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ProArt GoPro Edition (PX13) —
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Power In A 13" Laptop!
ASUS and GoPro have teamed up to build the most capable go-anywhere creator laptop of the year. With AMD's most powerful mobile silicon, 128 GB of lightning-fast RAM, and deep GoPro ecosystem integration baked right in, the ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition is in a class of its own — and we have spent significant time with it to find out if it lives up to the hype.
Introduction — Why This Laptop Matters
Imagine a laptop that fits in a day bag, weighs just 1.39 kilograms, yet houses the same computational firepower that workstations twice its size have historically struggled to match. That is exactly the promise of the ASUS ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 — a machine born from an unlikely but inspired partnership between two titans of the creator world.
For content creators, videographers, and especially outdoor adventurers who live with a GoPro strapped to their chest, backpack, or handlebars, the friction between capturing incredible footage and actually editing it on the road has always been painful. Powerful editing rigs are bulky and fragile; portable laptops are underpowered. The ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 is ASUS's audacious answer to that dilemma, and after spending substantial time with the device across real editing sessions, gaming tests, benchmark runs, and even a stint on Linux, we can confidently say: the hardware ambitions are fully realized — with just a handful of genuine caveats worth knowing before you spend around $3,000 USD.
Promise of this review: We will take you through every aspect of this machine — from the stunning collector's packaging to real 8K export times in Adobe Premiere Pro, Cyberpunk 2077 frame rates, battery drain under mixed workloads, and the nuts-and-bolts of the GoPro integration — so you can decide if this is the creator laptop that finally checks all your boxes.
Unboxing & What's in the Box
The ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 arrives in a premium collector's box adorned with both the ProArt and GoPro branding — a clear signal that this is not a standard SKU but a curated product experience. The moment you open the lid and peel back the layers, it becomes immediately obvious that ASUS has put real thought into every element of the unboxing experience. The laptop sits cradled within a custom-fitted recess, surrounded by accessories arranged like gear in a high-end expedition kit.
Inside the box you will find the following: the laptop itself; a hard-shell sleeve with GoPro-themed branding and adjustable Velcro straps designed to carry both the laptop and your GoPro accessories simultaneously; the ASUS Pen 3.0 with its dedicated charger; a chunky but surprisingly compact 200 W power supply along with its charging cable; and an inner divider layer that keeps the laptop screen protected from anything stored on top. The hard-shell sleeve even has a front pouch large enough for a spare GoPro battery, your Max 2 camera, cables, and the power brick — making it a genuine all-in-one travel solution.
Also bundled: a 12-month GoPro Premium Plus subscription — a $99 value — giving you cloud storage, editing tools, and full access to your GoPro library from day one.
Official Product Photo Gallery
These official press images give you a comprehensive look at the ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 from every angle — the iconic industrial-lined lid, the GoPro blue backlit keyboard, tent mode for presentations, the full GoPro ecosystem bundle, and the clean port layout visible from the rear quarter view.
Design, Build Quality & Portability
Chassis & Materials
The ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition measures just 17.7 mm thin and tips the scales at exactly 1.39 kg — numbers that would be remarkable for any 13-inch machine, let alone one packing this level of computing power. The lid is finished in a distinctive industrial pattern of subtle lines that give it a rugged, tool-like aesthetic reminiscent of GoPro's own product design language. It also features a special nano coating that resists smudges and fingerprints with impressive effectiveness over real-world use, where the surface remained noticeably cleaner than comparable premium laptops.
Build quality is certified to MIL-STD-810H — the same military-grade standard used by defence contractors for equipment that must survive drops, vibrations, temperature extremes, humidity, and dust. For a creator working outdoors, on trails, at campsites, or in field conditions, this certification carries real-world weight. The hinge is outstanding: smooth, firm, and capable of 360° rotation to convert the machine between standard laptop, tent, presentation, and full tablet modes — all one-handed. The total travel weight, once you add the power supply and cable, lands just under 2 kg, which is entirely acceptable for the performance on offer.
GoPro & ProArt Branding Details
Both the ProArt logo and GoPro mark appear on the lid, and the GoPro blue colour theme is carried through to the keyboard backlight — a small but satisfying design touch. Two rubber strips on the base lift the chassis for airflow while providing grip, and dual ventilation channels along the rear and sides manage the considerable thermal output of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 platform.
Display — ASUS Lumina 3K OLED Deep Dive
The ASUS Lumina OLED panel in the PX13 is, in two words, visually stunning. The 13.3-inch fully laminated touchscreen removes the air gap between the glass digitizer and the panel entirely, delivering zero parallax and an image that appears to float directly beneath your fingertips. With a native resolution of 2880 × 1800 (3K), every frame of your GoPro footage, every Lightroom catalogue, and every Premiere Pro timeline looks crisp, detailed, and brilliantly saturated.
