Asus has added a Ryzen-powered version to its Vivobook Pro 14 range, and in China it costs CNY 7,499 (around $1,115) for the base setup. Asus has not said whether or when this configuration will go on sale internationally, or at what price.
That base model, the Ryzen Edition (M5450), pairs AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 H 465 with 16GB of LPDDR5X memory and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD. A pricier version carries 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Two M.2 2280 slots mean the drive can be upgraded to as much as 4TB.
Processor and screen
The H 465 is a 10-core, 20-thread chip built on Zen 5. It boosts to 5.0 GHz, uses integrated Radeon 880M graphics, and includes an XDNA NPU rated at up to 50 TOPS for AI work.
The display is a 14-inch OLED at 2,880 x 1,800, running at 120Hz in a 16:10 shape. Asus lists 100% DCI-P3 coverage, a 0.2 ms response time and peak brightness of up to 1,100 nits. It is DisplayHDR 1000 certified.
Ports: two USB-A 3.2, a USB4 Type-C, a second USB-C 3.2, HDMI 2.1 and a 3.5mm audio jack. Both USB-C ports accept Power Delivery.
Against the Intel model
The Ryzen version undercuts the 16GB/512GB Intel Vivobook Pro 14 by CNY 300, about $45. That one uses the Core Ultra 7 356H. Notebookcheck compared the two chips across 41 benchmarks, and the Intel part scored 110% against 100% for the Ryzen. The Intel laptop has Thunderbolt 4, where the Ryzen model has USB4.
In China the laptop sells under the Fearless name. Elsewhere it is the Vivobook Pro 14.
Asus also sells a 16-inch Vivobook Pro 16 with the same processor. Its OLED panel is 2.5K at 165Hz, and the machine weighs about 1.65 kg, roughly 260 g more than the 14-inch. The 16GB/512GB version of that model costs CNY 200, around $30, more than the new 14-inch configuration.
