Asus’ ProArt P16 laptop is getting RTX 50-series GPUs and a unique new screen in its high-end configuration. Its biggest upgrades include Nvidia’s top-tier RTX 5090 mobile GPU and a bright 16-inch 3840 x 2400 tandem OLED touchscreen, capable of up to 1,600 nits of brightness in HDR and 120Hz refresh with VRR. The new flagship P16 will cost $3,999.99 at Best Buy and direct from Asus when it launches internationally in mid-October and in the US in December.
Other key specs and features of the P16 include an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU (same as the 2024 model), 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM, 4TB of SSD storage (via two 2TB NVMe drives), Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4. It’s also got a bunch of ports, including one 40Gbps USB4, one 10Gbps USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, two 10Gbps USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, a 3.5mm audio jack, and SD Express 7.0 card slot.
It’s a whole lot of laptop, designed to be a direct Windows alternative to a 16-inch MacBook Pro (it even comes in all black). Like previous P16s, it’s basically a creator-focused version of the Intel-based Asus ROG Zephyrus G16. That means it’s fairly thin at 14.9mm / 0.59 inches, and at 1.95kg / 4.3 pounds it’s decently light for its size. It also means it’s likely to have at least a little thermal throttling under the heaviest of loads from creative apps and graphically intensive games — as has been the case for the Zephyrus laptops. And Asus’ tech specs track with that, as the P16’s 5090 GPU is rated for up to 120W total graphics power (TGP), though the card can potentially go up to 150W according to Nvidia.
Still, just like the ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 are excellent gaming laptops (particularly if you value portability), the new P16 sounds pretty good for a creative laptop — at least on paper. To cater it more toward creators than the Zephyrus line, Asus put that brighter tandem OLED screen with more resolution and touch compatibility in the new flagship config. The P16 also features Asus’ DialPad, a ring-shaped dial built into the trackpad for extra control of sliders in creative apps like those from Adobe.
If $4,000 is too high an asking price, Asus is also keeping the entry-level 2024 model with an RTX 4060 around for $1,999.99. And there are mid-tier options for the new 2025 version with RTX 5070 and 5080 GPU options, the former of which starts at $2,499.99 and sports the same AMD Ryzen 370HX CPU, 32GB of RAM, 2TB SSD, and a non-tandem 4K / 60Hz OLED display. Not as fancy-sounding as Asus’ halo config, but not too shabby either.
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