ASUS ROG Flow X13 – The smallest and most unusual gaming mobile you will see in the near future

ASUS joins the wave of computer companies’ CES 2021 announcements and announces theROG Flow X13, A tiny gaming laptop with a 13.4-inch screen that comes with AMD’s new Ryzen 5000 processors. But unlike any gaming mobile in its category, the Flow X13 comes for the first time in a 2-in-1 configuration with a rotating touch screen, to which theROG XG Mobile, ASUS ‘dedicated external video card that comes with the latest GeForce RTX 3000 video card.

The new ROG Flow X13 mobile is not the gaming mobile with a 13-inch screen, with the Razer Blade Stealth 13 next to it, but its true uniqueness concerns the unconventional 2-in-1 structure that ASUS chose to use for the gaming mobile , Which comes with an IPS screen that supports a 13.4-inch touchscreen and a 16:10 aspect ratio, available with a resolution of up to 4K and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz.

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The laptop specifications have been updated for 2021 with a new AMD processor up to Ryzen 9 5980HS, along with up to 32GB of memory and an SSD drive of up to 1TB, with the company incorporating a built-in GeForce RTX 1650 built-in video card for use on the road without the XG unit His external mobile. The use of a 2-in-1 configuration is intended to improve the cooling performance of the mobile in “tent” mode or with a rotating display, a mode in which vents are not blocked, which according to the company can lower the computer temperature by up to 8 degrees and thereby improve its performance .

ROG Flow X13 Technical Specifications:

• Processor – Ryzen 9 5900HS or Ryzen 7 5800H.
• Memory – 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4x memory
• Storage – SSD with a capacity of up to 1TB.
• Graphics Card – GeForce RTX 1650 4GB.
• Screen –
  • 13.4-inch IPS at 16:10 at 1920 × 1200 resolution at 120 Hz.
  • 13.4-inch IPS at 16:10 with a resolution of 3840 × 2400 at 60 Hz.
• Weight – 1.3 kg.

ROG XG Mobile

The great uniqueness of the ROG Flow X13 is found in its XG Mobile outdoor unit. ASUS has chosen to produce an interesting concept for the external video card, the eGPU, which uses desktop video cards as a solution to upgrade the graphics capabilities of a standard laptop, using the unit not only as a mobile performance upgrade tool but also as its charging unit and hub with USB, HDMI, DisplayPort connections And more.

Unlike a standard eGPU, ASUS chose to use NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 3000 mobile cards, which allow it to create an external unit that comes in a size similar to that of an old laptop charger weighing a single kilogram. In order to use the external video card, ASUS has developed Dedicated connection that incorporates standard USB-C and can transmit a sufficient PCIe x8 bandwidth for the built-in video card without a significant decrease in performance.

ROG XG Mobile Specifications:

• Graphics Card – GeForce RTX 3080 16GB or GeForce RTX 3070 8GB.
• connections – USB 3.2 Gen 1 x4, HDMI 2.0a x1, DisplayPort 1.4 x1, RJ-45 network connection, SD reader.
• Size – 208x155x29.6 mm.
• Doubt Built-in 280W.
• Weight – 1 kg.

The new ROG Flow X13 mobile is available for sale along with the ROG XG Mobile unit with RTX 3080 pre-order card for $ 3000.

There is no doubt that the Flow X13 mobile and its external video card XG Mobile come as the most interesting and unique solution in the field of computing for early 2021, when the mobile allows it to be used not only for gaming but also as a tool for content creation and road use with its main “body”. And the ability to turn it into first-class mobile gaming with the XG Mobile connection.