ZOTAC Zone Pro debuts with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB SSD and a 7-inch 120Hz AMOLED. Big power, modest 48.5Wh battery. Targets ROG Ally and Legion Go.
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At Gamescom, ZOTAC officially unveiled its new handheld gaming console, the ZOTAC Zone Pro, slated for release in October 2025. The device brings substantial upgrades over last year’s model and now clearly aims to go head‑to‑head with the ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go 2 and other current contenders.
The headline feature is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, pairing 12 Zen5c cores with Radeon 890M graphics. It comes with 32 GB of fast LPDDR5X‑7500 RAM and a 1 TB SSD, a configuration that plants the device firmly in the premium camp. The screen follows suit: a 7‑inch AMOLED panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate.
There is one obvious weak point: the 48.5 Wh battery carries over unchanged from the previous generation. By today’s handheld standards, that’s not especially generous, suggesting battery life may be the trade‑off for top‑tier performance. The unit weighs 692 g and ships with Manjaro Linux by default, with a Windows version also expected.
The standard ZOTAC Zone introduced earlier used a Ryzen 7 8840U and 16 GB of memory and was priced much lower, around $799. Pricing for the Zone Pro has not been announced, and analysts suggest ZOTAC will likely benchmark it against direct rivals, especially given the AMOLED display and 32 GB of RAM.
All told, the Zone Pro looks set to intensify the battle in the portable gaming PC space. If ZOTAC gets the price right, the newcomer could emerge as a credible threat to Lenovo, ASUS and MSI by the end of 2025.