ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516 vs ROG Flow X13 GV301
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ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516
From $1100
ASUS ROG Flow X13 GV301
From $2999
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 61-83% higher FPS
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 76 against 62 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the ASUS ROG Flow X13 GV301
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 700 grams less (around 1.54 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (102.9 vs 140.6 square inches)
- 20% sharper screen – 169 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360 x 252 x 19.9 mm 14.17 x 9.92 x 0.78 inches |
299 x 222 x 15.8 mm 11.77 x 8.74 x 0.62 inches |
| Area | 907 cm2 (140.6 inches2) | 664 cm2 (102.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74% | ~78.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | - | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 54 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 169 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 75% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 75% |
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 200 W | 100 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 486 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 60-75 W | 35-45 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1403 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1635 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.7 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units | 2048 | 1024 |
| DirectX support | 12 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 81 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | - | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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