The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 2025 GZ302 is a flagship product from Asus that combines the benefits of both tablets and gaming laptops into one exceptionally versatile device. It’s aimed at gamers and creators and Asus have made this quite clear with its technical specifications. So is the ROG Flow Z13 something you should keep an eye on and is it worth purchasing?



First up, the technical specs. This is quite hefty for a “tablet” and honestly, even puts gaming laptops to shame. You can see them below:

Technical Specifications

Processor: AMD Ryzen™ AI MAX+ 395 Processor 3.0GHz (80MB Cache, up to 5.1GHz, 16 cores, 32 Threads); AMD XDNA™ NPU up to 50TOPS
GPU: Radeon 8060S GPU
RAM: 32GB LPDDR5X 8000 on board
Storage: 1TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD (2230)
Display: 13.4-inch 2.5K (2560 x 1600, WQXGA) 16:10 aspect ratio, 180Hz, ROG Nebula Display, Pantone® validated, 100% DCI-P3 color space coverage.
Battery: 70Wh
Operating System: Windows 11
Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.4 Wireless Card (*Bluetooth® version may change with OS version different.)
Ports: 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack, 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (data speed up to 10Gbps), 2x Type-C USB 4 with support for DisplayPort™ / power delivery (data speed up to 40Gbps), 1x card reader (microSD) (UHS-II)
Additional Features: Pantone validation, Dolby Vision HDR, vapor chamber cooling, and liquid metal thermal compound
Dimensions (W x D x H): 30.0 x 20.4 x 1.30 ~ 1.49 cm (11.81" x 8.03" x 0.51" ~ 0.59")
Weight: 1.2kg



The ROG Flow Z13 (2025) makes use of AMD’s latest technology in the form of the AMD Ryzen™ AI MAX+ 395 Processor. This combines the CPU and GPU on a single chip which leads to some very interesting advantages over traditional separate CPU and GPU configurations. The major advantage being that this combination significantly improves efficiency between the two chips communicating with each other. Since they are on the same chip now, you can leverage reduced latency and effectively perform faster. At least on paper. We’ll get to the performance aspects a bit later where I’ll showcase the benchmark test results.

The second major advantage lies with thermal optimisation and heat dissipation. Asus have integrated a vapor chamber and liquid metal cooling into the system and since there’s only a single chip that needs to be addressed, it’s far easier to manage heat generation due to the increased free space this opens up. This also leads to another additional advantage of reducing the overall weight of the device too.



Moving on to the device’s aesthetics, the ROG Flow Z13 looks great. When the keyboard is attached, you wouldn’t be able to tell that this is a tablet. The keyboard itself is fine with larger keycaps and an anti-fingerprint coating which is so desperately needed on devices these days. The touchpad is also quite large too. This is a device that does not feature a numpad so number crunching Microsoft Excel users might find it a bit lacking in that regard.

The overall look and feel of the ROG Flow Z13 is great with my only personal gripe with it being that even though it “only weighs 1.2kg”, that 1.2kg is very hefty for a tablet. Doubly so when you consider that Samsung’s similar sized tablets weigh much less and are a lot thinner. I will concede a bit though since this is clearly a powerful multimedia gaming device and not just a tablet and as such, its sheer power needs to be factored in.



The see through segment at the back of the device where you can see the PC board along with some RGB lighting is very stylish. However, Asus’s software clearly needs to talk better to their devices. Trying to use Asus Armoury Crate to control the lighting on the device was a massive struggle. I couldn’t get the lighting at the back to respond correctly and eventually just gave up. Maybe a future update will fix this issue but it just refused to sync up correctly using Aura Sync, which is the Asus specific lighting software. The RGB lighting on the keyboard also could use a bit of a brightness bump since it doesn’t show up all that well in brightly lit environments.



The ROG Flow Z13 feels very tough. I wouldn’t recommend ever dropping the device but it will definitely survive a daily commute in a laptop bag or sleeve. The display has Gorilla Glass 5 and has an anti-glare coating which reduces screen reflection quite a lot. Using it’s touch features felt perfectly natural and Asus have built in some nifty controls with a “Command center” button on the side of the device that launches some quick commands. This also allows users to open up Microsoft CoPilot since A.I is clearly all the rage these days and it needs a dedicated button apparently.

The ROG Flow Z13’s display is definitely one of its best selling points. The higher than usual 2.5K resolution, 180Hz refresh rate, and 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy means that everything looks sharp and vibrant. It also has Dolby Vision HDR which really makes things stand out.

