ASUS ProArt 13.3" PX13 Nano Black 2024
With an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor (50 TOPS NPU), discrete RTX 4050 graphics, and a 13.3-inch 2880x1800 OLED touchscreen, this 1.39kg laptop delivers AI-powered creative performance in a compact chassis. Exclusive features like the ASUS DialPad and AI tools such as MuseTree differentiate it, while the 1.39kg build remains light enough for mobile creators. It's best for mobile content creators and media enthusiasts who want AI-enhanced productivity and a brilliant OLED display in a travel-friendly design.
About This Laptop
Meet ProArt PX13 – your go-to 13-inch convertible laptop, designed to effortlessly switch between forms, ready to fuel your creative passion whenever inspiration strikes. Its OLED touchscreen ensures precise color accuracy for flawless proofing, while versatile I/O ports seamlessly connect all your peripherals. This NVIDIA Studio-validated laptop packs GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU and up to a 50 TOPS AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, a pairing that will supercharge all your creative endeavors. With AI-enhanced creative features, military-grade toughness, and a long-lasting battery, ProArt PX13 transforms any setting into your studio.
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- Powerful AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor Step into the future of content creation with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX processor. Boasting up to 50 TOPs of NPU AI processing power, it delivers AI-enhanced efficiency.
- Fast GeForce RTX 4050 graphics Elevate your creations with lifelike detail and clarity at unprecedented speeds. With RTX-accelerated encoding, visual effects, faster rendering, smoother playback, real-time video editing, and 3D design, the ProArt PX13 empowers your artistic expression, leaving technical constraints behind.
- 32GB RAM, more performance freedom ProArt PX13 has massive RAM capacity, using fast LPDDR5X modules running at 7500 MHz, ensuring plenty of headroom to run all your other productivity tools.
- 3K OLED Lumina touch display Discover creativity without limits with the ProArt PX13, featuring the ASUS Lumina OLED touchscreen. This durable 3K OLED touchscreen with stylus support enhances projects with brilliant colors and fine details.
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- Exclusive ASUS DialPad for intuitive control The customizable intuitive physical controller gives you fingertip control over parameters in your creative, productivity and media entertainment apps. You can easily change brush size in Photoshop, scroll through PowerPoint slides, or skip tracks in music apps.
- Generate images with MuseTree Articulate your vision or provide a simple sketch - and AI assists in crafting images to bring your vision to life.
- One-stop file management with StoryCube Use AI to automatically sort and categorize your digital photos or videos. Additionally, effortlessly share memories through automatically generated short videos.
- Military-grade toughness Crafted to conquer, ProArt PX13 exceeds the stringent MIL-STD 810H military standard, promising unparalleled durability and reliability. Engineered for the extremes, it guarantees longevity and sustainability, empowering you to work, travel, and unwind with absolute confidence.
- Comprehensive I/O ports There’s one 40 Gbps USB4 for fast charging and external displays, the latest HDMI 2.1 port; and an SD Express 7.0 card reader for quick transfers. Ultrafast Wi-Fi 7 ensures seamless connectivity anywhere.
The 30-Second Version
The ProArt PX13's 3K OLED display is one of the best you'll find on any laptop, ranking in the 94th percentile. Its Ryzen AI 9 CPU and 32GB RAM deliver serious creative punch in a 1.39kg body. However, real-world battery life hovers around 5-6 hours, and the keyboard's missing right Ctrl key and standby issues annoy many users.
Overview
The ASUS ProArt PX13 packs one of the best displays you'll find on any laptop right now, with a 13.3-inch 2880x1800 OLED panel that lands in the 94th percentile in our screen rankings. That means colors are punchy, details razor-sharp, and 500 nits of brightness make it usable even near a window. Couple that with the powerful 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (86th percentile for CPU) and 32GB of speedy LPDDR5X memory, and you've got a compact creative workhorse that weighs just 1.39kg. It's easy to toss in a bag and go. But while the spec sheet screams premium, user sentiment tells a more mixed story, landing at just the 56th percentile. Owners love the OLED and performance but have real frustrations with battery life and some odd keyboard choices.
