Lenovo Legion Go 2 Appears in Early Review and Disassembly Video, Stomps MSI Claw A8 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Posted by uria046@reddit | hardware | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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oh-monsieur@reddit

Bummer that we're still getting RDNA 3.5 in these GPUs. Unless your handheld is falling apart i'd stay away until we RDNA4 makes it to laptop/handheld form factors

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CazOnReddit@reddit

We're probably not getting any RDNA 4 SoC/APUs for about a year - and that's optimistic

Realistically we probably won't see any RDNA 4 stuff in handhelds until 2027

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Vb_33@reddit

You're better off waiting for Panther Lake handhelds than you are RDNA4, at least Panther Lake in Mobile devices will actually be a thing.

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Michal_F@reddit

I really love, that if you read the article, you have different feeling that the statement in the headline :)

According to the reviewer, the difference in performance comes down to the ability to cool the Ryzen CPU cores and AMD Radeon 890M inside these machines, since both were tested after reaching a thermal steady state, and the tester mentions that the Claw was overheating, while the Legion Go 2 managed to keep temperatures in the 70s.

The reviewer, Lines Tech on YouTube, tested the handheld gaming PCs in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and the Lenovo Legion Go 2 averaged 49 FPS, while the comparable MSI Claw device managed an average of 44 FPS—a whole 10% slower than the Legion Go 2. These tests were seemingly conducted at 1080p with Frame Generation and other AMD FidelityFX features disabled. It should also be noted that the Legion Go 2 has 8 GB more RAM

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Plank_With_A_Nail_In@reddit

A 10% lead is a stomping though.

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Touma_Kazusa@reddit

Nintendo has DLSS, Lunar lake has XMX XESS, meanwhile z2e handhelds are stuck with RDNA 3.5, upscaling is very important for these low wattage handhelds

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ThankGodImBipolar@reddit

I get your point but I think it’s fair to point out that Nintendo is using FSR 1 still in games like DK Bonanza lol

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Logical-Database4510@reddit

As someone with a Rog ally X optiscaler with DP4A XeSS is a must. FSR is garbage in comparison.

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Jedibeeftrix@reddit

agreed, my interest in paying ~£800 for a Go2 is rather dependent on them backporting FSR4 to RDNA3(.5)...

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surf_greatriver_v4@reddit

So much emphasis on a game nobody plays

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Vb_33@reddit

Y'all don't love shadow of the tomb raider Linuses favorite game ever?