Laptop Review: ASUS VivoBook 15 F513IA-EB55-WH

The ASUS VivoBook 15 F513IA-EB55-WH is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000 Series) Integrated graphics . Other key specs include 8GB of RAM and 128 GB SSD, 1TB HDD. The Display here is a 15.6 Inch 60 Hz FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U through a mid-range processor. The six cores processor comes with 6 Threads and is based on the Zen 2 architecture. The 4500U has a base clock of 2.3 GHz and the clock speed can be turbo boosted to up to 4 GHz. When compared to its previous generation the 4500U is almost 2 times faster and is slightly faster than the 10th Gen Intel Core i7 1065G7.

CPU Specs:

• Base Clock: 2.2 GHz
• Boost Clock: 4 GHz
• L1 Cache: 384 KB
• L2 Cache: 3 MB
• L3 Cache:  8 MB
• TDP: 15 Watts
• Core Count: 6
• Thread Count: 6
• iGPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 6
• Manufacturing Technology: 7 Nm

GPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 ( Ryzen 4000 Series) 

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 is based on the 5th Gen Vega architecture and 7 nm manufacturing process. Performance of the Vega 6 Graphics depends on a number of factors such as the configured TDP (12-25 Watts), Clock Speed, Cooling Solution, and RAM configuration. The integrated GPU greatly benefits from fast dual-channel memory.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000 series) graphics are almost 20 percent faster than the last-gen Vega 8 (2000/3000 series). When compared to its Nvidia counterparts the Vega 6 scales above the Mx230 and comes close to Mx150 and Mx330 in terms of performance.

Display: 60Hz FHD (AU Optronics B156HAN02.1)

The FHD panel on the ASUS VivoBook 15 F513IA-EB55-WH has a 60Hz Refresh rate and doesn’t suffer from and noticeable issues such as backlight bleeding and PWM flickering. The display here has an average color coverage and below-average brightness and suitable for outdoor use.

Display Specs:

• Panel Model Number: AU Optronics B156HAN02.1
• Coverage: 65% sRGB | 48% AdobeRGB | 48% DCI P3;
• Max brightness: 250 Nits;
• Contrast Ratio: 800:1;
• Colour Temperature: 6485K;
• PWM Flickering: No;
• Response Time: 25 ms

How is the ASUS VivoBook 15 F513IA-EB55-WH for Gaming?

The AMD Vega 6 Graphics (4000 Series) should be able to handle most modern games that are not very graphic demanding such as League of Legends, Dota 2, Minecraft, CS: GO, GTA 5, and Fortnite. But consider this it only has 12 percent of the benchmark performance when compared with industry-leading AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT. 

Gaming Benchmarks

• below 20 FPS– Unplayable/laggy/stuttery
• 20-30 FPS– Below average, acceptable for some laggy for others.
• 30-45 FPS– Average, acceptable for most people.
• 45-60 FPS– Above Average, Smooth animation/No lag.
• 60-90 FPS– Semi-Professional.
• Above 90 FPS– God tier/Hardcore/Professional.

Fortnite

• Low ( 768p): 60 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 55 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 24 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 17 FPS

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)

• Low ( 768p): 54 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 23 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 21 FPS

GTA V

• Low ( 768p): 60 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 60 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 30 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 11 FPS

CS:GO (Counter Strike: Global Offesnsive)

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 60 FPS

League of Legends 

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• High (1080p): 60 FPS

Overwatch

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• High (1080p): 48 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 27 FPS

Apex Legends

• Low (768p): 58 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 24 FPS
• High (1080p): 20 FPS