Peak brightness lands at 500 nits (measured at approximately 435 nits in real-world testing with a Spyder X Pro), while colour coverage stretches to a verified 100% DCI-P3 — and 93% of the Adobe RGB colour space, which is genuinely impressive for professional colour grading. HDR support rounds out a package that would be near-perfect were it not for the single glaring compromise: a 60 Hz refresh rate. At 3K resolution and this price point, a 120 Hz panel would have elevated every interaction — scrolling, gaming, even the cursor movement — to another level. If your current laptop is already running at 60 Hz, you may not feel the difference day-to-day, but those upgrading from a 120 Hz machine will notice immediately.
Panel Type
OLED Lumina
Resolution
3K 2880×1800
Max Brightness
500 nits
Color Coverage
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
60 Hz (con)
Touch & Pen
Yes Pen 3.0
Keyboard, Touchpad & ASUS Pen 3.0
Keyboard Feel & GoPro Integration
Typing on the ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 is a genuinely satisfying experience. The keys offer excellent travel, are silent under normal typing pressure, and have almost zero flex even when pushed firmly. The GoPro blue backlight is exactly what it sounds like — a distinctive, cool blue tone that suits the device's adventure personality far better than a generic white backlight would. The top-right quadrant of the keyboard houses a dedicated GoPro button (F8) that instantly launches the GoPro Media Player application, letting you go from inserting your Max 2's micro SD card to editing 360° footage in a matter of seconds — no hunting through app launchers required.
The one legitimate keyboard criticism is the half-size up and down arrow keys, a consequence of the 13-inch form factor's space constraints. It is a minor annoyance for touch typists who frequently use the arrow cluster, though entirely typical for this class of compact machine. The layout shown during review was a localized Spanish version, but the US keyboard arrangement follows standard ASUS ProArt convention.
Touchpad & Dial Pad
The touchpad is generously sized for a 13-inch laptop, tracking with excellent precision and zero jitter during fine cursor movements. While it lacks haptic feedback — relying on a physical click mechanism instead — it works with complete reliability. A hidden ASUS Dial Pad can be summoned by swiping from the touchpad's corner, transforming part of the surface into a virtual dial ideal for scrubbing through video timelines in Premiere Pro, adjusting brush size in Photoshop, or controlling playback.
The ASUS Pen 3.0 features 4,096 pressure-sensitive levels and palm rejection that kicks in approximately one centimetre from the screen surface. Response is fast and accurate right to the screen edge, making it well-suited for sketching in Adobe Fresco, annotating documents in tablet mode, or drawing on slides during presentations. The stylus includes its own dedicated charger.
Port Selection & Connectivity
For a 13-inch convertible, the port selection on the ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 is impressively comprehensive. On the right side you will find: a power button with status LED (flush-set to prevent accidental presses); a micro SD card slot (UHS-II rated — perfect for GoPro media); a USB Type-A port running at 10 Gbps; and a USB 4.0 Type-C port delivering 40 Gbps data throughput, video output, and charging via Power Delivery.
The left side adds: an HDMI 2.1 output for external display connectivity up to 4K 120 Hz or 8K 60 Hz; a second USB 4.0 Type-C port; a 3.5 mm combo headphone/microphone jack; and a secondary status LED indicator. The bottom and rear chassis feature additional ventilation slots. There is no Thunderbolt 4 branding — this is AMD-based USB 4, which is functionally equivalent for most use cases. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 handle wireless connectivity, and the Wi-Fi 7 card was confirmed working under Linux Manjaro as well.
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — The Silicon Powerhouse
The star of the show is undeniably the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395. This is a staggering piece of silicon: 16 CPU cores, 32 threads, with a boost clock reaching 5.1 GHz. The integrated graphics solution — the Radeon 8060S — carries a massive 40 compute cores and can be allocated up to 96 GB of the system's unified memory pool, giving it more effective VRAM than most discrete laptop GPUs. The platform also integrates a dedicated AI accelerator (NPU) rated at 50 TOPS — exceeding Microsoft's Copilot+ requirement — meaning AI-assisted features in Windows 11 and compatible creative apps run natively and efficiently without taxing the CPU or GPU.
The total unified memory in this configuration is 128 GB running at 8,000 MT/s via LPDDR5X. This is significant not just for raw performance numbers but for AI and machine learning practitioners: running large language models locally, fine-tuning models on your own data, or using AI-accelerated features in DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro all become genuinely viable on a 1.39 kg laptop. The 2 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD delivers read and write speeds well above 5,000 MB/s, and ASUS has clearly improved their SSD vendor selection compared to models from a couple of years prior.
