ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022)

ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) $1,650

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) $1,299

Base Price (MSRP) $1,650	Base Price (MSRP) $1,299
CPU Ryzen 9 5900HX	CPU Core i7-1255U
GPU Radeon RX 6800M	GPU Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
Memory 16GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 512GB	Storage 256GB
Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -	Display 15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch

Tech Specs

CPU


Ryzen 9 5900HX 8 Cores 16 Threads 3.3GHz Clock	Core i7-1255U 10 Cores 12 Threads 1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,850 46% GB6M 7,615 29%	GB6S 1,955 48% GB6M 5,900 22%

GPU


Radeon RX 6800M 2560 Shaders 2424MHz 12GB GDDR6 384GB/s Bandwidth	Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz 768 Shaders 1250MHz Shared Memory
1080p 123 FPS 102% FP32 12.41 TFLOPS 25%	1080p 25 FPS 21% FP32 1.92 TFLOPS 4%

Memory


16GB DDR4-3200	8GB LPDDR5X-5200
56 Tabs 11%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


512GB M.2-2230-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.2GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2230-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.2GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video 24%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


15.6" LCD IPS -	15" LCD IPS -
300 Nits -	400 Nits -
300Hz Variable	60Hz -
1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI	2496x1664 4.2 Million Pixels 200 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,200:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,600:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

RGB Backlight

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Facial

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

600 Series P+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -
Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -	- - - - - - - -
Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x HDMI 2.0 - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power DC 6x3.7mm	Power Surface Connect
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


280W 20.00V 14.00A	65W 15.00V 4.00A
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DC 6x3.7mm - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable	Surface Connect USB-A - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

90Wh 5844mAh 15.40V Lithium-Ion -	47.4Wh 6253mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 7.5 Hours	Up to 7 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Plastic - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	Cooler 1x Fans - -
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- - - -	- - Display Side Boarder Size 11.3mm
Height 27.2 mm (1.1 in) Width 354 mm (13.9 in) Depth 259 mm (10.2 in) Volume 2.49 L	Height 14.7 mm (0.6 in) Width 339.5 mm (13.4 in) Depth 244 mm (9.6 in) Volume 1.22 L
Weight 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) Weight + Charger 3.34 kg (7.4 lb) - -	Weight 1.56 kg (3.4 lb) Weight + Charger 1.85 kg (4.1 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Upgradable	Wi-Fi Not Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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