ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) review
ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) — from 2023, 2 kg, performance 80.
Technical specifications
| Type | Laptop |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Screen | 16" · 2560x1600 |
| Processor | Intel Core i9 13980HX , Intel Core i7 13650HX |
| Graphics | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB |
| Max. RAM | 64 GB |
| Weight | 2 kg |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
Performance scores
$553 for an HX flagship engine, a 4060 and 64GB of RAM
The VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604) from 2023 asks $553 — and carries an Intel Core i9-13980HX, an RTX 4060 8GB and 64GB of RAM. The graphics score reads 84.46 against a general-class median of 27.24 — 210% above, enthusiast band, top quartile — with RAM double the class median and a 90Wh battery 87.5% above median in the huge band. Peer comparison finds no serious weak spot, and no task axis falls into the low band: gaming 77 (high), modeling 66 (high), CAD 66 (high), photo 95 (top), office 99 (top), value 78 (high).
The pricing anomaly, read as arithmetic
Five green flags — Overwatch, GTA V and Rainbow Six Siege at recommended, Photoshop and VS Code at minimum — back the enthusiast placing with receipts. Office reads 98.84 (top band) and performance lands at 80.29 (high). An HX-class CPU, a recommended-level 4060, 64GB of RAM and a 90Wh cell at $553 is the kind of exchange the used shelf produces when a generation fully cycles; the value index of 78 (high) records it without flattery.
The concessions are format, not capability
Portability reads 36.7 (mid) — the 16-inch body, honestly placed — and the sheet carries no low-band axis to caveat. The class verdict prices the machine as fair for what it is; at this ticket, "fair" is doing heavy lifting in the buyer's favor.
No depreciation anchor
No launch anchor is attached. The class rate reads 12.85% per year; three years in, the steepest curve is history. The purchase case is present capability — and the capability reads enthusiast-tier across the board.
Where it sits against the shelf
$553 is shared in this batch by two Aspire Vero seats (i3-class machines) and an Aspire 1 (Celeron) — none of which carries a discrete card. Against its own VivoBook Pro sibling, the 15-inch Q533 at $650 with a 3050, this seat reads one CPU class and one GPU class up for $97 less. Among general-class tickets in the whole batch, this is one of the strongest silicon-per-dollar readings.
Bottom line
At $553 this is the value anomaly of the batch: a 13980HX flagship CPU, an RTX 4060 with recommended-level flags, 64GB of RAM, a 90Wh battery and enthusiast graphics placing — with no low-band axis and a high-band value index. Portability mid band names the format honestly. For any buyer whose work fits a 16-inch desk-leaning body, this sheet is among the best exchanges the general shelf evidences at any price in this batch.
🧭 Your context
Stage: Refining requirements
You're refining — compare finalists head-to-head.
🎯 For your profile
You've viewed: You've recently viewed 6 models — compare this model with them in the analogs matrix.
⭐ What stands out
-
graphics performance is higher than typical general laptop class (+200%) (enthusiast tier).
top 25% of its category -
memory capacity is higher than typical general laptop class (+100%) (professional).
top 25% of its category -
battery capacity is higher than typical general laptop class (+87.5%) (huge).
top 25% of its category
🎮 What it can run
⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration easily handles AAA games at ultra settings, 4K video editing, and engineering applications.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 54) ↔ price (median 247.9).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 50) ↔ overall performance (median 43.1).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.3).
VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023): verdict
➡️ Next step
You're refining — compare finalists head-to-head.