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2022 ROG Flow X13 vs. M2 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the 2022 ROG Flow X13 and M2 MacBook Air models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2022 ROG Flow X13 Pros

Reasons that 2022 ROG Flow X13 is better than M2 MacBook Air.

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

2022 ROG Flow X13

32 GB

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 35W TGP vs. integrated

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Air. It has six versus four amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
MagSafe 3	No	Yes
ROG XG Mobile Interface	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	Yes x2	No
Total	6	4

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M2 MacBook Air. It has four versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	Yes	No

M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than 2022 ROG Flow X13.

M2 MacBook Air weighed 2.7 pounds, 6% lighter than the 2.87 pounds 2022 ROG Flow X13.

Weight	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Pound	2.87 lbs.	2.7 lbs.
Kilogram	1.30 kg	1.22 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2022 ROG Flow X13 and M2 MacBook Air.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2022 ROG Flow X13 - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HS

9,043

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2022 ROG Flow X13 Price
	ASUS 2022 ROG Flow X13 Gaming Laptop, 13.4 Inch 120Hz WUXGA Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RTX 3050Ti 4GB, Windows 11 Home By ASUS $1,099.50	See at Amazon
	EXCaliberPC 2022 ASUS ROG Flow X13 GV301RE-X13.R93050T (AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, RTX 3050Ti 4GB, 13.4" 120Hz WUXGA, Windows 11) Touchscreen Gaming Laptop By EXCaliberPC $1,199.97	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Gaming Laptop Tablet, 13.4” Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4050, Intel Core i9-13900H, 16GB LPDDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, GZ301VU-DS94,Black By ASUS $1,749.99	See at Amazon
M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $849.00	See at Amazon
	2022 Apple MacBook Air Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13.6-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Midnight (Renewed) By Apple $806.00 $849.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Released	2022	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 04, 2022 (CES 2022)	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)
Pricing	-	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	ROG Flow X13 (2022) GV301 ASUS ROG Flow X13 2022 2022 ROG Flow X13 GV301 ROG Flow X13 (2022) GV301RA ROG Flow X13 (2022) GV301RC ROG Flow X13 (2022) GV301RE	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip
Generations	2023 ROG Flow X13 2022 ROG Flow X13 2021 ROG Flow X13	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Dimensions	11.77 x 8.74 x 0.62” (299 x 222 x 15.8 mm)	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)
Weight	2.87 lbs (1.30 kg)	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
Colors	Black	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size 15” white backlit chicklet keyboard 1.7mm key travel Hotkeys: Volume up Volume down Microphone mute ROG Armoury Crate N-KEY rollover	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
Chasis Information	360° Convertible Design Laptop Mode Tablet Mode Stand Mode Tent Mode	-

Display	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Size	13.4 Inches	13.6 Inches
Info	13.4” WQUXGA 60Hz 16:10 3840 x 2400 60Hz 116% sRGB 86% Adobe RGB 85% DCI-P3 Pantone Validated Touch Screen Stylus support IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated 13.4” WUXGA 120Hz 16:10 1920 x 1200 120Hz 100% sRGB 75% Adobe RGB 75% DCI-P3 Pantone Validated Touch Screen Stylus support IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Image Source: ASUS Left (4) 1 x ROG XG Mobile Interface Exclusive interface with PCIe 3.0 x8 (Up to 63Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0b 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (2) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)	Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	16GB 32GB Dual-Channel LPDDR5 6400 MHz Onboard memory.	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.
Discrete Graphics	Optional Discrete Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 - 4GB GDDR6 1057.5 MHz at 35W with ROG Boost up to 1107.5 MHz at 40W (5W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 1035 MHz at 35W with ROG Boost up to 1085 MHz at 40W (5W Dynamic Boost). ROG XG Mobile GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 8GB GDDR6 AMD Radeon™ RX 6850M XT - 12GB GDDR6 40 Compute Units, 2463 MHz, 192-bit, up to 432 GB/s memory bandwidth. Ports 4 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port. 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x SD card reader 1 x DC-in Dimensions: 217 x 165 x 32.6 mm Weight: 1 kg	-
Storage	512GB 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD 1 x M.2 2230 slot.	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	-	Passive

Connectivity	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6E with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Size	62 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours Video playback.	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	100W USB-C power adaptor Compact adapter with fast charging technology (50% in 30 minutes).	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.

Software	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 11 Home	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameVisual 1M Xbox Game Pass	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

2022 ROG Flow X13

M2 MacBook Air

Camera

Front-facing camera

Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).

1080p FaceTime HD camera.

Advanced image signal processor with computational video.

Audio

Speaker

2 x speakers with Smart Amp Technology
Supports DAC and Virtual 5.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos.
Hi-Res certification.

Microphone

Built-in 3-microphone array
Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

Four-speaker sound system
Wide stereo sound
Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
Inking	Supports ASUS Pen.	-
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	One-year limited warranty.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	2022 ROG Flow X13	M2 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:10 13.4” 1200p 120Hz Weight 2.87 lb 1.30 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-6900HS 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,559 Single Core Geekbench 5 9,043 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 6400 MHz LPDDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 35W TGP	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0