Gaming / Handheld consoles
ZOTACHandheld console
GAMING ZONE (2024)
Released September 2024.5Press articleretrohandhelds.gg/zotac-zone-preordersRead 11 October 2026Pre-orders opened on 19 August 2024 in select regions Last checked 11 October 2026.
- Chip
- AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
- Screen size
- 7in
- Refresh rate
- 120Hz
- Weight
- 692g
88 of 165 fields known.
At a glance
Ports
- 2 USB-C USB4 40Gbps
- 3.5 mm audio
- microSD card UHS-II
General
- Series
- Not available
- Model numbers
- ZGC-G1A1W, ZGC-G1A1W-012Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Names model ZGC-G1A1W and SKU ZGC G1A1W 01
- GTIN / EAN
- Not available
- Status
- Not available
- Predecessor
- Not available
- Successor
- Not available
- Launch price (US)
- $7992Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Reproduction of the ZOTAC Gamescom 2024 pre-order release: configured with 16GB LPDDR5X, a 512GB M.2 SSD and Windows 11 Home, suggested retail price $799. Tax not stated4Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026Specs box price $799 | £8205Press articleretrohandhelds.gg/zotac-zone-preordersRead 11 October 202619 August 2024: one configuration at $799
- Launch price (EU)
- €8493Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Specification table: MSRP $799 / €849
- Markets
- Not available
- Colours
- Not available
Platform and software
- OS family
- Windows2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- OS at launch
- Windows 11 Home2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Latest OS
- Not available
- Built-in game stores
- Not available
- Physical games
- Not available
- Backward compatibility
- Not available
- Upscaling and frame generation
- AFMF2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Release names driver-level Fluid Motion Frames and FidelityFX Super Resolution. Only Fluid Motion Frames maps to a listed option, because no Super Resolution version is named
Processor and graphics
- Chip
- AMD Ryzen 7 8840U2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Chip brand
- AMD2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Core configuration
Physical core count Core Base clock (GHz) Max clock (GHz) 8 Zen 4 3.3 5.1 - CPU cores
- 8
- Max CPU clock
- 5.1GHz
- GPU architecture
- RDNA 32Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Release: Zen 4 architecture and RDNA 3 graphics
- GPU compute units
- 128Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/8000-series/amd-ryzen-7-8840u.htmlRead 11 October 202612 RDNA 3 compute units
- GPU max clock
- 2,700MHz8Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/8000-series/amd-ryzen-7-8840u.htmlRead 11 October 2026Graphics Frequency 2700 MHz on the chip page
- GPU compute (claimed)
- Not available
- Power modes
Mode TDP (W) Quiet 8 Balanced 15 Performance 28 - Lowest TDP
- 8W
- Highest TDP
- 28W
- Highest TDP on battery
- Not available
Memory and storage
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- RAM speed
- 7,500MT/s3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 202616 GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
- Memory bandwidth
- Not available
- Storage
- 512GB2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Installed drive PCIe generation
- 42Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Storage slots
Form factor Interface PCIe generation PCIe lanes Count Occupied M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 4 4 1 Yes - M.2 slots
- 1
- Memory card
- microSD2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Card speed class
- UHS-II2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Max card size
- Not available
Display
- Screen size
- 7in(17.8 cm)2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Native resolution
- 1920 × 1080px3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
- Pixel density
- 314.7ppi
- Aspect ratio
- 16:93Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
- Panel type
- OLED2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026
- Native panel orientation
- Portrait3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026The screen is a native portrait panel, used rotated. Stored in handheld orientation as 1920 x 1080
- Screen surface
- Not available
- Built-in display refresh modes
Width (px) Height (px) Max (Hz) VRR 1920 1080 120 No - Max refresh rate
- 120Hz
- Adaptive sync
- Not available
- VRR lower limit
- Not available
- Brightness (SDR, claimed)
- Not available
- Peak brightness (HDR, claimed)
- 800nits2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Release: premium 7-inch Full HD AMOLED display with up to 800 nits of brightness. The ZOTAC page lists the display as HDR. Window size and the SDR or HDR split are not stated
- DCI-P3 coverage (claimed)
- Not available
- HDR formats
- Not available
- Second display
- Not available
Controls
- Stick sensor
- Hall effect2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 20263Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
- Stick layout
- Symmetric2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Symmetrical button layout7Press articleliliputing.com/zotac-gaming-zone-is-a-ryzen-7-8840u-handheld-gaming-pc-with-an-amoled-screen-and-a-webcamRead 11 October 2026Analog sticks are symmetrical rather than staggered
