Our unit shipped with a fast 512 GB SSD, and you’ll most likely need more space on a gaming laptop in this day and age. It also shipped with 16 GB of RAM in dual-channel, but the single-rank kind has been documented to impact performance in certain loads and games. But first, let’s talk about the software. Asus offers four power profiles for the ROG Strix G15 Advantage: The other is the fact that there’s no MUX on this laptop, much like on all the other 2021 ROG models. Asus decided to opt for a solution that seamlessly switches between the iGPU and dGPU, as they felt that would be more convenient for the users with mixed-use and would greatly help with battery life on the go. I kind of agree with their decision, especially since the impact is not significant in most games on this all-AMD configuration, as shown in our tests.

Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users. We’ll get in-depth in the review down below, but in just a few words, this is an outstanding mid-range laptop. The 6800M is not really a 3080 alternative, especially at higher resolutions, but is very competitive at FHD and definitely a challenger for the 3070 options out there, which are also more expensive in most products. Furthermore, this laptop is not just about performance. Still, it is also a showcase of the AMD Advantage platform and what an AMD CPU and GPU offer in terms of efficiency and versatility when bundled together. Specs as reviewed – ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage G513QY Spec-wise, this Strix G15 Advantage series is an all AMD notebook and the first to bundle the Ryzen 9 5000 processors with the RX 6000M graphics chips, alongside AMD’s software suite. SmartShift is the more interesting software part and is AMD’s alternative for Nvidia’s Dynamic Boost technology, but it works on a larger range of powers. From what I’m seeing, the 6800M in this laptop runs at between 110 to 160 W between the different titles and resolutions, and the combined CPU+GPU power of this platform is around 180W, with the technology seamlessly allocating the power between the CPU and GPU.We’ve also run some tests with the upgraded memory to see how that impacts the results, and it’s not by much:

There’s a 10-15% performance difference at FHD on the laptop’s internal screen in most titles, except for Cyberpunk, where the gap is only around 5%. Thanks to the coupling of the AMD CPU and GPU, the ASUS Strix G513QY gets to take advantage of the shared power and AMD SmartShift. When the GPU is not active, the CPU can use up to 90 Watts of power, or up to 54 Watts sustained when the GPU is active. The GPU has a rated sustained power limit of 145-Watts, but can be increased up to 15% by leveraging some of the CPU’s power limit if it is not needed. These are some solid results. Few other laptops can beat this at CPU multi-threaded tests, but the i9-11900H in the Zephyrus M16 or the Zephyrus S17 are also some of the faster options tested so far. BTW, here’s a detailed comparison of the S17 and M17 lineups, if interested in those two.

ADVANTAGE EDITION

Asus updated the thermal design of the Strix G15 Advantage over the regular Strig G series, to cope with the higher-power hardware inside. They went with a dual-fan quad-radiator cooling module, with a massive vapor-chamber in between and updated VRMs and Thermal Grizzly liquid metal on both the AMD CPU and GPU. With Specviewperf, the all-AMD Strix G15 is faster in most tests than the R9+ RTX 3070 in the Strix G17 and even beats the i9+RTX 3080 in the GE76 Raider in some loads, and only significantly falls behind in the Energy loads. The Upgraded RAM doesn’t make much of a difference in most tests, except for Catia. Gaming performance The G15 Advantage is available with a choice of two panels: an FHD 300 Hz with 100% sRGB colors or a QHD 165 Hz with 100% DCI-P3 colors. W (~8+ h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, Wi-Fi ON; Here’s what we got on our review unit in terms of battery life, with the screen’s brightness set at around 120 nits (~60 brightness).

That aside, though, this all-AMD notebook is a beast. We already knew how compelling the Ryzen 9 mobile processor is, and the Radeon RX 6800M proved to be more capable than any of the previous AMD mobile GPUs of the past, able to trade blows with the more expensive RTX 3070/3080 configurations out there. Except for RTX, where Nvidia is still unchallenged, for now. Looking past the performance, this Strix G15 is a fine mid-range laptop: well built, nice looking, and bundled with good inputs, IO, and screen options. If available, get the QHD screen, it’s brighter, richer, and a better match for the 6800M chip.

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These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing. These are good runtimes, and merely a bit shorter than on the 2021 Scar 17 and Strix 17 tested in the past. The system still automatically switches the screen to 60Hz while on battery and on the iGPU, plus the AMD Ryzen 5000 H platform prooves to be efficient with lightweight loads. Gaming aside, this laptop runs quietly with everyday multitasking, browsing, or video streaming, even if there’s no 0dB Technology and the fans are active most of the time. I also notice some occasional electronic noises when running Specviewperf, but they’re usually covered up by the fans, and did not occur with everyday use. This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating. The 2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage is available in the US right now, but not yet in most other regions.

To see how the system performs, it was run through our laptop suite. To compare the ASUS ROG Strix G513QY to any other system we have tested, please use our online bench tool. PCMark 10As for the GPU, this is a match for the RTX 3080 chips in the Scar 17 and comes with 10-20% of the 155W RTX 3080 in the Raider GE76 in rasterization tests, but the Nvidia chips maintain a clear lead in RTX, where the 6800M is at the level of a lower-power 3070. I have tested both and compared them to what people have shown online, the HyperX's are expensive but best performance and have tighter sub timings. While the Crucial's are decently priced, easy to get with looser timings. Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.