These benchmarks are meant to measure the device’s performance relative to other people’s machine. With that said, it’s a waste to pull higher frames with the built-in panel so you might have to adjust to either slower detailed frames or faster but teared ones. It is highly recommended that you get a gaming monitor for playing with the ROG Flow X13 as the 4K resolution touch-screen leaves one wanting with its 60Hz panel. As this is a hardcore machine, I set the settings to the maximum (ray-tracing, high AA) and with 4K resolution.ĭo note that you can further tweak the settings to your liking like lower the resolution or remove anti-aliasing for performance improvements. We added newer and demanding titles like the enhanced edition of Metro Exodus and Resident Evil Village (review here). ROG Flow X13 Review – Benchmarks & Performance Gaming Performance You must also do this removal process even when you turn off the ROG Flow X13. So before pulling it out, make sure to inform the ASUS ROG Armoury Crate first. Think of it as pulling out your graphics card while your PC is on. This is done to prevent data loss as the XG Mobile itself is basically attached to the ROG Flow X13’s main system hardware. To remove it, you must detach it using the Armoury Crate first. Afterwards, you’re good to go to play with the heftier Nvidia RTX 3080. Note that you may have to close certain applications for it to successfully run. Armoury Crate is ASUS’ one-stop command center for your PC that controls RGB lighting, temperature reading, key binds, and other profiles. Afterwards, you confirm the connection by using Armoury Crate. Once connected, make sure to lock it in place using the switch located on top of the plug. You simply attach the XG Mobile to the right side of the ROG Flow X13. How To Connect & Disconnect The ASUS ROG XG Mobile The top side contains the lone SD Card reader. From bottom to top, we can see an RJ-45 port, one DP 1.4 that supports G-Sync, another HDMI 2.0b port, and four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports. The right side of the ROG XG Mobile is home to the DC input jack that can power both the laptop itself and the XG Mobile. The ROG XG Mobile contains the powerful Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card. Right side contains all the extra ports that you would’ve wanted on the main laptop SD Card port hiding on the top XG Mobile Ports On the right side is a USB 3.2 Type-C port, a USB 3.2 Type-A port, and the power button. Beside it is a port for HDMI 2.0b, a 3.5mm I/O Audio jack. From the top, it has the ROG XG Mobile Interface, the one that looks like a USB 3.2 Type-C port coupled with a longer one. It is incredibly thin with only 1.58cm thickness and is incredibly light at 1.3kg.įor ports, let’s start with the left side. The ROG Flow X13 is the laptop itself in this review. Rear Left side Right side The Laptop Itself Note the 720P HD camera located at the bottom (top) of the screen The unit that we have for review is the ASUS ROG Flow X13 GV301QH-K5245T with an Nvidia RTX 3080 inside the ROG XG Mobile. The main differences with each one are mainly the processor and the available built-in RAM. The ROG Flow X13 is available in 3 different models. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 laptop GPU with ROG Boost up to 1810MHz at 150W
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