Overview

• Steal The Spotlight 

• • • Up to Intel® Core™ i9-13900H Processor (14 Cores/ 20 threads)
    • Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ 4080 graphics (150W + 25W max TGP)
    • MUX Switch with Advanced Optimus support 
    • Brand new 16” dimensions 
    • Support for DDR5 and PCIe 4.0 SSD
    • Up to 64GB of DDR5 4800

• Stay Cool Under Pressure 

• • • ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem 
    • Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal cooling on the CPU
    • Frost Force Technology with Pulsar Heatsink
    • 0dB Ambient Cooling Technology 
    • Manual Fan control

• See Everything In Your Path

• • New 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 89% Screen-to-Body ratio
  • Up to 16” 240Hz QHD+ (2560×1600) 
  • Response times as low as 3ms
  • Dolby Vision support
  • NVIDIA® G-Sync® on laptop display

• All-purpose connectivity 

• • Large 90Whr battery 
  • Support for HDMI 2.1, USB4.0 and Wi-Fi 6E 
  • 720p webcam on the top bezel
  • 100W Type-C PD charging enabled
  • Comfortable 2.0mm travel distance keyboard
  • Dolby Atmos support

• Flex Your Unique Flare 

• • 2 color options (Eclipse Gray/Volt Green)
  • Multiple RGB Lighting Zones
  • Aura Sync support 
  • 5 Customizable Hot-Keys on the keyboard 

Specifications

Design

The 2023 Strix G 16 is a full-fledged gaming laptop targeted at competitive gamers expecting top of the line performance in a chassis that caters to all gamer’s needs. The 2023 Strix G 16 features a completely redesigned chassis with new 16” dimensions. The design takes inspiration in sports resulting in a bold, sporty and vibrant appearance. 

Depending on the design ID, the aluminum lid is adorned by one of two ROG staple “slash pattern” and a backlit logo. The chassis is made out of light, durable plastic, making sure surface areas stay cool to the touch. 

The chassis weight and dimensions are as follows: 

The 2.0mm travel distance keyboard provides a satisfying and comfortable experience during each keystroke. The 5 programmable hot-keys on the upper left section of the keyboard deck can be customized to users’ self-defined functions. Last but not least, the keyboard deck also features a 10% wider 126.9 x 84mm glass trackpad.  

RGB elements can be found throughout the chassis bringing forth the bold, vibrant, gamer-like character of the Strix series. Both RGB keyboard (Per-Key and 4-Zone options available) and under-glow wraparound light can be customized to users’ preferences thanks to Aura Sync support. 

The display area features a new 16:10 aspect ratio with side bezels are slimmer than ever with just 3.75mm, accounting for an impressive 89% screen-to-body ratio. A 720p camera is available at users’ convenience. Lastly the extended rubber feet on the bottom prop up the device for additional airflow and provides improved grip on flat surfaces. 

IO Ports

The 2023 Strix G 16 features a comprehensive set of IO ports. Compared to the 2022 version, the 2023 Strix G 16 features a Thunderbolt 4 port and upgraded HDMI 2.1.

The ports are spread throughout the chassis as follows:

Display 

The 2023 Strix G features a choice of 16:10, 16”  displays. The laptop is available in either QHD+ or FHD+ resolution. The 16” QHD+ panels are available in either IPS or Mini LED variants. Refresh rate go as high as 240Hz while response times can go as low as 3ms for the QHD+ panels. All display configurations support G-Sync® in the laptop display. Dolby Vision® support and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut are available for the QHD+ panel.

All display options feature panel overdrive, and NVIDIA® G-Sync® on the internal display. QHD+ panels have support for Dolby Vision®, while the Mini LED display is VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000 Certified. 

ROG Nebula Display

ROG Nebula Display is a display standard conceived by the ROG team. The objective of the standard is simplifying the experience for both partners and users when navigating panel specifications. 

ROG Nebula sets minimum requirements for several crucial panel specifications making it easier for everyone to identify ROG products equipped with display solutions that offer the best possible balance in terms of speed (refresh rate, response times) vividness (color accuracy), brightness, as well as support for key technologies such as G-Sync® and Dolby Vision®. 

(Learn more about ROG Nebula Display Standard in the following link https://rog.asus.com/rog-nebula-display-hdr/)

Mini LED Technology – Nebula HDR

Typical LCD panels use a small group of LED lights to project an image on-screen. But because those lights are always on, black parts of the screen can look grey, making the image look washed out.

Mini LEDs are much smaller than typical LEDs, with diodes smaller than 0.2mm. Display engineers can pack these diodes in much more densely than on typical displays, allowing for separate zones of mini LEDs that can dim themselves individually. This creates darker blacks and brighter highlights, for a stunning image that truly pops. 

