Long loading times tied to a ROG Ally X almost always trace back to a handful of fixable culprits, not a broken part.

Quick Answer

To fix long loading times on a ROG Ally X setup, update the Armoury Crate firmware and AMD driver, which fix many early frame issues. Most cases clear up once these are right, and you should be back to fast loads that get you into the game quickly.

Driver and Windows settings

Next, use FSR and a 720p or 900p internal render to keep the Z1 Extreme APU comfortable. Keep Windows 11 fully updated and turn off any background overlays or capture tools that hook into games, since these are a common source of long loading times. A clean driver install often does more than any single in-game setting when chasing fast loads that get you into the game quickly.

When it is not the ROG Ally X at all

Sometimes the ROG Ally X is a red herring. Long loading times often hides a CPU bottleneck, a background process, or memory running below its rated speed. Run the RAM at EXPO or XMP, close startup clutter, and confirm the GPU sits in the CPU-linked slot before blaming the handheld.

Tuning the handheld itself

Once the software side is clean, focus on the handheld. Switch to the 25W Turbo profile while docked and a lower TDP on battery to balance heat and frames. If the problem only appears under heavy load, watch the temperatures and clocks, because thermal throttling can masquerade as long loading times. The aim throughout is fast loads that get you into the game quickly.

FAQ

How do I know if it is thermal throttling?

Watch temperatures with a monitoring overlay while you play. If long loading times appears only after a few minutes and the clocks drop as temps climb, cooling is the issue, not the handheld.

Is long loading times a hardware fault?

Usually not. Long loading times on a ROG Ally X setup is almost always settings, drivers or thermals. Only suspect hardware after the checks above come back clean.

Why did long loading times start after my handheld change?

A new handheld often resets a setting or adds a driver that conflicts with your game. update the Armoury Crate firmware and AMD driver, which fix many early frame issues, and the issue usually clears.

Work through the driver, Windows power plan and the ROG Ally X settings above, then verify you are back to fast loads that get you into the game quickly before changing anything else.