ProArt PX13, TUF Gaming A14

Asus are bringing AMD Strix Halo {hardware} on two of their most fascinating transportable notebooks this yr, on the ProArt PX13 13-inch premium convertible and on the excellently valued TUF Gaming A14 collection.

We’ll focus on what to anticipate from these two additional down, and comply with up with detailed evaluations as quickly as potential.

Both of those are refreshes of current merchandise. The ProArt PX13 is likely one of the only a few highly effective 13-inch laptops nonetheless accessible at the moment, provided till now in an AMD Strix Point configuration with as much as an RTX 4070 95W dGPU. With Strix Halo, the collection will get notably sooner in CPU efficiency, receives extra and sooner reminiscence, however isn’t fairly as aggressive on the GPU facet.

The TUF Gaming A14 is a worth 14-inch pocket book, accessible up to now in a really fascinating AMD Krackan Point + RTX 5050/5060 configuration (and some others). Asus will principally provide this one with the newer Strix Halo SKUs that bundle a mid-level Zen5 CPU with as much as an Radeon 8060S GPU, so these configurations provide a possible bump in efficiency all throughout the board. I additionally anticipate this TUF A14 to be one of many extra reasonably priced Strix Halo choices accessible this yr.

We’ll get indepth down beneath.

Specs sheet – Asus ProArt PX13

I’ve mentioned the present ProArt PX13 over right here, after utilizing it for just a few months. I significantly appreciated the flexibility of this chassis that provides stable ergonomics, good aesthetics, good inputs and IO, and a gorgeous OLED show in a premium and compact 13-inch format. There’s no different such choice on the market within the high-performance ultrabook area.

At the identical time, the present ProArt PX13 is sort of a performer. Sure, it runs at extra restricted energy than the bigger choices within the 14-to-16 inch segments, however it may nonetheless sort out nearly all of potential masses, together with work functions and video games.

With Strix Halo on the refreshed 2026 era, and we’re discussing the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 variant right here, anticipate a 40% achieve in multi-threaded CPU efficiency and about 90% of the GPU efficiency provided by the present Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + RTX 4070 configuration. Furthermore, you can even spec this with 32 to 128 GB of RAM, and as much as 96 GB an be allotted to the Radeon GPU, with potential advantages in particular workloads and AI masses that may profit from this quantity of video reminiscence. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 platform has been round for a yr now, so you probably know its strengths and quirks (right here’s the way it performs within the Asus ROG Flow Z13 13-inch pill).

I do anticipate Asus to supply the PX13 is a few mid-level configurations as properly, which ought to maybe cater to a wider potential viewers. The AI Max+ 395 {hardware} will not be low-cost, so don’t be stunned if that variant goes for 2000+ USD / 2500+ EUR. Hopefully, they’ll additionally provide the brand new Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and AI Max + 388 SKUs on this collection, with 8C/12C CPUs and the identical Radeon 8060S 40 CUs iGPU.

As far as my nits with the present collection go, this refreshed variant doesn’t change at the least two of them: the panel continues to be a 60 Hz OLED, albeit a barely brighter variant now, and the audio doesn’t appear to have been up to date in any means.

However, I’m wondering how the Strix Halo {hardware} modifications the excessive thermals underneath load and the truth that the followers not often idled with common use on the older PX13. I wouldn’t anticipate wonders, although, given my expertise from the ROG Zephyrus Z13 with Strix Halo {hardware}. Asus aren’t mentioning the max TDP of this implementation, however I’d reckon it ought to nonetheless be round 95W, very similar to on the preexisting collection. So this variant almost definitely gained’t run cooler or quieter at full load. We’ll discover out after we get this for evaluate.

Oh, and btw there’s a GoPro version of this ProArt PX13, referred to as the GoProArt PX13. It presents a barely redesigned chassis with some strains on the lid and a small GoPro emblem, a extra rugged inside texture, a keyboard that lights up in blue, and a case that matches the laptop computer and might be custom-made to combine equipment reminiscent of a GoPro digicam, microphones, earbuds, and many others – it comes with some precut foam inserts that may be taken out to create space to your stuff. This GoPro version comes at an additional value, however features a 12-month subscription to GoPro’s service and a 15% low cost coupon for cameras as properly. So maybe it may be an fascinating choice should you’re a GoPro person.

Here are some photographs of this GoProArt PX13 version that I acquired to deal with for slightly bit.

Asus additionally claims of their press launch that the laptop computer can face up to harsher climates that embrace excessive humidity, low/excessive temperatures, mud, and so forth. You ought to take these with a grain of salt and deal with your machine properly, regardless.

I stay up for getting my fingers on this ProArt PX13 replace for a correct evaluate.

Specs sheet – Asus TUF Gaming A14

The Asus TUF Gaming A14 is a flexible mid-level 14-inch pocket book. In the previous, it’s been a superb worth pretty transportable and light-weight day by day driver, and I anticipate the Strix Halo updates to focus on an identical phase.

These photographs beneath are of the 2025 TUF A14, however the 2026 updates are equivalent, with just some minimal inner modifications for the Strix Halo variant.

That means Asus will almost definitely provide the TUF A14 FA401EA subseries with the newer AMD Strix Halo SKUs launched in 2026 that bundle an 8C Zen5 processor with the 40 CUs variant of the Radeon iGPU – the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388. And whereas the platform helps as much as 128 GB of reminiscence, I doubt you’ll get greater than 32 GB at this degree.

Regardless, this configuration interprets to sooner total efficiency on the CPU in comparison with the Ryzen AI 7 350 + RTX 5050/5060 105W fashionable configurations of 2025, and matching efficiency in GPU masses, however with some exceptions in video games the place the Nvidia chips profit from DLSS assist. This variant is slightly a mixed-use/work day by day driver and fewer of a gaming machine.

What’s particularly fascinating about this one is the marketed max mixed TDP of 95W, decrease than the 105W max crossload TDP on the Ryzen + Nvidia models. This setting might permit decrease thermals and fan-noise round 40-42 dBA at full masses on this Strix Halo variant.

As a facet observe, there’s one other replace of this collection prepared for 2026, with the TUF A14 FA401G refresh that bundles an up to date Ryzen AI Series platform with as much as an RTX 5060 115W (with 130W whole sustained energy in Manual mode). This goes to carry an edge in GPU masses and particularly in video games the place DLSS 4.0 can play an essential function, as it’s in some way a better energy implementation than the 2025 A14 fashions. But that is going to run hotter and louder (45-48 dBA at full blast), even when the ability improve may additionally include an up to date thermal module, maybe.

Stay round for our evaluations of those TUF A14 lineups over the subsequent months. I’m particularly curious in regards to the pricing and total viability of the AMD Ryzen AI Max variant.