The Nebula HDR engine is a purpose-built algorithm capable of reducing haloing by up to 25%. Trained on an instruction set of more than 150 videos and over 2000 still photos, the algorithm is able to dynamically adjust the HDR lighting needed to keep any haloing from the dimming zones to a minimum.

Response Times in Mini LED

Measuring response times in Mini LED panels cannot be effectively done with the same tools used for conventional LCD panels. In Mini LED panels each dimming zone is turned on and off at 5 KHz in a fashion reminiscent to PWM. Where normal LCDs brightness levels are adjusted following a continuous pattern, Mini LED brightness adjustments are erratic and thus might lead to miscalculation. 

In the image below, the red line represents the behavior of traditional LCD panels, while the green waveforms correspond to Mini LED panels.  

NVIDIA® G-Sync®

NVIDIA® G-Sync® contributes to eliminate tearing, stuttering, juddering and other visual artifact while gaming by matching the refresh rate of the display to the frame rate of the outputting graphics. Learn more at https://www.NVIDIA.com/en-us/geforce/products/g-sync-monitors/#gaming-monitor-lab

Dolby Vision®

Dolby Vision® is a video enhancing technology that makes use of Dynamic Metadata to optimize the contrast, brightness, and colors of the images being displayed on the monitor with the objective of providing users with better visuals and improved image quality.  
Learn more at https://www.dolby.com/technologies/dolby-vision/#gref 

VESA DisplayHDR™

DisplayHDR™ is the open standard for HDR quality and performance and can only be acquired by products featuring displays that meet all the criteria. VESA has set a number of HDR levels; all of which must support HDR10.

The 2023 Strix G16 Mini LED display is VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000 certified. A VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000 display requires 10-bit image processing and peak luminance of up to 1000 cd/m2. These displays feature outstanding color gamut, local dimming and high contrast HDR and are perfect for professionals, enthusiast and content creators.  

Performance

Processor 

The 2023 Strix G 16 comes equipped with Intel® latest 13th Gen Processors. Intel® 13th Gen Core™ Processors are based on Intel® 7 process (10nm) and features Intel® new hybrid architecture with Performance and Efficiency Cores. 

Intel® 13th gen processors offer several upgrades over 12th gen, combined these elements translate into better gaming performance and improved efficacy in multi-threaded applications. All in all, Intel® 13th gen processors are able to provide more performance at the same power rating compared to 12th gen processors. 

The 2023 Strix G 16 is available with up to Intel® Core™ i9-13900H. The selected media review configuration features Intel® Core™ i9-13900H with the following base specs:

The 2023 Strix G 16 Intel® Core™ i9-13900H processor TDP has been tuned to the following specs for each of the different operating modes:

In CPU bound workloads the Intel® Core™ i9-13900H on the 2023 Strix G 16 offers significant improvement over the 2022 model with AMD R9 6900HX. 

Results in MSHybrid while in Turbo Mode 

Graphics

The 2023 Strix G 16 is equipped with the latest NVIDIA® RTX™ 40 series of laptop graphics. NVIDIA® RTX™ 40 series laptop graphics new Ada Lovelace microarchitecture is based on TSMC’s 4N Process, about half as small as the one used in the previous Ampere architecture, allowing the graphics to deliver more performance for the same power rating as last gen graphics.

The RTX™ 40 series laptop graphics offer support for several key technologies to optimize the gaming experience. Thanks to the new 3rd Gen RTX™ Cores and NVIDIA® new Share Execution Reordering (SER) technology, Ray Tracing performance while gaming has significantly improved. 4th Generation Tensor Cores improves upon last generation in AI related tasks opening up the door to new technologies such as the upgraded DLSS 3.0. DLSS 3.0 expands prediction from pixels to frames, allowing the next frame to be predicted without the need of having the image data yet to be rendered. 

The 2023 Strix G 16 can be configured up to NVIDIA® RTX™ 4080, the selected media review configurations feature either an NVIDIA® RTX™ 4060 or an NVIDIA® RTX™ 4070 with the following base specs: 

The 2023 Strix G 16 media review sample RTX™ 4070 and RTX™ 4060 graphics TGP has been configured to the wattages below for each of the individual operating modes:

Compared to the RTX™ 3070Ti equipped 2022 Strix G, the RTX™ TBD equipped 2023 Strix G 16 can offer a performance uptick of up to %TBD in graphic benchmarks. 

Results on dGPU while in Turbo Mode

NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus

Similar to the 2022 model, the 2023 Strix G 16 is equipped with a MUX Switch. The MUX or Multiplexer Switch allows users to manually engage or disengage the processor’s integrated graphics allowing the frames to be routed directly from the discrete GPU to the display.

