Asus has made the decision not to refresh the ROG Flow Z13 this year. Thus, the latest model is equipped with the Intel Raptor Lake-H powered Core i9-13900H, which Asus combines with Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs, such as the GeForce RTX 4050 (currently $1,649 on Amazon). This means that the CPU and GPU that support the current ROG Flow Z13 are nearing two years old.
New AMD Options on the Horizon
Earlier in the year, there were rumors that Asus was planning a refresh of the AMD Strix Halo, with a recent Geekbench leak backing this up. Now, initial retailer listings indicate that the ROG Flow Z13 might return with not just one but two Strix Halo APU options. Specifically, the Ryzen AI Max 390 and Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 APUs have been noted, each featuring a Radeon 8060S integrated GPU (iGPU) that boasts 40 Compute Units (CUs) based on AMD's RDNA 3.5 architecture.
Performance Expectations
In theory, this iGPU should provide both APUs with better graphics performance than what the Radeon RX 7600M XT can offer. However, the Radeon 8060S falls short by 20 CUs when compared to the Radeon RX 7800M. To provide some context, it looks like the Ryzen AI Max 390 and Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 come with 12 and 16 CPU cores, respectively.
Features and Future Plans
So far, all ROG Flow Z13 variants that have been revealed come with 1 TB of storage and a 13.4-inch IPS display that supports a 180 Hz refresh rate, peaks at 500 nits brightness, and has a native resolution of 2.5K (2,560 x 1,600). Additionally, there may be RAM options of 24 GB and 32 GB available. It seems that Asus intends to unveil the new ROG Flow Z13 at CES 2025, as they have confirmed plans for a dedicated ROG event during the Las Vegas-based trade fair.
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