A combination of manual fan rpms at around 80% and disabled boost should do well for gaming on this laptop, but I’ll let you give that a try on your units. No MUX – performance on Internal/External monitor There’s still no MUX switch on the Strix G15 Advantage, and that means that the signal goes from the AMD dGPU through the Vega iGPU to be displayed on the internal screen, which takes a toll on the gaming performance in some titles, as documented above. That’s within 5% at FHD resolution and smaller at QHD in most titles, but Witcher 3 or SOTTR are exceptions from this norm. 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

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. These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing. All in all, despite these, I still feel there’s very good value in this laptop and it should be on your short-list this year. You might have to save some money for the upgraded RAM, and if you do, this will outmatch any of the other options in its segment in terms of performance, across the board. Much closer results, with still an edge for the 3070 model at FHD resolution, but wins for the 6800M at QHD on an external screen. Now, we do know that the single-rank memory impacts the all-AMD model. Still, we haven’t yet documented the impact of the same kind of RAM on the AMD + Nvidia configuration, which I plan to pursue in a future article.Solid Blender results, although the Nvidia chips still win by a large margin in the Optix accelerated tasks. Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems. For connectivity, there’s Wireless 6 and Bluetooth 5 through an Intel AX201 chip on this unit, as well as still only Gigabit Lan. Our sample performed well on WiFi both near the router and at 30+ feet with obstacles in between. The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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. 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). 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. Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List. There are a lot of numbers here, so let’s get into some context. Gaming on Turbo, Performance, and Silent

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But first, let’s talk about the software. Asus offers four power profiles for the ROG Strix G15 Advantage: There’s a 90Wh battery inside all the 2021 ROG Strix models, both the 15 and 17-inch options, a welcomed upgrade from the 66 Wh in the previous generations.