Abxylute 3D One review

It's busy and crowded out there in the world of handheld gaming PCs. If you want to stand out, what you need is some kind of unique feature. Hummm. How about the world's first glasses-free 3D handheld PC? We give you the Abxylute 3D One.

Actually, this huge handheld has quite a bit more going for it than just the glasses-free 3D stuff. For this class of device, the 10.95-inch IPS display is pretty monstrous. Then there's the modular construction with detachable controllers, kick-stand and a keyboard. Oh and it's all powered by an Intel Lunar Lake chip, in this case the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V complimented by 32 GB of memory.

The real novelty is, of course, the glasses-free 3D tech. Abxylute describes it as, "electronic parallax barrier technology, the most mature and reliable form of glasses-free 3D tech today to balance brightness, tracking, and viewing comfort." But I think it amounts to essentially the same approach as seen in various glasses-free 3D monitors.

That includes the Acer Predator SpatialLabs View 27 I reviewed last year, which uses lenticular lenses and eye-tracking cameras. The Abxylute 3D One does indeed have tracking cameras at the top of the display and the resulting visual experience is very much the same as that Acer monitor, albeit in a smaller scale. But hold that thought, there are a few other issues to attend to.

Actually, it's an open question as to whether you'd really want to use the glasses-free 3D tech at all. Part of the problem is performance. Abxylute has decided to go with a 2,560 by 1,600 resolution screen for the 3D One. With most handhelds, you'd have the option of running at lower, non-native resolutions where performance is marginal. But not on the Abxylute 3D One. Not if you want to use the 3D tech, anyway.

According to Abxylute, using a non-native screen resolution will, "disrupt the 3D interlacing and cause depth distortion." A simpler version is that it really doesn't work at all at non-native resolutions.

If that sounds like a problem on a handheld running an iGPU and such a high-resolution screen, actually it's even worse than you think. "The 3D One uses integrated graphics," Abxylute explains, "and 3D mode renders two 2.5K frames simultaneously, which is demanding. We recommend lowering graphics quality if needed, but do not reduce resolution. Some games may fail to display correctly in 3D if the resolution is below 2.5K."

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All of these issues also apply to the Acer monitor I reviewed last year. Overall, my take that applies to both that screen and this handheld is that glasses-free 3D tech is superficially impressive and fun, but only on immediate acquaintance. It's likely not a feature I would use in most games given the performance limitations and even where performance isn't an issue, I'm not sure the visual experience entirely hangs together.

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1080p gaming performance

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Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

19

15

OneXPlayer X1 Air

22

17

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

26

19

07.51522.530

Black Myth Wukong (1080p Medium) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	19 Avg FPS, 15 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	22 Avg FPS, 17 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	26 Avg FPS, 19 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

30

23

OneXPlayer X1 Air

35

21

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

39

30

010203040

Black Myth Wukong | Upscaling (1080p Medium) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	30 Avg FPS, 23 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	35 Avg FPS, 21 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	39 Avg FPS, 30 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

31

27

OneXPlayer X1 Air

38

24

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

41

34

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Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p Medium) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	31 Avg FPS, 27 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	38 Avg FPS, 24 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	41 Avg FPS, 34 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

45

34

OneXPlayer X1 Air

55

37

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

53

44

015304560

Cyberpunk 2077 | Upscaling (1080p Medium) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	45 Avg FPS, 34 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	55 Avg FPS, 37 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	53 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

66

60

OneXPlayer X1 Air

87

70

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

84

76

0255075100

F1 24 (1080p Medium) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	66 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	87 Avg FPS, 70 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	84 Avg FPS, 76 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

81

73

OneXPlayer X1 Air

98

85

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

97

88

0255075100

F1 24 | Upscaling (1080p Medium) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	81 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	98 Avg FPS, 85 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	97 Avg FPS, 88 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

45

23

OneXPlayer X1 Air

48

28

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

48

15

015304560

Horizon Zero Dawn (1080p Original) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	45 Avg FPS, 23 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	48 Avg FPS, 28 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	48 Avg FPS, 15 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

