ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302  Laptop Review

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 2025 is only available in a gray colorway. See the back of the device.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13's build quality is outstanding. Its aluminum chassis feels very sturdy, with no obvious gaps in the construction. The built-in kickstand feels equally solid. The finish doesn't scratch easily; however, it picks up a fair amount of fingerprints and smudges. As for the keyboard, it's entirely plastic and exhibits some flex, but it still feels pretty solid for a type cover. The keyboard attaches to the tablet magnetically; the magnets are pretty strong, requiring significant force to detach it from the tablet.

The kickstand's hinges feel smooth and sturdy, exhibiting almost no wobble when typing heavily or using touch input. Their wide range lets you set the tablet to an almost flat position, making it more comfortable to write or draw with a stylus.

The posted results include the type cover keyboard. The tablet alone weighs 2.76 lbs (1.25 kg), with a thickness of 0.55 inches (1.4 cm) and a total volume of 52.3 in³ (856.8 cm³).

Replacing the SSD is very easy, as you only need to remove one screw and the panel covering the M.2 drive beside the kickstand's left hinge. The storage slot supports M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs. Accessing the other internal components is significantly harder, as it requires disassembling the screen. The other components aren't user-replaceable, though, so you don't need to get to them unless there's a hardware failure.

Download the service and maintenance guide on ASUS' support page.

• 200W power adapter and cord
• Documentation

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• Detachable keyboard type cover (included with the device)

With a pixel density identical to the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M4, 2025)'s Retina display, the ASUS Flow Z13's screen looks very sharp, making it ideal for all types of games, text-heavy productivity tasks, and content creation. 16:10 is a popular aspect ratio these days, even among gaming devices, but some may find it a little too narrow when using the device as a tablet in portrait mode.

The display has a fast response time, resulting in a clear image in fast-moving scenes with minimal ghosting.

The display's contrast ratio is good and within the typical range of most IPS panels; however, it's low compared to other display technologies like Mini LED and OLED. This contrast level makes blacks look gray in dim settings.

The display gets bright enough for use in most indoor settings. Outdoor use is possible, but you may experience some visibility issues in direct sunlight, particularly when viewing dark-color content.

The display handles reflections well. Its glossy finish primarily struggles with bright light sources, such as a lamp or an open window during the day. These reflections are visible even with the screen at max brightness, but they aren't overly distracting.

The display's accuracy is great out of the box. The white balance inaccuracies are hard to spot with the naked eye, as they're extremely minor. Color accuracy depends on the content; sRGB content looks oversaturated because the default color profile targets the DCI P3 color space, but P3 content looks much more accurate, with an average dE of 1.62. The gamma is too high throughout, making most scenes a tad too dark.

The ASUS Flow Z13's display has an outstanding color gamut. It has full coverage of the sRGB and DCI P3 color spaces, making it suitable for general media consumption and color-critical work like photo and video editing.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 has an okay keyboard. It's a detachable keyboard similar to that of the Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition (2024). It attaches to the tablet magnetically, and there are two positions: flat on the table or at a 10° incline. The keys are relatively stable, and while they could use a bit more travel, they do provide satisfying tactile feedback. That said, the typing experience changes drastically depending on whether you have it laid flat or at an incline, as the keyboard flexes significantly in the inclined position, making the typing experience somewhat mushy. Another downside is the form factor itself, as this type of detachable keyboard is rather unstable when using the device on your lap.

This keyboard has backlighting; however, many users have reported that it doesn't work after an update to the ASUS Armoury Crate app. We've experienced the same issue with version 6.3.6.0 of the app. ASUS' support team has suggested reinstalling an older version of the app (as administrator) as a workaround, though we found that switching the 'Operating Mode' (in Armoury Crate) to a different mode also resolved the issue. Unfortunately, the lighting is quite dim, and there's only one lighting zone.

The touchpad is good. It's quite large compared to most type cover keyboard touchpads, and it tracks all movements and gestures well throughout. However, palm rejection is a little inconsistent, and performing actions like dragging and dropping over a long distance can be challenging, as the selected item/file often drops midway. This is a diving board touchpad that you can only click in the bottom half. Although satisfyingly tactile, the actuation is quite deep, which may not be to everyone's liking.

The ASUS ROG Z13's side-firing speakers don't get very loud. They deliver relatively clear vocals, but they sound boxy and unnatural, with very little bass and treble.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 has a good webcam. It captures some fine details, but the overall image is on the softer side, considering the 1440p resolution. Colors look relatively true to life, though the tint is off. Voices sound loud and clear over the microphone, with only a little bit of background noise.

This device has a second back-facing 4k camera. However, at the time of writing, there are some software issues making the exposure far too low to be usable. Also, none of the advanced controls in the Camera app work. A software update will likely fix the issue; we'll update the review if anything changes.

