As excitement builds for MSI’s brand new Steam Deck rival, a new benchmark shows that it might just become one of the fastest handheld gaming PCs when it launches. According to MSI, the new MSI Claw 8 AI+ isn’t just beating the Steam Deck at its own game, but the company also claims it’s 20% faster than the Asus ROG Ally X. If that’s true, then the MSI Claw 8 AI+ may already be one of the best gaming handheld devices you can buy, even if it is only open for pre-orders. That would certainly be a win for MSI, which didn’t fare too well in the court of public opinion after the initial MSI Claw reviews following its first attempt to crack the market. MSI might feel thankful so far, however, as the early noise about this new handheld looks very positive indeed. Continue reading MSI says its new Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld trounces the Asus ROG Ally X by 20% MORE FROM PCGAMESN: MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC review, MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio review, Best gaming motherboard