MSI is about to reveal the ultimate gaming machine

Dubbed CLAW, the MSI handheld will be one of the most powerful gaming devices on the market when it launches, according to Neowin . This comes courtesy of Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, a 16-core/22-thread chip with 6 high-performance cores, 8 mid-performance cores, and 2 energy-efficient cores. Graphics will be handled by the Arc Alchemist GPU with 8 Xe cores that can be clocked at up to 2.25 GHz.

Initial leaks also revealed benchmark performance for the CLAW, which showed a single-core score of 2,403 and a multi-core score of 11,543. This also suggests that the CLAW's integrated Intel Arc graphics are likely to outperform AMD's RDNA3 found in competing handheld gaming devices, which is good news for Intel as it looks to break into the mobile gaming space.

Other leaks confirm that the CLAW will have 32GB of RAM, which is double the memory of devices like the AYN Odin Pro and Steam Deck. However, MSI could offer different RAM configurations to suit users' budgets and needs.

The biggest question mark for the MSI CLAW is its operating system. It could follow in the footsteps of Asus and Lenovo by running Windows 11, or it could run a Linux-based operating system like Steam Deck.

Meanwhile, MSI has given a glimpse of its upcoming portable gaming PC via social media, promising to expand the company's gaming portfolio beyond laptops. The short clip shows off two offset joysticks surrounded by RGB lighting, vents on the sides, and the company's gaming logo on the back.