- Touch-sensitive sticks
- Not available
- Replaceable stick modules
- Not available
- Trigger sensor
- Hall effect2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 20263Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
- D-pad
- Not available
- Face button labels
- Xbox3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Product photos show Y at the top, X at the left, B at the right and A at the bottom
- Extra rear and grip buttons
- 23Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Two programmable grip buttons on the back4Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026Controls: Hall effect analogue sticks, gyroscope, back paddles, dual touch pads
- Trackpads
- 22Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Twin trackpads on both sides3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 20264Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026
- System-level remapping
- Not available
- System buttons
- Power, Volume rocker, ZOTAC button, Quick Menu, Home, Start, Menu3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Power button with fingerprint reader, volume rocker, ZOTAC logo button for the One launcher, three-dot Quick Menu button, home icon button, Start and Menu
- Detached controller connection
- Not available
- Controller mouse sensor
- Not available
Motion and feedback
Measured
- Brightness (measured)
- Not available
- HDR peak brightness (measured)
- Not available
- Contrast ratio (measured)
- Not available
- DCI-P3 coverage (measured)
- Not available
- Colour accuracy (measured Delta E)
- Not available
- PWM frequency (measured)
- Not available
- 3DMark Time Spy graphics (measured)
- 3,049points3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 20263DMark Time Spy graphics 3049 on the Zotac Zone. The power limit is not stated
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (measured)
- Not available
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (measured)
- Not available
- Cinebench 2024 single-core (measured)
- Not available
- Cinebench 2024 multi-core (measured)
- Not available
- AnTuTu (measured)
- Not available
- Game frame rates (measured)
Game Width (px) Height (px) Preset Upscaling TDP (W) Average FPS Cyberpunk 2077 1280 720 Steam Deck Off 25 46.9 Cyberpunk 2077 1280 720 Steam Deck Off 15 35.5 Cyberpunk 2077 1920 1080 Steam Deck Off 25 27.7 Cyberpunk 2077 1920 1080 Steam Deck Off 15 19.8 Hogwarts Legacy 1280 720 Low, TAA Not available 25 51.7 Hogwarts Legacy 1280 720 Low, TAA Not available 15 40.5 Hogwarts Legacy 1920 1080 Low, TAA Not available 25 35.6 Hogwarts Legacy 1920 1080 Low, TAA Not available 15 27.9 Control 1280 720 Medium, no AA, DirectX 11 Not available 25 71 Control 1280 720 Medium, no AA, DirectX 11 Not available 15 54.8 Control 1920 1080 Medium, no AA, DirectX 11 Not available 25 38.5 Control 1920 1080 Medium, no AA, DirectX 11 Not available 15 30.3 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1280 720 High, TAA, DirectX 12 Not available 25 52.8 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1280 720 High, TAA, DirectX 12 Not available 15 41.2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1920 1080 High, TAA, DirectX 12 Not available 25 35.5 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1920 1080 High, TAA, DirectX 12 Not available 15 28.4 - SSD sequential read (measured)
- Not available
- Memory card read (measured)
- Not available
- Battery runtime per test (measured)
Test Game TDP (W) Hours (h) Gaming Cyberpunk 2077 10 2.37 Gaming Cyberpunk 2077 15 1.82 Gaming Cyberpunk 2077 20 1.42 Gaming Cyberpunk 2077 30 0.95 - Shortest gaming test runtime (measured)
- 0.95h
- Longest gaming test runtime (measured)
- 2.37h
- Video runtime (measured)
- Not available
- Full charge time (measured)
- Not available
- Power draw gaming (measured)
- Not available
- Fan noise per mode (measured)
Power mode Noise (dB(A)) 15 W 39.3 20 W 41 25 W 42.4 30 W 45.5 - Max fan noise (measured)
- 45.5dB(A)
- Fan noise while gaming (measured)
- Not available
- Back surface under load (measured)
- Not available
- Grips under load (measured)
- Not available
- Chip temperature while gaming (measured)
- 77°C3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026After 20 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 at 25 W, HWiNFO showed 77 °C for the CPU (Tctl/Tdie) and 74 °C for the iGPU, in a 24 °C room. The higher value is stored
- Stick tests (measured)
- Not available
- Speaker loudness (measured)
- Not available
- Weight (measured)
- Not available
Audio
- Speakers
- 23Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Two bottom-firing speaker grilles
- Speaker direction
- Bottom-firing3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 20267Press articleliliputing.com/zotac-gaming-zone-is-a-ryzen-7-8840u-handheld-gaming-pc-with-an-amoled-screen-and-a-webcamRead 11 October 2026
- Audio features
- Not available
Ports and dock
- Ports
