 2, delivering 50+ FPS. The phone costs around $1,700, but for that money, you're getting GTA… Tom’s Hardware · Apr 5
Several PC games run on Snapdragon 8 Elite Android device with 16GB RAM and emulation — The Witcher 3, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Cyberpunk 2077 playable at 720p YouTuber tests several PC games on Android with high-end Snapdragon-powered devices, showing how good PC emulation is on Android. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at over 60 FPS on liquid-cooled Red Magic 11 Pro. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 21
High-end Android phones are now powerful enough to emulate the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 — YouTuber gets 2020's hottest PC game running at playable frame rates on Red Magic 11 Pro Cyberpunk 2077 may have required a powerful gaming PC to enjoy at its 2020 release, but YouTuber ETA Prime has shown that the game can now be played on a high-end smartphone with decent performance with x86 emulation. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 17
'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU with Bazzite — DIY console offers 60 FPS at 1080p with 16GB of GDDR6 A YouTuber built "$100 Steam Machine" using an ASRock mining blade featuring a B-grade AMD SoC from the base PlayStation 5 with disabled cores. The neutered PS5 chip can run games at 1080p and 60 FPS. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 18, 2025
The ROG Xbox Ally X could be weaker than we all expected — this older handheld may be more powerful New benchmarking suggests that Intel's chip may outperform the Xbox ROG Ally X, months before it launches. Tom’s Guide · Aug 7, 2025
The first gaming benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip At low power and low resolution, though, the Z2 is a nice improvement over the Z1. PC Gamer · Aug 1, 2025
AMD Phoenix CPU brings palm-sized SBC to life for up to $329 — NexT-SBC packs 32GB LPDDR5-6400 and triple M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD slots A powerful new SBC that puts an AMD Phoenix chip in your hand is on its way to crowdfunding. Tom’s Hardware · Nov 18, 2024
This teeny unit might look like an adorable little AMD graphics card, but it's actually a fully formed PC with surprising performance Small but mighty. Ish. PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2024
Ryzen 7 7840U Pro gaming handheld performs like a ROG Ally but costs almost 2X as much Another rival to the ROG Ally appears in the TerransForce Handle 5, a handheld with a slightly stronger CPU and the same iGPU. ETA Prime gets the first hands-on look and takeaways, which are detailed. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 16, 2023