ROG Flow X13 2023: What Real Users Say After Months of Daily Use

You chose the weakest option of the 2023 x13 flows. The other ones can come with a dedicated gpu.

I've had mine for 3 months now. I love everything else about this laptop. Just sucks I have to lug around the XG mobile for gaming.

XGM is quite heavy at around 1kg and also you need constant power delivery in order to use it. You need to define your 'play on the go' because in my opinion XGM is designed to wait for you at home.

I have the one with the 4060. Best laptop I've ever owned. I use it daily for intense 3D work and occasional gaming. I have done a mod by adding thermal pads between the heatsink and the chassis. It has lowered the GPU and CPU temps considerably. I also use G helper to fine tune it and make it a bit more efficient. Love the size and portability.

You can use G Helper to automate the MUX switch, just select optimized in GPU settings.

I've used both the 2022 model (3050ti) and my current 2023 (4070) one and i have to say i can't love them enough. The thing is, these are one of, if not the only option for a convertible laptop with a dedicated gpu. if you're buying a 2in1 without a dgpu, there are plenty of other options with more recent tech and probably for cheaper.

32gb 4070 here, I have slight coil whine and some trouble with the switch from integrated to dgpu, the Nvidia drivers disappear and then I can't change brightness until I reinstall them.

I think the performance is really really good for what it is. Especially if you're just gonna use the 13 inch screen. It's gonna be a beast of a FHD machine with DLSS 3 FG on.

2023 with a 4070 user here - the laptop is terrific and with some minor tuning with G-Helper, I've never had thermal issues, even without making modifications with pads.

I have 32gb 4070 model since June. No problem so far, only with touchpad, sometimes (quite often) not recognizing touches. It is quite annoying.

Asus has done everything in their power to make sure you suffer if you buy the entry level with the Radeon 780m. They limited the Flow X13 with no dedicated graphics to 16gb ram. Then to spit on your face they bios locked the frame buffer on the 780m to 2gb.

Those CPU temps are amazing considering the form factor. Use G Helper to undervolt and cap it at 35 Watts. CPU is powerful enough and temps stay around 63 degrees.

I would prefer RTX3050+6850m xg mobile for saving budget in the future. This config would last 2-3 years before switching to newer model.

I had one of these for a while. Honestly it was a great laptop. Very little to complain about. I only returned it because I realized I don't need a dGPU, would rather have 32GB memory and a lenovo keyboard and a slightly bigger (14 inch) screen. Even though the flow x13 keyboard is definitely decent.

The ROG X13 performs well with the 4070. Compared to the XG mobile with 3080 GPU, it lacks almost 32% in performance without DLSS. With DLSS, the 4070 with the low wattage is almost better than the 3080. From my point of view, the X13 is the better device — much quieter, lighter and a great display.

Lenovo has some HS CPU Yogas but they're bigger, heavier, also don't let you adjust the iGPU RAM, and still cost over $1000. The whole point of the X13 series is being the smallest, lightest convertible that still has a dGPU.

I have the 4070 and it is a beast in the perfect form factor.

The best laptop I've ever bought. My only issue is that now and then the sleep mode doesn't work. Otherwise gotta love this.

I have the same model and have been using it for 4 months. I've encountered some minor issues: after waking the laptop from sleep mode, the speakers won't work and you'll need to reset the driver or restart the laptop. Also, after waking from sleep, it sometimes can't go back to sleep mode.

I have a 2023 32GB 4070 model. No issues with it.

I bought the exact model in may. I haven't used it much yet since it's mainly for university but I've come across 2 small inconveniences. One is that the touchpad gets turned off from windows settings randomly. Another that occurred only once was that Bluetooth disappeared and I couldn't find it — only after shutting it down for 2-3 minutes it came back.

One big thing you should think about is the screen. The 2021 and 2022 models have big issues with ghosting and tearing, which makes some games borderline unplayable. The 2023 model fixed all that and the screen is MUCH better.