CPU
Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Cores / Threads
16C / 32T
Max Turbo
5.1 GHz
GPU (iGPU)
Radeon 8060S
AI Performance
50 TOPS
Unified RAM
128 GB @ 8000 MT/s
GPU VRAM (max)
96 GB allocatable
Storage
2 TB PCIe 4.0
CPU, GPU & Benchmark Performance
Numbers on a spec sheet only tell part of the story, so here is what real benchmark software delivers when the ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition is pushed in Performance mode. The results across every test are exceptional, consistently landing the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 among the top-performing mobile platforms available — regardless of whether you are comparing it against Intel's 300-series Ultra chips, Apple M-series silicon, or conventional discrete GPU configurations.
| Benchmark | Test Condition | Score / Result |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 | Multi-Core (Performance Mode) | 31,000 pts |
| Cinebench 2024 | Multi-Core | 1,652 pts |
| Cinebench 2024 | Single-Core | 116 pts |
| Geekbench 6 | Single-Core | ~3,000 pts |
| Geekbench 6 | Multi-Core | ~20,800 pts |
| 3DMark Time Spy | Integrated Radeon 8060S | ≈ RTX 4060 equivalent |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1920×1200, High Preset | 106.41 fps avg |
| The Witcher 3 | 4K, High Preset | 60+ fps |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1440p, High Preset | 90 fps avg |
| 8K Video Export | 10-min video, YouTube 4K preset (Premiere Pro) | ~13 minutes |
| Max CPU Wattage | Under full load | ~109 W |
| Max CPU Temperature | Under sustained load | ~90 °C |
The Geekbench 6 multi-core score of nearly 21,000 points places this laptop decisively ahead of any Intel Core Ultra chip in current production. Even Intel's newer Panther Lake and Luna Lake processors — which edge ahead on single-threaded work — cannot compete with the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in multi-threaded workloads that matter most to video editors, 3D artists, and AI researchers. The 3DMark Time Spy result is particularly notable: the integrated Radeon 8060S delivers graphics performance comparable to or better than the discrete RTX 4060 found in the previous generation ProArt PX13 models, while consuming it from a chip that requires no additional power delivery infrastructure.
GoPro Integration — Story Cube, Dedicated Button & More
The collaboration between ASUS and GoPro goes far deeper than a coat of blue paint and a co-branded box. The hardware and software integration is thoughtful, specific, and genuinely useful for anyone who creates content with a GoPro camera — particularly the GoPro Max 2, whose 8K 360° footage demands exactly this level of computational muscle to edit smoothly.
At the hardware level, the micro SD card slot on the right side is the perfect companion to any GoPro action camera, allowing direct media access without an adapter or external reader. At the software level, pressing the dedicated GoPro button (F8) on the keyboard instantly launches the GoPro Media Player — a purpose-built application that lets you preview 360° footage, adjust the horizon level, apply HyperSmooth stabilization, recenter the camera angle, and export to MP4 at resolutions up to 8K. All of these controls are available right from the player interface without needing to open a separate NLE or editing suite.
Story Cube & GoPro Cloud Library
The integrated Story Cube application connects to your GoPro cloud library, using on-device AI to automatically categorize footage by activity — detecting skiing, cycling, surfing, and dozens of other sports types — making it easy to find and manage large libraries of footage without manually sorting through hours of clips. This AI categorization runs locally on the Ryzen AI Max+ 395's NPU, ensuring it is fast and does not require an internet connection for the analysis itself. The bundled GoPro Premium Plus subscription (12 months, $99 value) provides cloud storage and the full suite of GoPro Quik editing tools to complement the local workflow.
Real-World Video Editing: 8K in Adobe Premiere Pro
The most relevant benchmark for any creator laptop is not a synthetic test score — it is how fast the machine churns through actual work. To that end, a real 10-minute eBike review video was edited entirely on the ProArt GoPro Edition PX13, using footage sourced from an 8K drone, an 8K cinema camera, and a GoPro Max 2 shooting 360° video. The entire edit — cutting, colour grading, audio mixing, and titling — was completed on this machine.
The Adobe Premiere Pro timeline handled 8K source material with smooth playback and responsive scrubbing thanks to the 128 GB unified memory pool available to the iGPU. The final export using the YouTube preset at 4K (requiring a downsample from the 8K source material) completed in just under 13 minutes — a result that would be competitive with many desktop workstations. DaVinci Resolve similarly benefits from the enormous VRAM allocation capability of the Radeon 8060S, making colour science-heavy workflows smooth and stutter-free.
Gaming Performance Tests
Gaming is not the ProArt PX13's primary marketing story, but the Radeon 8060S integrated GPU makes it a genuinely capable gaming platform as a bonus. Performance sits just below an RTX 5060-class discrete GPU — which is extraordinary given there is no dedicated graphics card in this machine at all. The processor's ability to dynamically allocate up to 96 GB of unified memory to the GPU at 8,000 MT/s is the key to this performance: even demanding titles at 1440p and 4K become playable.
