Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) vs Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6502)

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2880 x 1620
Battery 90 Wh
CPU Intel Core i9 13980HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) and Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6502) important characteristics
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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

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Advantages of the Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 96-131% higher FPS
  • Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Features a much bigger (~80%) battery – 90 against 50 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6502)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Provides 71% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 350 nits

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2 kg (4.41 lbs) 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 249 x 22.9 mm
13.98 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
356.3 x 235.5 x 19.9-20 mm
14.03 x 9.27 x 0.78-0.79 inches
Area 884 cm2 (137 inches2) 839 cm2 (130.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84% ~80%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Black, Silver Silver, Blue
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 3 2
Noise level (max. load) 56.9 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2880 x 1620 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6502)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 99.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:15 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 240 W 150 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.6 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 32 16
L3 Cache 36 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 65 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock - 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1500 MHz
FLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS 6.14 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
Max. ram size 64 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~87.4 dB -
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.0 cm -
Surface Plastic -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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