There are plenty of versions of the ROG Strix G15, but the model that is on offer right now is the Advantage Edition, which is an all-AMD SKU. You're looking at a Ryzen 9 5000-series mobile CPU alongside a Radeon RX 6800M for a powerful combo for gaming and more serious enterprises. This machine is currently enjoying a $300 saving, reducing its price down to just $1,400. Quite a bargain.
Technically, the Ryzen 9 5980HX you'll find inside this smart-looking system is a last-gen processor, but it was the top chip of that generation and it still packs a serious punch today. You're looking at an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a max boost clock of 4.8GHz and a nominal base clock of 3.3GHz. This 'Cezanne' processor has more than enough power to keep your games ticking along basically, and it'll handle your video editing and rendering needs as well if needed.
The major part of the gaming equation is obviously the GPU and here there's plenty like in the form of the Radeon RX 6800M. Nvidia may be the preferred option for many gaming laptops, but such machines tend to cost a lot more than this. When you discover that the performance from this GPU is generally at least somewhere between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080, you'll quickly see how much of a deal you're getting here.
There is a caveat here, and that is AMD's GPUs don't enjoy ray tracing quite as much as Nvidia's offerings. As such, you'll suffer quite a performance hit if you turn on the most extreme of pretties, so if you're specifically after tracing light rays, you may want to go for a different machine. For the vast majority of games though, there's plenty of power on offer.
Asus has paired this GPU with a decent screen too. You're looking at a 165Hz 1440p display that does a good job of showing off what the GPU is capable of. There's not much of a bezel on the sides or top either.
The only mark against the Strix G15 Advantage Edition is that the SSD is a bit on the small side, particularly for what this machine should sell for. With the $300 reduction, you won't feel quite so short-changed, and you can upgrade later down the line. Still, on the desktop, we're essentially seeing 2TB drives as the new norm, and on laptops, 1TB would be a preferred capacity, simply because games are getting pretty big these days.
Overall though, this is a brilliant laptop at a great price. Throw in a big bag of RGB lighting and plenty of room to keep those top-end components running cool, and you have a proper gaming laptop that will last you well.