Performance
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a beast for multi-threaded work. In our testing, it falls into the 86th percentile, putting it among the fastest chips in Windows laptops right now. Render times in Blender and Premiere Pro are noticeably shorter than the average portable machine. The RTX 4050 is solid, sitting in the 76th percentile for GPU muscle. It breezes through 1080p video edits and light 3D modeling, but don't expect to push high-framerate gaming: our dedicated gaming score lands at a weak 46.4 out of 100, as the RTX 4050 and 60Hz display combine to limit fluidity. Still, for a creative laptop this compact, it's a strong pairing. The 32GB of LPDDR5X running at 7500 MHz gives you plenty of headroom for large Photoshop files or multitasking without slowdowns. Just know that storage is a single 1TB SSD (63rd percentile) with no second M.2 slot, so you'll be relying on external drives once it fills up.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Stunning OLED touchscreen ranks 94th percentile among laptops 99th
- Ultra-compact 1.39kg chassis, 90th percentile for portability 94th
- Powerful 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor (86th percentile) 92th
- 32GB LPDDR5X memory is generous and among the best (91th percentile) 91th
- Great port selection including HDMI 2.1 and Thunderbolt/USB4
Cons
- Battery life disappoints; owners report only 5-6 real-world hours
- Single M.2 slot limits storage expansion (63rd percentile for storage)
- Keyboard layout removes right Ctrl key for a CoPilot key, frustrating touch-typists
- 60Hz OLED limits motion smoothness, especially for gamers (gaming score 46.4)
- User sentiment sits at just the 56th percentile due to standby and hibernate issues
The Word on the Street
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100 percent NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 73 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Pricing is all over the map for this model, with vendor listings we've seen ranging from as low as $838 up to $2040. At the lower end, you're getting an OLED convertible with a powerful CPU and RTX 4050 for a steal. At the higher end, it's competing against MacBook Pros and premium workstations that offer better battery life and more consistent reliability. If you can snag it closer to $838, the price-to-performance ratio is excellent for creative work on the go. At $2000, we'd hesitate unless that display is your absolute priority and you can live with the compromises.
vs Competition
Next to the Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro, the PX13 trades blows in single-core responsiveness but loses badly in battery life and fan noise under load. The M5 Pro also offers a brighter, smoother 120Hz display, though at a higher typical price. The MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 often comes in lighter but with a weaker GPU, while the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro sports a similar OLED but with better battery endurance. If gaming matters, the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 10 with its higher-refresh screen and stronger discrete graphics runs circles around the PX13's RTX 4050, though at the cost of bulk. The PX13's stand-out advantage is that brilliant 3K OLED in a convertible form factor—few rivals match that combination.
| Spec | ASUS ProArt 13.3" PX13 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon X1 Carbon Gen 13 | MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US | HP ZBook Ultra G1a | Acer Predator Helios Neo Helios Neo 16S | Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 16 BZHC6USE65SH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 73 | 57 | 100 | 74 | 230 | 99 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ProArt 13.3" PX13 | 86.1 | 76.4 | 91.5 | 77.5 | 94 | 91 | 63.7 | 56.6 | 57.9 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon X1 Carbon Gen 13 Compare | 65.7 | 64.2 | 93.3 | 83.4 | 94.8 | 90.1 | 53.4 | 94.1 | 78.2 | 71.3 |
| MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US Compare | 86.1 | 90 | 91.5 | 81.1 | 92.1 | 16.4 | 94.5 | 0 | 57.9 | 82.1 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 76.4 | 96.5 | 68.1 | 85.6 | 94.8 | 71.7 | 81.2 | 0 | 31.6 | 76 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo Helios Neo 16S Compare | 96.5 | 83.4 | 97.9 | 99 | 94.3 | 13.8 | 97.2 | 0 | 9.3 | 79.4 |
| Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 16 BZHC6USE65SH Compare | 96.5 | 92.7 | 87.5 | 96.4 | 94.3 | 11.3 | 97.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 83.2 |
Common Questions
Q: Can this laptop handle 4K video editing smoothly?
Yes. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and RTX 4050 combo easily handles 4K timelines in Premiere Pro, though export times will be longer than on a higher-wattage workstation. Your preview will be limited to the 60Hz refresh rate, which is fine for editing but not ideal for checking high-frame-rate footage.
Q: How long does the battery actually last on a full charge?
Our database shows a 73Wh battery, but real-world reports and our testing suggest just 5-6 hours under mixed usage (web, creative apps). That's on the low side for a modern ultrabook, so plan to keep the charger nearby if you're away from an outlet all day.
Q: Is the RAM and storage upgradable?
The 32GB LPDDR5X is soldered and not upgradable, but that's plenty for most creator workflows. Storage is a single M.2 slot (occupied by the 1TB drive), so you'd need to replace the drive entirely if you want more space—no second slot available.
Who Should Skip This
If battery life is critical to your workflow—say you're a travel photographer or student who's away from outlets all day—the PX13's real-world 5-6 hours and standby quirks will frustrate you. Gamers should also look elsewhere: the RTX 4050 and 60Hz display earn a weak 46.4 gaming score, meaning you'll get choppy frames in modern titles. And if you rely on a right Ctrl key for shortcuts, the Copilot key placement may be a dealbreaker.
Verdict
The ASUS ProArt PX13 is a tricky one: its display and CPU are true standouts, and the lightweight convertible design is a joy for digital artists. But the mediocre battery life and odd keyboard decisions, along with user-reported standby bugs, drag the overall experience down. If you're after the best portable OLED display with solid creative performance and don't mind carrying a charger, it could be a good fit. Just know that you're trading away battery endurance and gaming chops. Based on our data, it's a niche pick that excels in one area but stumbles in daily-use fundamentals.
