ASUS introduces next-generation ROG / TUF GAMING series equipped with 12th generation Core and Ryzen 6000 series!

ROG / TUF GAMING series segment

On January 4th (Pacific Time), ASUS held a recital entitled "ROG CES 2022 For Those Who Dare: The Rise of Gamers" and announced the introduction of gaming PCs and peripherals. At this point, the launch date and price, including the release in Japan, are unknown. [Photo] 13-inch slim gaming notebook PC "ROG Flow Z13" ASUS "Republic Of Gamers" ROG series has been the company's gaming brand since its launch in 2006, including motherboards, notebook PCs and desktop PCs. Is developing various models from smartphones to peripheral devices. The models announced this time are wide-ranging, centering on the "ROG Flow Z13" with an external GPU box and the two-screen gaming notebook PC "ROG Zephyrus Duo 16". Most of them adopt Intel's 12th generation Core processor and AMD's Ryzen 6000 series, and the GPU also has the latest specifications such as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti / 3070 Ti. Another topic is that the liquid crystal display has an aspect ratio of 16:10, and there are models equipped with the "ROG Nebula HDR" that uses mini LEDs and the high-performance "ROG Nebula Display." Here, we will take up a new model of interest. ROG Flow Z13 ROG Flow Z13 is the successor to the 2in1 type gaming notebook PC "ROG Flow X13" released in 2021, CPU is Core i9-12900H, GPU is NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (graphics memory) Is a model with 4GB) and the OS changed to Windows 11. Memory is up to 16GB LPDDR5 (5200MHz), and storage has been enhanced to up to 1TB PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD. The LCD display with an aspect ratio of 16:10 can be selected from 4K (3840 x 2400 pixels) / 60Hz or full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels) / 120Hz, both of which have Dolby Vision's HDR (high dynamic range) and peak of 500 nits. It has brightness. The body size is about 302.8 (width) x 204.8 (depth) x 12 (thickness) mm, and the weight is about 1.1 kg. In addition to the conventional GeForce 3080 RTX, the external GPU box "XG Mobile" that is a feature of this product is also available as "ROG XG Mobile (2022)" equipped with AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT GPU (graphics memory is 12GB). Will be done. In addition, "ROG Flow X13 (2022)" with Ryzen 9 6900HS as CPU and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop as GPU will be lined up. The body size here is about 299 (width) x 222 (depth) x 15.8 (thickness) mm, and the weight is about 1.3 kg. ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 "ROG Zephyrus Duo 16", a dual-screen gaming PC equipped with a second display called ROG ScreenPad Plus, uses AMD's Ryzen 9 6980HX CPU and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (graphics memory is 16GB). ) Is a power-up model. The newly introduced AAS + Plus 2.0 cooling mechanism and liquid metal grease enable efficient system cooling. There are two types of 15.6-inch main screen with an aspect ratio of 16:10, ROG Nebula HDR (screen resolution is 2560 x 1600 pixels) that uses a mini LED with a refresh rate of 165Hz, and a dual spec panel of 4K / 120Hz and full HD / 240Hz. You can choose from ROG Nebula Display that supports. On the other hand, the secondary display is a 14.1-inch IPS-equivalent touch screen that supports 3840 x 1100 pixel display. Memory can be up to 64GB (DDR5 4800MHz), and storage can be up to 4TB (RAID 0) with PCIe 4.0 SSD. It supports Wi-Fi 6E wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2, and the OS will be Windows 11. The body size is about 355 (width) x 265.9 (depth) x 20.5 (thickness) mm, and the weight is about 2.5 kg. ROG Strix SCAR 15/17 (2022) The gaming notebook PC "ROG Strix SCAR" series, which is supposed to be used in eSports, has the same 17.3-inch "ROG Strix SCAR 17" and 15.6-inch "ROG Strix SCAR 15" as before. .. For the former, prepare a 360Hz compatible full HD or 240Hz WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels), and for the latter, prepare a 300Hz compatible full HD or 240Hz WQHD panel. CPU is Core i9-12900H, GPU is GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (graphics memory is 16GB), memory is up to 64GB (DDR5 4800MHz), storage is equipped with specifications that can mount PCIe 4.0 SSD up to 2TB .. It supports Wi-Fi 6E wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2, and the OS is Windows 11. The body size of the 17.3 type is about 395 (width) x 282.1 (depth) x 23.4 to 28.3 (thickness) mm, and the weight is about 2.7 kg. The 15.6 type is about 354.9 (width) x 259.9 (depth) x 22.69 to 27.2 (thickness) mm and weighs about 2.4 kg. ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022) / G15 (2022) / M16 (2022) "ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022)" with a unique function that can customize the display with AniMe Matrix LED on the top of the liquid crystal display, 15.6 type The slim gaming PC "ROG Zephyrus G15 (2022)" has also been properly upgraded. ASUS TUF GAMING F15 / F17 / A15 / A17 / TUF DASH F15 Next, although it is not a ROG brand, the "ASUS TUF GAMING" series, which is a mainstream gaming notebook PC, is also an Intel model "ASUS TUF GAMING F15 / F17". And, in addition to the AMD model "ASUS TUF GAMING A15 / A17", "ASUS TUF DASH F15" will be lined up.

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