ASUS ROG Flow series guide

Where the ROG Flow line stands in 2026

ASUS's convertible gaming family — 13.4-inch flips and the Z13 tablet form — covers 9 models in our catalog, 2021 to 2026, priced $590 to $1,800 with a median of $922. The Flow concept is gaming hardware that carries like an ultrabook: weights run 1.18 to 2.2 kg, and the family's portability numbers read more like a business line than a gaming one. Every row carries a listing price.

The configuration spread

The roster is AMD-led on the CPU side (Ryzen 9 in 5 configurations, Ryzen 7 in 4) with Intel Core i9/i7 rows in the 2022–2023 machines. The GPU story comes in three acts: the 2021 X13 started with a GTX 1650; the 2022–2023 cohort runs GeForce RTX 3050, 3050 Ti and 4050 (with 3060 through 4070 configurations also recorded across the family's trims); and the 2025–2026 Z13 tablets switch entirely to AMD's big integrated silicon — Radeon 8050S and 8060S paired with Ryzen AI Max chips and RAM ceilings up to 128 GB. Screens are 13.4 and 16 inches; no optical-era bulk anywhere in the lineup.

Price versus age

The ladder: 2021 at $590, a flat $737 for the three 2022 rows, a flat $922 for the three 2023 rows, then a two-year gap and a repriced era — $1,440 in 2025 and $1,800 in 2026 for the Strix Halo tablets. The step from 2023 to 2025 is $518, the largest in the family, and it buys a different architecture (the Radeon 8050S/8060S compute-plus-graphics chips with huge RAM options) rather than just a faster dGPU. Below the gap, the 2022–2023 flat tiers make age-vs-price unusually easy: same money within each year, so pick on form factor and GPU.

Which one to buy

The flagship is the ROG Flow Z13 (2026, $1,800, Ryzen AI Max+ 395 + Radeon 8060S, RAM to 128 GB) — the strongest compute-and-graphics pairing this roster can post, in a tablet. The ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 (2025, $1,440, Ryzen AI Max 390 + Radeon 8050S) is the same concept for less. In the GeForce camp, the ROG Flow X16 (2023, $922, Core i9 13900H + RTX 4050) is the pick — the roster's strongest Intel CPU with current-class RTX graphics in a 16-inch flip. The ROG Flow X13 (2022, $737, Ryzen 7 6800HS + RTX 3050) is the value mid-point, and the X13 GV301 (2021, $590, Ryzen 7 5800HS + GTX 1650) the budget floor for casual gaming only.

Bottom line

Across the roster the Flow formula works as advertised: gaming index 59 with 42 games clearing recommended settings at the median configuration, performance index 67.2 and USComp Score 71 — while portability 79.3 and mobility 70 are readings a thick gaming chassis simply cannot post. Best GPU median 63.1, energy efficiency 76.5 and reliability 59 round out a balanced scorecard. The summary: the 2023 X16 at $922 is the smart GeForce buy, the 2025 tablet at $1,440 the architecture-forward one, and only content-creation workloads justify the 2026 flagship's $1,800.