The ASUS Z13 has a great port selection. The USB-A supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps. Both USB-Cs support USB4 data transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery.

The wireless adapter is a MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT925. Like Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7 gives you access to the 6GHz band but with even faster speeds and lower latency. However, you need a router that supports Wi-Fi 7 to benefit from these features. Check out our best router recommendations if you're looking to upgrade your network performance.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 is available with the following CPUs:

• AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 390 Processor (12 cores/24 threads, up to 5.0GHz, 76MB cache)
• AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 Processor (16 cores/32 threads, up to 5.1GHz, 80MB cache)

Both are high-performance CPUs typically found in gaming and workstation laptops. Comprising only Zen 5 performance cores (no Zen 5c efficiency cores), these processors can handle nearly every type of workload, including gaming, 3D rendering, video editing, and data analysis. Both have an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) to accelerate AI tasks with a rated performance of 50 TOPS (Trillions of Operations Per Second).

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 is available with the following iGPUs:

• AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics 4GB VRAM (integrated, AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 390)
• AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics 4GB VRAM (integrated, AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395)

A core feature of the AMD Strix Halo chips is their integrated GPUs, which are a significant step up from previous iGPUs, at least among x86 processors. In terms of raw performance, the 8050S, which comprises 32 compute units, is similar to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, while the 40-compute unit Radeon 8060S is closer to an RTX 4070 (laptop). Both can handle demanding games at 1080p with ease. 1440p gaming is possible, but you may have to lower some graphical settings to get good frame rates.

You can get this device with 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB of RAM. The memory isn't user-replaceable.

You can only get this device with 1TB of storage. The SSD is user-replaceable; the storage slot supports M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 with an AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 scores exceptionally well in the Geekbench 5 benchmarks, nearly rivaling the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) with a top-end M3 Max chip in multi-threaded workloads. This is plenty fast for general productivity tasks as well as highly demanding workloads like programming and simulations. The AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 390 is slower since it has fewer cores.

As for the GPU, the Radeon 8060S performs just as impressively, scoring just a tad lower than the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605's NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU running at 105W TGP. Again, the Ryzen AI MAX+ 390's Radeon 8050S iGPU is slower because it has fewer compute units.

The AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 performs exceptionally well in Cinebench R23, beating the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) by roughly 4.5% in multi-threaded workloads. This chip can easily handle intensive, multi-threaded applications and heavy multitasking. Again, expect the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 390 to be slower since it has fewer cores.

This laptop is excellent for Blender work, as the GPU can quickly render 3D images. If you want even faster rendering times, getting a laptop with an NVIDIA discrete GPU (that supports the Optix API) is best.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13's Basemark GPU score is outstanding. Its AMD Radeon 8060S is quite impressive for an integrated GPU, with performance that's nearly on par with the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605's 105W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU. This means you can play nearly every game at 1440p with some tweaks in the graphical settings. The AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 390's Radeon 8050S is better suited for 1080p gaming, but you can play at 1440p if you don't mind low graphical settings.

Borderlands 3 runs relatively well on the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 with an AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395. You can get very high frame rates at 1080p, but the gameplay can be choppy at times due to frame drops.

This laptop can easily handle Civilization VI and other similar strategy titles since these games aren't graphically demanding. The average turn time is decent, albeit a tad slow considering how well the CPU performs in other workloads.

This laptop can easily handle Counter-Strike 2 and other similar games. Except for the occasional stutter, the gameplay is very smooth. You can even play at 1440p with no issues.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs very well at 1080p. You can even play at 1440p with only minor tweaks in the graphical settings. The large frametime spikes are scene changes and aren't representative of the performance.

This is a tablet PC with all of its components behind the display, so the heat doesn't affect the keyboard at all. The tablet itself gets only mildly warm, reaching 43.7 °C (110.66 °F) under load. The back of the device gets a little hotter at 46.5 °C (115.7 °F). If you find the back too hot, you can flip the keyboard around and use it as a protective layer.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 comes with Windows Home or Pro, depending on the configuration. There are many pre-installed applications, including:

• AMD Software: Lets you tweak the laptop's performance.
• Armoury Crate: Lets you monitor the system's components, like the CPU/GPU's frequency and temperature, memory usage, and fan speed. You can also customize the RGB lightings, create macros, and calibrate the display.
• Aura Creator: Lets you create RGB lighting profiles and synchronize the lighting with other devices.
• Capcut: Video editing software.
• Geekbench AI: AI benchmarking tool.
• MyASUS: Lets you access customer support, tweak power settings, and connect your smartphone for file transfers.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 supports pen input; however, you may have to purchase the stylus separately, as it doesn't always come with the device. Bundles that include the stylus come with an ASUS Pen SA203H, though any Microsoft Pen Protocol 2.0 stylus will work.

You can customize the keyboard's RGB backlighting and the RGB lighting in the back glass panel via the ASUS Armoury Crate app.