Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (2021)

Asus VivoBook Pro 16X OLED (2021)

ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X OLED - Shape the Future

Shape the future with the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED, the ultimate powerhouse for heavy creative workloads. The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED delivers the speed and precision you need to bring your ideas to life, featuring a 16-inch NanoEdge 4K OLED¹ display, an AMD Ryzen^™ 7 5800H processor, and NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX^™ 3050 Ti graphics. The exclusive DialPad gives you precise, intuitive control over your creative tools, while a dual-fan cooling system design lets you work in quiet comfort. The Vivobook Pro 16X OLED opens the door to your creative future.

Futuristic design, dynamic yet sophisticated

The Asus VivoBook Pro 16X OLED laptop stands out with sharp, clean-cut angular lines. It delivers solid build quality and durability, with a weight of 1.95 kg and a thickness of 18.9 mm: well-balanced dimensions that make it easy to carry with you anywhere.

The premium metal chassis exudes sophistication, paired with a dominant gray colorway, etched patterns, and debossed slogans such as #BeExplorers and #ReadySetGo, showing that Asus deliberately focuses on creative users.

A full set of connectivity ports including USB 3.2, HDMI, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and USB-C lets you connect peripherals such as speakers, projectors, and monitors without needing a hub or messy adapter cables.

The backlit keyboard makes it easy to locate and press keys in low-light environments. Key travel is deep, offering consistent tactile feedback for a great typing experience. The touchpad also lets you adjust volume quickly and conveniently instead of relying on mechanical keys.

Battery life lasts around 5 hours at 70% display brightness and maximum volume across study sessions and entertainment. The cooling system on this Asus laptop performs quite well: even under heavy sustained workloads, it never gets uncomfortably hot. For optimal performance, I recommend using the machine in a cool office environment.

Impressive performance handling demanding workloads

The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU with a 3.2 GHz base clock and a boost up to 4.4 GHz, ensuring computing tasks run exceptionally fast. Alongside it, the powerful NVIDIA RTX 3050 4 GB discrete graphics card handles everything from basic to complex graphics workloads to satisfy every user need. The highlight of the Asus VivoBook 16X OLED is that it can serve as a dedicated graphics and engineering laptop while also playing popular games smoothly.

I tested video rendering and photo editing using specialized Adobe software. After spending time designing and retouching photos, I found the visuals crisp with high contrast, thanks to the 550 nits brightness. I also worked continuously for 3 hours without difficulty or eye fatigue thanks to the built-in SGS Eyecare display, providing added convenience so creators can focus on their work.

After a tiring midday study and work session, I decided to play CS:GO and got an impressive result of 80 - 90 FPS. The machine handled every shot steadily and accurately, making the gaming experience exciting. I was pleasantly surprised and excited that a technical and graphics laptop still delivers gaming performance that nicely balances work and entertainment.

After the shooter, I jumped into League of Legends. The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED ran smoothly at 100 FPS, with fluid skill casting and zero latency in teamfights, helping me pull off impressive plays in every battle. Note that these frame rates were output to the screen at 4K/UHD+ resolution, which is an exceptionally high frame rate for a graphics laptop.

Packed with 16 GB RAM, the laptop delivers strong multitasking performance, allowing users to run multiple tabs and apps simultaneously: online learning, web browsing, movies, video editing, music streaming, photo editing, and more. Notably, I could run 20 Chrome tabs with background music while playing games without any lag or freezing.

The 1TB SSD provides ample storage. For those who demand fast, smooth performance, an SSD is essential: it noticeably improves app response times and boots up the laptop in an impressive sub-10 seconds. Storage capacity can be expanded with an SSD upgrade, ideal for storing large files and heavy applications (supporting upgrades up to 2 TB).

Distinctive OLED display: immerse yourself in border-pushing visuals

A 16 inch size paired with up to 4K/UHD+ resolution and 550 nits of brightness on a premium OLED panel provides an expansive canvas, wide viewing angles, and sharp visibility for every detail on screen. The integrated OLED technology uses individual color filters to produce deep blacks, a wide color gamut, high contrast, and lower power consumption, which in turn extends display longevity. In addition, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage delivers superb color reproduction.

Secure, stable, and productive with practical built-in utilities

A fingerprint sensor lets users log in quickly and responsively with a single touch, saving time without typing passwords. A convenient webcam privacy shutter prevents anonymous websites from capturing personal images while keeping the lens safe from dust.
Related models are collected in the Asus laptops category. Two other models worth a look: the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (K6604JI-ES96) (2023) and the Asus Vivobook 16X OLED (K3605VV-ES96) (2023).

Immersive audio experience

The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED features premium Harman/Kardon audio technology. I found the sound quality quite solid, delivering consistent positional audio in both CS:GO and League of Legends. When listening to music or watching movies in a closed room, the sound remains clear with no distortion, striking a balanced blend between bass and treble.

In two words, this machine is pure "Productivity", handling tasks from light to heavy without breaking a sweat. Gaming on a distinctive 4K UHD+ display was truly impressive, rendering game graphics sharper, richer, and more vibrant. Asus delivers a harmonious blend of premium, sophisticated design and reliable performance, making it a compelling choice for creators.