The 2023 Strix G 16 takes this thing one step further by adding support for NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus. Advanced Optimus bypasses the MUX requirement to restart the device after switching between MSHybrid mode and discrete graphics, instead Advanced Optimus automatically switches between the discrete graphics and integrated graphics depending on the situation. 

In comparison to standard MSHybrid mode, with Advanced Optimus enabled the laptop can offer noteworthy gains in term of gaming performance

Memory

The 2023 Strix G 16 supports up to 64GB DDR5 4800MHz memory in dual channel configuration. Both SODIMM slots are available for upgrade. DDR5 is able to provide higher bandwidth than traditional DDR4 memory. In its top configuration the 2023 Zephyrus M16 can come equipped with up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR5 4800MHz.

GRAPH TBD

 Storage

The 2023 Strix G 16/ has 2 slots of M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 available for upgrade. In its’ top configuration the device can come equipped with up to 1 x 2TB of PCIe 4.0 with blazing fast speeds of up to 5000MB/s.   

GRAPH TBD

Cooling

ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem

The 2023 Strix G 16 operates cool and quiet thanks to ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem. ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem uses a strategic mix of hardware and features to achieve ideal cooling for each combination of components and chassis, while keeping noise levels low. The 2023 Strix G 16 is equipped with several key ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem features: 

Operating Modes

All ROG Gaming notebooks offer multiple operating modes to fit different scenarios and user requirements. Operating modes are configured as follows:

• Windows: Follows default Windows power settings.
• Silent: Limits CPU and GPU power while keeping noise levels to a minimum (even turning off the fans entirely for 0dB equipped models). Ideal for light workloads, browsing and movies.
• Performance: Balances performance, temperature, and acoustics for any scenario. 
• Turbo: Maximizes power to the CPU and GPU for high-performance gaming and demanding workloads, with maximum airflow to the fans. 
• Manual: Allows users to create custom fan profiles and tune wattages to match their needs perfectly.

Operating Modes Power Settings 

The 2023 Strix G 16 media review configurations is able to reach up to 135W (PL2) for the 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900H processor. The RTX™ 4070 and RTX™ 4060 can reach max TGP levels of up to 115W + 25W.

CPU and GPU wattages for the Intel® Core™ i9-13900H Processor and RTX™ 4070 Graphics have been configured as follows for each of the specific operating modes:

*Power settings might differ for different processor and graphics, get in touch with your local representative or reach out at the contact details at the end of this review guide to get details for your configuration

CPU and GPU wattages for the Intel® Core™ i9-13900H Processor and RTX™ 4060 Graphics have been configured as follows for each of the specific operating modes:

*Power settings might differ for different processor and graphics, get in touch with your local representative or reach out at the contact details at the end of this review guide to get details for your configuration

Battery

The 2023 Strix G 16 is equipped with a large 90Whr battery. The battery benchmark results show that the 2023 Strix G 16 is able to last as long as TBDhrs powered on. 

The battery can be charged by either the included (up to) 330W adapter, through the conventional DC plug, or through the 100W PD charge enabled Type-C port. The battery can be charged as fast as 50% in just 30 minutes.

Wi-Fi

The 2023 Strix G 16 is Wi-Fi 6E enabled. Wi-Fi 6E maintains all the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 like improved security, as well as faster and more stable connections. Furthermore, by having access to the 6GHz frequency band, an additional 1200MHz of bandwidth are made available. This means that Wi-Fi 6E is capable of yielding faster throughput with lower latency compared to previous Wi-Fi iterations. 

Audio

Speakers

The 2023 Strix G 16 features 2 speakers. The Smart Amp equipped woofers are able to produce sounds up to 2.85X louder than non-Smart Amp equipped ones. 

The 2023 Strix G 16 supports Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos enhances spatial immersion with more nuanced and layered virtual sound effects that can be further optimized with specially tuned presets for movies and games.  

Microphone

The 2023 Strix G 16 features ROG Two Way AI Noise cancelling. ROG Two-Way AI Noise Cancelling works with any input device and with downstream connections, this means users can remove noise from both their own mic input as well as from incoming feeds. The advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation technology runs on the CPU, freeing up the GPU. Noise-canceling settings can be customized to fit the application, filtering specific apps like voice chat without affecting game audio that should remain untouched.

XBOX Game Pass Subscription

The 2023 Strix G 16 includes a free 30 days subscription to XBOX Game Pass out of the box. XBOX Game Pass offers unlimited access to over 100 high-quality PC games on Windows 10 or above. 

*Active subscription required; continues until cancelled; game catalog varies over time. Requires Windows 10 or above and an app to play PC games. Learn more at https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/pc-game-pass 

SKU Configurations

16” Configurations