The 2025 XG Mobile ditches Asus’ proprietary connection in favor of Thunderbolt 5 ... when using the XG Mobile with the ROG Ally, as driver conflicts caused full system crashes in some cases.

Thanks to Thunderbolt 5 support, Asus claims the new ROG XG Mobile can achieve up to 80 gigabits per second of bandwidth, a significant upgrade from the 63 Gbps offered by its predecessor.