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The Intel-powered MSI Claw is challenging AMD’s handheld gaming monopoly
At CES 2024, MSI is challenging the current crop of gaming handhelds with the Claw, which unlike most of its rivals will feature an Intel Core Ultra chip instead of an APU from AMD.
Between the ASUS ROG Ally, the Lenovo Legion Go and the Steam Deck, AMD has a virtual monopoly over the chips powering high-end gaming handhelds. That’s because in addition to a new chip, developers will be relying on Intel’s integrated Arc graphics and a library of drivers that simply aren’t as deep or as well tested as AMD’s. A spokesperson I talked to claimed that, during internal testing, the Claw delivered 20 to 25 percent higher frame rates than an equivalent AMD-based handheld in 14 out of 15 popular titles.
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