Moving on to the device’s performance. I was extremely surprised to see how well it performed with not only multitasking but also with gaming. Booting up 3D Mark, I ran the Solar Bay test, TimeSpy and Steel Nomad benchmarks and the Sampler Feedback test. I obtained the following results with the ROG Flow Z13 plugged into its charger:






From the above, what was remarkable was how the ROG Flow Z13 blistered through the tests with the exception of the Steel Nomad benchmark. Steel Nomad is quite a demanding test though and the fact that it still managed to get 11.99 FPS means that older games will run with no real issues at lower resolutions and reduced graphics settings. With that said though, I obviously had to test a brand-new title on the device which brings me to being so shocked by the result I got.

I booted up the Monster Hunter Wilds benchmark test and low and behold, the ROG Flow Z13 chewed through it with barely any issues. In fact, it yielded such a high score I was flabbergasted. See the result below:



Almost 50FPS at higher than 2K resolution on Ultra settings? That’s crazy for a device that’s essentially a tablet. I have full confidence that the ROG Flow Z13 can run modern games after these tests. AMD’s “Strix Halo” RDNA 3.5 CPU with the Radeon 8060S GPU is clearly a powerhouse.

One thing that I did find a tiny bit lacklustre however was that the NVME in the device was seemingly quite ordinary. Running the good old trusty CrystalDiskMark 8.0.6 Shizuku Edition revealed that the NVME’s read and write speeds were fairly standard. You can easily replace this with a faster drive but it would have been nice to see something faster in here like a 7000MB/s Read/Write NVME right out of the box.



I also ran Cinebench R24 just to round off my testing and obtained a pretty decent score too of 1296. If you want to do some quick rendering, or work on some creative work like drawing or photo editing, you’ll be fine. It also helps a lot that the display is Pantone certified and colour accurate too.



The Asus ROG Flow Z13’s fans did spin up during some of the benchmark testing but surprisingly it never sounded like it was going to take off. The way it handles heat seems to be extremely well designed with the heat being directed away from the device very efficiently. That said though, it does heat up after prolonged usage so if you’re gaming with it plugged in and with the keyboard docked, you’ll want to let it cool off a bit before you pick it up and start using it as a tablet.




The battery life on the ROG Flow Z13 is absolutely amazing. On a full charge, it seemed like it would just keep going for hours and hours on end. I quite literally used it for almost 5 hours typing up reviews in the darkness due to a power outage and the battery was still quite full. Under load though, as expected, it does start to drain quite quickly and the performance takes a big knock. The battery charges very quickly so the ideal situation would be to use the device docked with its keyboard and plugged in for more demanding tasks and using it as a tablet for less demanding tasks on the go. The charger is disappointingly quite big and delivers 200 watts of power to the 70Wh battery through a rectangular port on the left side of the device that’s sadly not a standard laptop charging port.

The ROG Flow Z13 has quite a few ports on its sides but I would have liked to see another extra USB 3.2 Type A port on the left side too. Only having one of the right-hand side means that you may want to invest in a USB Type C hub for the left side if you have multiple external USB 3.2 Type A devices that you want to use. Asus claims that “These dedicated I/O ports make the Flow Z13 the only tablet that lets you truly leave your dongles behind.” but an extra port on the left would have made a world of difference in actually supporting this claim.



On the software side of things, the ROG Flow Z13 comes with the standard Asus programs pre-installed. MyAsus for support and ROG Armoury Crate for controlling the fan speeds and more. Again though, Armoury Crate refused to let me control the RGB lighting at the back for some unknown reason.



Finally, the ROG Flow Z13’s price point needs to be considered. At an RRP of R42999, this is a very pricey device that not many will be able to afford. It also directly competes with a lot of Asus products that can deliver better performance - Especially in the ROG and TUF lineup of gaming laptops. If you’re looking at this product, you’ll need to really consider your options. Are you actually going to use it in tablet form often? If yes, then by all means, this is a great device but then, why not just get a regular tablet? Or a Microsoft Surface? A high end Apple iPad?

The ROG Flow Z13 is a well-engineered device but the price and some baffling design decisions means that there’s plenty of other options to consider that will negatively influence your purchasing decision. “Why should I opt for this over a traditional laptop?” is the main question that I kept asking myself and personally, I couldn’t come up with a good answer. I’m sure there’s people out there for whom this would be a great device but it certainly is not for me given its price point.