Still, Asus’ Zephyrus Duo gaming system managed to land a few frames ahead of the similarly equipped MSI system. Things don’t start out looking stellar for the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 on the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark (FHD, highest), where its score of 69 fps, while smooth, is just behind the HP Omen X 2S’s 71 fps. Also included here for some perspective is the MSI GS66 Raider, a more traditional single-screen gamer with the same Nvidia RTX 2080 Super graphics, a 10th Gen Core i7 CPU, and a price tag in our review configuration of $2,699 - a grand less than the config of the Zephyrus Duo 15 we’re looking at here.
#Asus zephyrus duo pro#
At higher settings, the game wasn’t playable at the display’s native resolution.įor comparison systems, we matched the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 against other recent dual-screen laptops: HP’s Omen X 2S (this laptop’s primary competitor), as well as Asus’ own ZenBook Pro Duo and the more ultrabook-like ZenBook Duo (neither of which are particularly gaming focused, though the Pro model does sport an Nvidia RTX 2060).
When I played Borderlands 3 at 4K and medium settings, the game ran between 35 and 44 fps (frames per second).
#Asus zephyrus duo software#
Also note that both monitor options support G-Sync, though to enable the feature on our review unit, we had to jump into Asus Armoury Crate software (more on that later) and switch to the Discrete GPU mode and reboot. As such, it’s capable of playing most modern games at the highest settings, although if you prefer smoothness over the best possible details, you’ll probably want to run the most demanding games at 1080p, rather than this configuration’s 4K resolution. Gaming Performance on Asus’ ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550Īsus equipped our review unit with top-end mobile components, including an Nvidia RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU, and 32GB of DDR4 clocked at 3,200 MHz. Port selection here isn’t bad, but it would be helpful if at least one of the USB-A ports found its way to the left side of the laptop. And on the right sits the line Thunderbolt/USB-C port (which can also be used for charging if you have your own USB-C charger), alongside a pair of USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A ports. The left side houses the barrel connector for the power brick, as well as separate headphone and mic jacks - handy if you want to attach one of the best gaming headsets and one of the best gaming microphones.Īround back lives the Ethernet jack, an HDMI 2.0b port and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A port. The ports wrap around three sides of the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550 Specifications The main downsides here are the absence of a webcam (this is a bad time for that, Asus) and the usual input device drawbacks that always seem to come when you shove a second screen above the keyboard, though that arguably matters less in a gaming machine than a system designed for a focus on productivity.
#Asus zephyrus duo 1080p#
For those primarily interested in gaming, a 300 Hz 1080p panel is also an option. But the 4K primary display in our unit is fairly bright and vivid, making it suitable for work and content creation as well. At $2,999 to start and $3,699 in the top-end configuration Asus sent for review, this is an expensive machine if you’re purely using it for gaming.
Second, it angles that second screen more toward your eyes (rather than looking straight down at a flat screen), while giving the laptop’s pair of displays more of a sense that they’re tied together - at least in a visual sense when your eyes flow from one to the other.Īnd beyond the utility and wow-factor of that second screen, the large air intakes behind the second display result in a cool, quiet, and consistently running high-end gaming rig. First, it lets Asus significantly increase the cooling abilities of the system - important because our review unit packs a Core i9-10980HK and Nvidia RTX 2080 Super Max-Q inside its slim 0.8-inch frame. The second touch display that sits above the keyboard (Asus calls it the ROG ScreenPad Plus) actually rises up at the back as you lift the lid of the laptop, which serves two key purposes.
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