Type Version Count Side Max speed (Gbps) Thunderbolt or USB4 DP Alt Mode USB-C USB4 40Gbps 1 Top 40 USB4 Yes USB-C USB4 40Gbps 1 Bottom 40 USB4 Yes 3.5 mm audio Not available 1 Top Not available Not available Not available microSD card UHS-II 1 Bottom Not available Not available Not available Source2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Two full-speed USB4 ports at the top and bottom, UHS-II microSD card reader3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Two USB4 ports with full 40 Gbit/s, one on top and one on the bottom, both charge. 3.5 mm jack and volume rocker on top, microSD slot on the bottom5Press articleretrohandhelds.gg/zotac-zone-preordersRead 11 October 2026I/O line: 3.5mm headphone jack, 2x USB-4 with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0, UHS-II microSD- USB-C ports
- 2
- USB4 or Thunderbolt
- Yes
- USB-C charging
- Not available
- Max external display
- Not available
- External GPU
- Not available
- Dock
- Sold separately2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 2026Docking station and carrying case are separate accessories
- Max output through dock
- Not available
- Dock ports
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.0, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), USB-C power input, M.2 SSD slot3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026ZOTAC dock: USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.0, HDMI, gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet, USB-C power input and an M.2 SSD slot
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E2Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 20263Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 20264Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026
- Wi-Fi bands
- 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Wi-Fi 6E with an Intel AX210 card, which covers 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz
- Bluetooth
- 5.22Press articlethepcenthusiast.com/zotac-unleashes-the-zone-handheld-gaming-consoleRead 11 October 20263Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 20264Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026
- NFC
- Not available
- Cellular
- Not available
- Network
- Not available
Battery and charging
- Battery energy
- 48.5Wh3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 202648.5 Wh, 3-cell Li-ion. The teardown reads 48.51 Wh4Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026
- Battery capacity
- Not available
- Claimed battery life
- Not available
- Battery life (claimed, min)
- Not available
- Battery life (claimed, max)
- Not available
- Wired charging
- Not available
- Charging standards
- USB PD 3.03Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026The 65 W charger supports USB Power Delivery. Both USB4 ports can charge the device
- Charge 0 to 100 % (claimed)
- Not available
- Charge limit
- Not available
- Bypass charging
- Not available
- Charger in box
- Yes3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
Cooling
- Fans
- 13Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026One cooling fan and three heatsinks
- Vapor chamber
- Not available
- Custom fan curve
- Not available
Build
- Built-in kickstand
- Yes3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Metal built-in kickstand
- Dust and water rating
- Not available
Dimensions and weight
Front and side, drawn to scale.
- Dimensions
- Width285Height115mm(11.2 × 4.5 in)3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Specification table: 285 x 115 x 35 mm. The depth is not qualified, so it is left out. Early pre-order listings said 310 x 135 x 40 mm. TechPowerUp says the Steam Deck (298 mm wide) is the wider device, which fits 285 mm and not 310 mm4Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026Specs box: 285 x 115 x 35 mm, 692 grams
- Weight
- 692g(1.5 lb)3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026Specification table: 692 g4Reviewpcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/zotac-zone-reviewRead 11 October 2026
- Weight without controllers
- Not available
Certifications
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- Game compatibility programme
- Not available
- FCC ID
- Not available
- Other certifications
- Not available
In the box
- In the box
- ZOTAC GAMING ZONE, 65 W GaN charger with three plug adapters, USB-C charging cable, Quick start guide, Safety information pamphlet, Notice for early adopters3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
- Carrying case
- None3Reviewtechpowerup.com/review/zotac-zoneRead 11 October 2026
Links
- Product page
- www.zotac.com/node/13174561Maker product pagezotac.com/node/1317456Read 11 October 2026Official ZOTAC page for the ZONE, found in search results. The site blocks automated access with a bot check, so the page was not opened and no spec value is taken from it
- Spec sheet
- Not available
- Manual
- Not available
- EPREL registration number
- Not available
Warranty
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- Manufacturer warranty (source market)
- Not available
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- Maker product pagezotac.com/node/1317456
- Press articleretrohandhelds.gg/zotac-zone-preorders
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