HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD) vs Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022)
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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
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 89-121% higher FPS
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 56% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 56%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 16% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 90 against 70 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 38% sharper screen – 189 versus 137 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (133.8 vs 149.1 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 370 x 260 x 23.5 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
355 x 243 x 19.4 mm 13.98 x 9.57 x 0.76 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) | 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.3% | ~86% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Black, Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 130° | 360° |
| Kensington lock | No | No |
| Model codes | e0179ng / e0145ng | GV601RW-XS96 / GV601RW-M5110X / GV601RM-M5120X / GV601RE-M5057X / GV601RW-M5039W |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52 dB | 55 dB |
Display
| Size | 16.1 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 137 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Flow X16 (2022)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 1203:1 | 1118:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.8% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73.2% | 85.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.6% | 100% |
| Response time | 12 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 200 W | 240 / 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 500 grams | 740 / 980 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 125 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1375 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1645 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1408 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 88 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 12 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 347 | 1390 |
| Solar Bay | - | 23861 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC245 | Realtek ALC285 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | - | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78 dB | ~80.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.9 x 8.3 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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