The 780m is very capable if given enough memory to function. Outperforms the GTX1060 in many benchmarks. We are talking about mid range Nvidia GPU performance from about 5 or 6 years ago being baked into a CPU. That's impressive. But Asus BIOS locked the frame buffer on the 780m to 2gb and you can not adjust it — that kills its potential.

Bought several months ago for entertainment, no video editing. Reliability hasn't been great. Intermittent blue screens. Support isn't very helpful. Mostly performance has been good but I mostly wish I'd held out for another brand.

The 4070 model might be the only way to get 32 GB RAM though. That likely has other benefits.

I mainly use Rhino 3D and SketchUp Pro. No issues for me. You do have to thermal mod the chassis otherwise it overheats. And some mild undervolting through G-helper. I've been using mine for 2 years now.

If you are considering buying an x13...then make sure that you take an extended warranty as long as possible. 3 years would be nice.

I bought the laptop for editing images, mainly Lightroom and Photoshop. It gets hot very fast and throttles significantly, so performance is okay for a few minutes before it declines. It also had several initial driver issues, it would often freeze and restart, and was very unstable under intensive tasks. These issues have mostly been corrected with updates, but the overheating and throttling continue. Also, battery life is poor unless the laptop is in the lowest performance mode.

I have that exact model, bought it in april this year, everything was doing ok until this past week when a few key buttons (u,i,w,e,r) stopped working from time to time and no solution online helped. Gonna send it to repair in the next few days since it's REALLY annoying.

The way this laptop is buggy pushed me to buy a Steam Deck yesterday instead of ROG Ally. Asus is crossed out for me and lands on the quality shelf along with Acer and Medion.

I got mine a couple of months ago for $699 at Best Buy. For college, 3D modeling in Blender and other CADs, it's perfect, the size and 2-in-1 format make it very versatile and comfortable. But when I have to make renders in Twinmotion it barely manages to do so, it gets very hot.

I've had both 2022 and 2023 models. The 2023 redesign and improved screen are worth it over the 2022 model. The 4070 being a couple tiers better than the 3050Ti is the cherry on top.

I have the 4060 model and I get around 8000 gpu score in Timespy. Given that the 4070 model has the same 60W power limit, I guess it will reach around 9000 — not worth the price difference in my view.

It only gets hot while gaming, and even then the WASD area stays very cool. The hotspots feel hot but then I check the CPU/GPU temps and they're only like 70C so the cooling is competent. I will say the fans are not quiet at high loads but I need the system to be cool.

I just got the x13 with 16gb, integrated gpu only. Great little machine, sips battery. The only thing that concerned me was that Counter Strike 2 took up almost all physical memory. It was still playable at medium settings though.

I have the 4070 version that I run almost exclusively on iGPU. I've run WoW on it on both iGPU and the 4070, and the igpu will do it in a pinch. There are reliability issues in the model though.

People usually take to social media only when they have negative things to say, so there is a bias towards it. I have also seen unreasonable expectations from some, complaining it's not as performant as a desktop. I have a GV301RE and a GV302XI, each bought when just released. I use them for software development and 3D design for 3D printing.

I have owned an asus x13 gv301re for a while now. Other than replacing the WiFi card, it is the fastest machine with touchscreen and a real laptop with a hinge. I use it for travel. It is the best. It is not too hot unless maybe you are gaming. I use it on the airplane and in my lap.

There's literally almost no difference between 4060 and 4070 in synthetic benchmarks at this power limit. Not worth it in my opinion.

I've had my base model Flow X13 (GV302XA) for about 9 months now. Luckily, I have not experienced the serious issues others report. I purchased mine on sale from Best Buy for $699. I consider this a spectacular deal for what I got.

I really hope they open up the xg mobile dock to third party graphics cards. It would be the savvy way to go about it too as anyone who's got a decent graphics card in their PC would have a very good reason to look at getting a flow x13. Proprietary tech is simply not what the market wants.