2022 ROG Flow X13 vs. M2 MacBook Pro 13”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2022 ROG Flow X13 and M2 MacBook Pro 13” specifications, including details on 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 Pro 13”.

Supports larger memory

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size
2022 ROG Flow X13
32 GB
M2 MacBook Pro 13”
24 GB
Supports discrete graphics

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

Upgradable storage

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

Slots2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
M.2
Yes x1
Onboard
About 5% lighter

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 weighed 2.87 pounds, 5% lighter than the 3.0 pounds M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Weight2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Pound
2.87 lbs.
3.0 lbs.
Kilogram
1.30 kg
1.36 kg
Has three more ports and slots

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Pro 13”. It has six versus three amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Ports2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
HDMIYesNo
headphone jackYesYes
ROG XG Mobile InterfaceYesNo
Thunderbolt 3NoYes x2
USB-AYesNo
USB-CYes x2No
Total63
More versatile connectivity

The 2022 ROG Flow X13 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M2 MacBook Pro 13”. It has four versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Ports2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
headphone jackYesYes
HDMIYesNo
Thunderbolt 3NoYes
USB-AYesNo
USB-CYesNo

M2 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of M2 MacBook Pro 13” over 2022 ROG Flow X13.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2022 ROG Flow X13 and M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Similar CPU performance

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 Pro 13” - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
8,819

Prices

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

2022 ROG Flow X13 Price
ASUS ROG Flow 13.4" 16:10 2-in-1 Touch Light & Thin Gaming Laptop, 8-Core Ryzen 9 6900HS, Wide UXGA (1920x1200) 120Hz IPS, RTX 3050 Ti, WiFi 6,16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, w/Mouse Pad
 ASUS ROG Flow 13.4" 16:10 2-in-1 Touch Light & Thin Gaming Laptop, 8-Core Ryzen 9 6900HS, Wide UXGA (1920x1200) 120Hz IPS, RTX 3050 Ti, WiFi 6,16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, w/Mouse Pad
By ASUS
$1,079.00
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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
 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
$1,749.37
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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
 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
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M2 MacBook Pro 13” Price
Apple 2022 MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 chip: 13-inch Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB ​​​​​​​SSD ​​​​​​​Storage, Touch Bar, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Space Gray
 Apple 2022 MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 chip: 13-inch Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB ​​​​​​​SSD ​​​​​​​Storage, Touch Bar, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Space Gray
By Apple
$1,049.99
$1,299.00 19% OFF
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2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed)
 2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$899.00
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Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium)
 Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium)
By Apple
$1,099.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Released20222022
Release DateAnnounced on January 04, 2022 (CES 2022)Announced on June 6th, 2022. (WWDC 2022)
Pricing-
  • $1,299
    Apple M2 Chip | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,499
    Apple M2 Chip | 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 Pro 13” (2022)
  • 2022 MacBook Pro 13”
  • MacBook Pro 13” with Apple M2 chip
Generations

Exterior

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Dimensions11.77 x 8.74 x 0.62” (299 x 222 x 15.8 mm)11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 in (304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm)
Weight2.87 lbs (1.30 kg)Starting at 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)
Colors
Black
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:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • Touch ID sensor
  • 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 Information360° Convertible Design
Laptop Mode Tablet Mode Stand Mode Tent Mode
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Display

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Size13.4 Inches13.3 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
Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology

Ports

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
2022 ROG Flow X13 Ports
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)
M2 MacBook Pro 13” Ports
Image Source: Apple
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
  1. Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
    8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
  1. 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
    Unified onboard memory
  • Configurable to 24GB
Discrete GraphicsOptional 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
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Storage
512GB 1TB
PCIe Gen 4 SSD
1 x M.2 2230 slot.
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number-1
Cooling Info-Active

Connectivity

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6E with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Size62 Wh
4-cell lithium-ion
58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery LifeUp to 12 hours
Video playback.
  • Up to 17 hours wireless web
  • Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply100W USB-C power adaptor 
Compact adapter with fast charging technology (50% in 30 minutes).
61W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
OSWindows 11 HomeShipped 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 X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Camera Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
720p FaceTime HD camera
Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
AudioSpeaker
  • 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
  • Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
  • 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
  • Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
InkingSupports ASUS Pen.-
Sensors-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Pro 13”
  • 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty-One-year limited warranty.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of 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 are supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

2022 ROG Flow X13M2 MacBook Pro 13”
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
2022 ROG Flow X13 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3050 Ti
4GB GDDR6 35W TGP
Released in Mid
2022
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
3.0 lb
1.36 kg
Powered By
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
M2 MacBook Pro 13” Ports

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