In Cyberpunk 2077 at 1920 × 1200 on the High preset, the benchmark returned an average of 106.41 fps — a result that would please any gaming enthusiast. The Witcher 3 ran comfortably above 60 fps at 4K on High settings, though dropping to Medium would be advisable for a locked 60 in more complex outdoor environments. Shadow of the Tomb Raider posted a solid 90 fps average at 1440p High. The only significant caveat is the 60 Hz screen, which prevents the laptop from fully expressing these frame rates — an upgrade to 120 Hz in a future revision would transform the gaming experience completely.
Thermals, Fan Noise & Software
Temperatures & Fan Behaviour
Under sustained maximum load, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 peaks at around 90 °C and pulls up to 109 W — figures that are within expected range for this class of processor and entirely managed by the dual-fan cooling system inside the 17.7 mm chassis. In Performance mode, fan noise is definitely audible when the machine is working hard — comparable to a gaming laptop under load — but less aggressive than many thin-and-light machines that struggle thermally with high TDPs.
For quieter use cases, Whisper mode dramatically reduces fan speed and noise at the cost of some CPU headroom. Standard mode balances the two well. The ASUS ProArt Hub software gives advanced users access to customizable fan curves, manual TDP limits (up to 85 W), and per-fan control — granularity that most laptop manufacturers simply do not offer.
MyASUS & ProArt Hub Software
The pre-installed software suite is clean and genuinely useful — there is no meaningful bloatware. MyASUS handles system updates, driver management, and core settings. The ProArt Hub provides real-time monitoring of CPU/GPU load, access to the operating mode switcher (Fn+F), iGPU dedicated memory allocation (16 / 32 / 64 / 96 GB options), and custom fan profiles. Windows 11 Home ships as the default OS, though an upgrade to Windows 11 Pro is straightforward.
Battery Life & Charging
The 73 Wh battery is a respectable capacity for a 1.39 kg machine, though the sheer power requirements of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 platform mean real-world endurance is moderate rather than all-day. Under a realistic mixed workload — Chrome browsing, documents, PDF review, email, and light 4K video editing — the PX13 delivered approximately 5 to 6 hours of screen-on time. This is an honest real-world figure, not a video loop test.
If heavy workloads — 8K editing, 3D rendering, or intensive gaming — are your primary use case, you will want to remain tethered to the included 200 W power supply. For casual travel use, a USB-C Power Delivery charger will keep the battery topped up, though it will not maintain charge under maximum performance mode. The charging block, while rated at 200 W, is surprisingly compact for its output. Total travel weight with the charger and cable included is just under 2 kg.
Linux Support
For developers, researchers, and power users who prefer a Linux environment, the ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 has good news: Linux support is strong. Testing under the latest build of Manjaro Linux confirmed that both the touchscreen and the Wi-Fi 7 card function correctly without manual driver intervention. While the full GoPro software integration and MyASUS ecosystem are Windows-exclusive, the core hardware platform — CPU, GPU, storage, and networking — is fully functional in a Linux environment, making this a credible choice for developers who also want to edit GoPro footage when booted into Windows.
Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — class-leading multi-core CPU & iGPU performance
- 128 GB unified RAM at 8,000 MT/s — future-proof for AI & LLMs
- Stunning 3K OLED display — 100% DCI-P3, 500 nits, fully laminated
- MIL-STD-810H build quality with nano-coated lid
- Dedicated GoPro button, Story Cube & 12-month Premium Plus subscription
- Comprehensive ports including HDMI 2.1, USB 4 ×2, micro SD
- ASUS Pen 3.0 with 4,096 pressure levels included
- 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD — fast and spacious
- Wi-Fi 7 & good Linux support
- Premium collector's packaging with hard-shell GoPro sleeve
❌ Cons
- 60 Hz display — not 120 Hz, the biggest single missed opportunity
- Battery life only 5–6 hours under mixed real-world use
- Fan noise can be significant under heavy workloads
- No haptic touchpad feedback
- Half-size arrow keys due to space constraints
- ~$3,000 price tag — premium investment
- Ships with Windows 11 Home (not Pro)
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Conclusion & Verdict
The ASUS ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 is a landmark creator laptop. It delivers desktop-grade multi-core CPU performance and discrete GPU-rivalling graphics in a chassis that weighs 1.39 kg and converts into a tablet. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128 GB of unified RAM is a genuine powerhouse that handles 8K video editing, AI workloads, and casual gaming with equal composure. The GoPro integration — hardware, software, and the bundled subscription — is the most thoughtful first-party peripheral partnership in laptop history. The sole significant drawback is the 60 Hz refresh rate, which feels like an unforced error at this price. If you can accept that limitation, this is one of the most exciting portable creator tools money can buy in 2025.
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