ASUS announces new lineup of ROG Zephyrus laptops with i9-11900H

ASUS announced in a press release on Tuesday a new line of laptops with 11th generation Intel processors in the Republic of Gamers line. It concerns the previously leaked ROG Zephyrus M16 with Intel Core i9-11900H processor and the ROG Zephyrus S17.

At the beginning of April, images of the new Zephyrus M16 laptop surfaced . Indeed, the laptop will get the new i9-11900H CPU with a turbo frequency of up to 4.9GHz. Furthermore, the laptop is standard equipped with a GeForce RTX 3060 6GB DDR6, but a more powerful version is also available with a GeForce RTX 3070 8GB DDR6.

The 16 “screen is surrounded by a thin bezel of 4.6mm and has a refresh rate of 165hz. The laptop weighs 1.9kg and is 19.9mm thick. The Zephyrus M16 has a 90Wh battery, which according to ASUS is enough for 10 hours. The laptop will be in stores later this month and the suggested retail price starts at $ 2,299 for the standard model.

In addition to the M16, ASUS also comes with the ROG Zephyrus S17. This 17.3 “laptop is also equipped with an Intel Core i9-11900H processor, but gets a more powerful GPU with the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6. There is also the option of an upgrade to the GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6. is the keyboard that can be folded up, this provides better cooling according to the manufacturer.

The more powerful GPU and folding keyboard make the Zephyrus S17 a bit heavier. At 2.6 kg, the laptop is more than half a kilo heavier than the M16. The S17 gets the same 90Wh battery. The laptop is also available later this month and starts at a suggested retail price of 2,799 euros.