50

9

OneXPlayer X1 Air

57

36

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

70

18

020406080

Horizon Zero Dawn | Upscaling (1080p Original) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	50 Avg FPS, 9 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	57 Avg FPS, 36 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	70 Avg FPS, 18 1% Low FPS

Avg FPS

1% Low FPS

ABXYlute 3D One

29

20

OneXPlayer X1 Air

23

12

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

27

15

07.51522.530

Metro Exodus Enhanced (1080p High) Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	29 Avg FPS, 20 1% Low FPS
OneXPlayer X1 Air	23 Avg FPS, 12 1% Low FPS
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	27 Avg FPS, 15 1% Low FPS

System performance

Thermal performanceCinebench R243DMark Time Spy3DMark Storage7-zip

Max CPU temp (°C)

Max CPU package power (W)

ABXYlute 3D One

82

30

OneXPlayer X1 Air

96

37

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

96

55

0255075100

Thermal performance Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	82 Max CPU temp (°C), 30 Max CPU package power (W)
OneXPlayer X1 Air	96 Max CPU temp (°C), 37 Max CPU package power (W)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	96 Max CPU temp (°C), 55 Max CPU package power (W)

Single-core index score

Multi-core index score

ABXYlute 3D One

551

116

OneXPlayer X1 Air

119

568

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

111

762

0200400600800

Cinebench R24 Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	551 Single-core index score, 116 Multi-core index score
OneXPlayer X1 Air	119 Single-core index score, 568 Multi-core index score
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	111 Single-core index score, 762 Multi-core index score

Index score

GPU index score

CPU index score

ABXYlute 3D One

4342

4087

6731

OneXPlayer X1 Air

4457

4139

7911

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

4033

3663

9462

02,5005,0007,50010,000

3DMark Time Spy Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	4342 Index score, 4087 GPU index score, 6731 CPU index score
OneXPlayer X1 Air	4457 Index score, 4139 GPU index score, 7911 CPU index score
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	4033 Index score, 3663 GPU index score, 9462 CPU index score

Index score

Avg bandwidth (MB/s)

Access time (ųs)

ABXYlute 3D One

1625

274.83

109

OneXPlayer X1 Air

2737

464.7

65

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

1163

199.98

155

07501,5002,2503,000

3DMark Storage Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	1625 Index score, 274.83 Avg bandwidth (MB/s), 109 Access time (ųs)
OneXPlayer X1 Air	2737 Index score, 464.7 Avg bandwidth (MB/s), 65 Access time (ųs)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	1163 Index score, 199.98 Avg bandwidth (MB/s), 155 Access time (ųs)

Compression (GIPS)

Decompression (GIPS)

ABXYlute 3D One

56.7

52.9

OneXPlayer X1 Air

62.27

56.579

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X

81.14

86.54

0255075100

7-zip Data

Product	Value
ABXYlute 3D One	56.7 Compression (GIPS), 52.9 Decompression (GIPS)
OneXPlayer X1 Air	62.27 Compression (GIPS), 56.579 Decompression (GIPS)
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X	81.14 Compression (GIPS), 86.54 Decompression (GIPS)

It's debatable how much more portable this device is than a gaming laptop.

Of course, you could treat the whole glasses-free 3D thing as a mere extra and assess the Abxylute 3D One more broadly as a gaming handheld. How does it hold up by that more conventional metric? The two most obvious things are that it's both very expensive and very large. The size of the screen certainly has some advantages in terms of gaming immersion. But it does rather knobble the portability aspect compared with much smaller handhelds.

The Abxylute 3D One is bundled with a protective carry case, for instance. But it measures over 15 inches or about 40 cm across. It's debatable, then, how much more portable this device is than a gaming laptop. And even in today's distorted market, you can get an RTX 5070 Ti laptop for the same amount as the Abxylute 3D One's current $1,599 list price. And that is an incomparably more powerful gaming device.

The Verdict

63

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Abxylute 3D One review

The Abxylute 3D One has loads going for it. It's intriguing, powerful and immersive for a handheld, fully featured, configurable and more. But it's also pretty flawed. Its key feature, the glasses-free 3D tech, doesn't really add up, the battery life is pretty bad, and the price and compromised portability have you wondering whether a much more powerful gaming laptop wouldn't be a far better idea.

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