The AYA Neo Handheld Console Can Run Crysis Remasted And Cyberpunk 2077 With AMD’s Ryzen 5 4500U CPU

Handheld consoles are not synonymous with power, but the AYA Neo is looking to change that. Its been in development for quite some time and features an AMD Ryzen CPU based on the ‘Renoir’ Architecture. It features the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU with Radeon 6 Vega Graphics.

Crysis Remasted And Cyberpunk 2077 Can Run Well On The AYA Neo

The AYA Neo is a powerful handheld console featuring the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU. The processor features 6 cores, 6 threads (this CPU has no SMT), and is based on the Zen 2 Architecture. The graphics are integrated with Radeon 6 Vega graphics with only 6 Compute Units (384 Streaming Processors). The AYA Neo also has 16GB of LPDDR4X memory and up to a 1TB NVMe SSD inside. The display is a 1280×800 IPS display and all of this is powered by a 47wH battery that provides up to 6 hours of use, but heavy gaming quick slashes that by 67% down to around 2 hours.

Even though some of the graphical components may seem a little underwhelming, they actually do the job quite well. Even with the low core count, it’s enough to run various emulators and even games with SoC power locked to 5W. On most games with low to medium settings at 1280×800 resolution, you have a solid playing experience with respectable frame rates. On all games tested in reviews below, the Neo was able to achieve 30+ FPS in all titles.

AYA Neo Performance

game	performance	Settings
Forza Horizon 4	67 fps	Medium (1280×800)
GTA 5	68 fps	Normal/Medium (Mixed) (1280×800)
Skyrim Special Edition	60fps	Medium (1280×800)
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite	60fps	Medium (1280×800)
Doom Eternal	62 fps	Low / Dynamic Resolution OFF (1280×800)
Counter Strike Global Offensive	100+ FPS	High/Medium (Mixed) (1280×800)
Fortnite	77 fps	Medium (100% resolution scale) (1280×800)
Crysis Remastered	42 fps	Low/Medium (Mixed) (1280×800)
Cyberpunk 2077	30FPS	Low (1280×800)
Geekbench	SC 1088, MT 4260	Geekbench 5 Windows
PCMark 10	4787	default
3DMark Night Raid	Combined 11444, GPU 12712	default
3DMark Time Spy	Combined 1097, GPU 975	default
3DMark Fire Strike	Combined 2935, GPU 3217	default

As of now, the console is currently being shipped to its first customers and reviewers as the AYA Neo Founder. This model of the console features a translucent chassis and is being shipped to the crowdfunding backers. By many accounts, this is considered to be a preproduction model coming out in limited amounts to its early backers and reviewers. It wouldn’t be unexpected if the AYA Neo is revised for the general release and features a different look compared to the Founder edition.

Full Reviews Of The AYA Neo Founder Edition Are Up With Plenty Of Benchmarks On Multiple Titles

As for reviewers who have posted their reviews and first impressions, Taki Udon and ETA Prime are two of those that have posted their reviews to YouTube. The reviews take a different approach to analyzing the console, but it’s best to watch both to get the full perspective. Both look at the specifications of the console, but then take a different approach.

ETA Prime looks at the unboxing experience and then looks at the performance in Forza Horizon 4, GTA 5, Skyrim, Street Fighter 5, Doom Eternal, CS:GO, Fortnite, and even Crysis Remastered. Taki Udon looks at the quality of the product by going over the battery performance, cooling, display, build quality, and does some performance benchmarking at the end.

I recommend watching both reviews to get a full picture of the product as ETA Prime covers the in-game performance and unboxing experience of the AYA Neo whilst Taki Udon looks at the more tangible with the quality and overall design of the product.

As far as the release date for the general public, it’s March 10th, 2021, so it’s coming out in less than a month. The direct competitors are the One Gx1 Pro and GDP Win3 based on Intel Tiger Lake CPUs with Xe Graphics. 2021 might just be the year for gaming on integrated graphics if these consoles lower their price points.

Current Generation of Handheld Gaming Consoles

specifications	AYA NEO Next	AYA NEO 2021 / Pro	Steamdeck	Nintendo Switch OLED	GDP win 3	One Gx1 Pro
Architecture	AMD Zen?	AMD Zen 2 (Renoir)	AMD Zen 2	ARM cortex	Intel Tiger Lake	Intel Tiger Lake
SOC	TB	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	AMD Van Gogh (Aeirth)	NVIDIA Tegra X1	Intel Core i7-1165G7/i5-1135G7	Intel Core i7-1160G7
SOC cores/clocks	TB	8C/16T @ 4.2GHz 6C/6T @ 4.0GHz	4C/8T @ 3.5GHz	4x A57 + 4x A53	4 cores/8 threads @ 4.7GHz/4.2GHz	4 cores/8 threads @ 4.4 GHz
SOC GPU	TB	AMD Radeon Vega 8 @ 1750GHz AMD Radeon Vega 6 @ 1.5GHz	AMD RDNA2 8 CUs @ 1.6 GHz	NVIDIA Maxwell 256 CUDA @ 1GHz	Intel Xe (96/ EU) @ 1.3 GHz	Intel Xe (96EU) @ 1.3GHz
Memory	TB	16GB LPDDR4X-4266	16GB LPDDR5-5500	4GB LPDDR4-3200	16GB DDR4-LPDDR4X-4266	16GB DDR4-LPDDR4X-4266
Storage	TB	512GB / 1TB NVMe	64GB eMMC (PCIe Gen2x1) 256GB/512GB NVMe (PCIe Gen3x4)	64GB	m.2 2280 PCIe NVME SSD	512GB PCIe NVME SSD
Screen Size & Display	TB	7″ 1280×800 IPS	7″ 1280×800 IPS	7″ 1280×720 OLED	5.5″ 1280×720	7″ 1920×1200 IPS
wireless connectivity	TB	WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0	WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5	WiFi5	WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0	WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, SIM
batteries	TB	12,300mAh	40 hours	4310mAh	3*3950mAh	12,000mAh
weight	TB	650g	669g	420g	560g	623g
Dimension	TB	25.5 x 10.6 x 2.0 cm	29.8×11.7×4.9 cm	24.2 x 10.2 x 1.39 cm	19.8×9.2×2.7 cm	17.3 x 13.6 x 2.1 cm
OS	windows 11	windows 10	Steam OS 3.0 (Arch)	Custom	windows 10	windows 10
release date	2022	Sep 2021 March 2021	February 2022	October 2021	May 2021	December 2020
Price	TB	$1215 (Per 16GB / 1TB) $925 (16GB / 512GB)	$399 (64GB) $529 (256GB) $649 (512GB)	$349	$799/$949	$1360