With the launch of AMD’s new 5000 series mobile GPUs and NVIDIA’s new RTX 30-series mobile GPUs, ASUS has announced 3 new laptops powered by them. These include the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE, the ROG Strix SCAR 17 and the ROG Flow X13, and they announced the XG Mobile which is an external GPU with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU inside.
The Zephyrus Duo 15 SE is a dual-screen
laptop that is powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX mobile CPU and NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3080 GPU inside. The main display can be configured with either a 120Hz 4K
display with 100% Adobe RGB color gamut or a 300Hz FHD display with a 3 ms
response time and 100% sRGB color gamut.
The laptop’s second display is called ROG
ScreenPad Plus, which can be used to chat over instant messaging apps, or to
stream or record gameplay, and underneath the second display is the upgraded
Active Aerodynamic System Plus (AAS+) cooling system that is used to cool the
powerful internals.
The ROG Strix SCAR 17 is another powerful
laptop from ASUS that can be configured up to AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX mobile CPU and
up to a GeForce RTX 3080 GPU. This laptop is one of the few in the world to
feature 360 Hz FHD panel with a 3 ms response time, or users can choose a 165 Hz
WQHD panel. It has a 90Wh battery, which ASUS claims will give up to 12 hours
of video playback and it supports fast charging via USB-C at up to 100W. The
laptop has per-key RGB and a trackpad that is 85% larger than the previous
generation.
And lastly, ASUS announced a very unique
laptop called the ROG Flow X13. It is a ultra-portable laptop with a flip
design that features up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS mobile CPU and NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650 GPU. Users can choose between a 120 Hz FHD panel or a 4K panel, and
both will have an aspect ratio of 16:10.
What makes the laptop unique is its
support for the XG Mobile, which is an external GPU containing a NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3080. It connects via a proprietary eGPU connector, which has a bandwidth
of 63 Gbps. This results in significantly higher performance when compared to a
traditional Thunderbolt eGPUs. The XG Mobile also has a dedicated USB 3.2 Gen 2
link to enable extra I/O connectivity.
ASUS has not announced the pricing of
these laptops nor have they revealed the date of availability.
