As the world officially enters the AI era, the laptop market is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Recently, AMD has launched the Ryzen AI 300 series mobile processor platform based on the brand-new Zen 5 architecture. With comprehensive enhancements in NPU, CPU, and GPU performance, it delivers better performance and aims to provide users with an unprecedented intelligent computing experience.

In this context, the ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 high-performance AI PC was born — it is ASUS's latest masterpiece in the AI PC field, equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, and combined with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, enabling efficient processing of complex AI tasks. It handles generative AI, image processing, and video optimization with ease, greatly enhancing the efficiency of creation and work, providing a powerful creative platform for professional creators, AIGC artists, and design workers. Not only does it reach the industry's top level in hardware configuration, but the ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 also puts in a lot of effort in software and user experience — it is equipped with a 4K OLED ASUS good screen, with ultimate color reproduction and delicate picture performance, allowing every creation to restore the visual effects of the real world. Coupled with the innovative design of the ASUS virtual dial and creator center, the ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 perfectly integrates physical operation with digital creativity, allowing creators to enjoy an efficient workflow while also enjoying the joy of creation.

Product Specifications:

Operating System: Windows 11 Home (64-bit)

Main Screen: 16-inch OLED ASUS good screen (3840×2400@60Hz)

Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor (12 cores, 24 threads, with a maximum boost frequency of 5.1GHz)

Memory: 64GB LPDDR5X 7500MHz dual-channel memory

Storage: 2TB PCIe 4.0 high-speed SSD

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR6 memory)

Battery: 90WhWeight: Approximately 1.8kg (excluding power adapter)

Reference Price: 17,999 yuan

A Fusion of Art and Technology

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The ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 features a matte aluminum alloy casing that exudes a sense of luxury. The new generation ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 has achieved a comprehensive evolution in every detail of its design, from its external appearance to its internal capabilities, setting a new benchmark for AI PCs. Firstly, the body design of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 integrates modern art with cutting-edge technology. The introduction of a new brand logo at the bottom left corner of the A face not only enhances brand recognition but also highlights the high-end positioning of the product. At the same time, the nano-tech black color scheme gives the product a deep and mysterious visual impact. The nano-porous protective coating on the shell surface achieves a darker, more matte, and more fingerprint-resistant effect—by reducing reflective phenomena, the casing presents a high-end matte texture, and this special coating also effectively resists the retention of fingerprints and oil stains, maintaining the cleanliness of the casing for a long time.

In terms of the balance between performance and portability, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 also performs exceptionally well. As an AI PC with a 16-inch 4K OLED ASUS display on the B face, it provides a broad view while, through ingenious industrial design, controlling the overall weight of the machine to approximately 1.8kg, and the thickness is surprisingly reduced to 14.9mm. This data is particularly prominent in the high-performance creative notebook market of the same specification. Compared to competitors that typically weigh about 2.4kg, its slimness undoubtedly brings a good portable experience to creators, allowing inspiration and creation to flow freely anytime, anywhere. Of course, this lightweight design is also due to its exquisite CNC one-piece forming process—through high-precision CNC machining, every part of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 is closely connected and seamlessly integrated, not only enhancing the overall structural strength but also endowing the product with smooth and elegant line aesthetics. The frame is cleverly decorated with vertical stripes, which not only enrich the visual level of the casing as an element but also enhance the stability and comfort when holding to a certain extent. In addition, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 also adopts an innovative hidden hinge design, which not only further reduces the thickness of the casing but also makes the screen opening and closing more stable and smooth, reducing unnecessary friction and wear. The presence of the hidden hinge makes the appearance of the whole machine more concise and unified, without the abruptness of the traditional hinge design, and the overall design is more harmonious and beautiful.

The upper half of the C face of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 features a silent keyboard with white backlighting, which has a moderate key rebound force and rapid feedback in actual use. It is worth mentioning that this machine retains the directional key design, and the function key area has added many Fn shortcut keys for easy daily use. The ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 is equipped with six stereo speakers, supporting Harman Kardon sound and Dolby Atmos, with large speaker openings on both sides of the keyboard. In addition, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 has designed a large 7.1-inch touchpad in the area below the keyboard, with an outstanding touch feel. At the same time, the ASUS Dial on the upper left of the touchpad is the essence of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024. This is an innovative design developed by ASUS specifically for creators, which is not only deeply adapted to Adobe's family of software but also adapted to Microsoft Edge browser, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and video editing software. Among them, video editing can achieve global value adjustment and frame adjustment before and after the video. At the same time, with the help of the Creator Hub (Creator Center), users can not only customize the functions of the ASUS Dial but also monitor the operation status of the notebook, calibrate screen parameters, adjust program settings, and intelligently manage grouped programs.

The interfaces of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 are mainly concentrated on the left and right sides of the body, and the rich interface configuration can meet the needs of most users. Whether it is connecting multiple monitors or connecting expansion docks and other devices, it can be easily dealt with, especially the standard SD Express 7.0 slot, which can reach a speed of 985MB/s, which is very convenient for creative users such as photographers.The ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 features a large grille on the D-side, with beveled edges at a small angle, and long black rubber feet at the top and bottom to enhance friction at the bottom. The speaker grilles are also evenly placed on both sides of the bottom.

16-inch 4K OLED ASUS ProArt Display with Touch Support

The ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 is equipped with a 16-inch touch OLED ASUS ProArt display with a screen resolution of 3840 x 2400. It surpasses most laptop screens on the market that use IPS technology in terms of color, brightness, contrast, and other core indicators. Specifically, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024's screen uses 10-bit color depth technology, allowing the screen to display approximately 1 billion colors smoothly and naturally, without color banding, providing professional designers and photographers with excellent color accuracy and ensuring that every detail in the creation process is perfectly presented. In addition, its ultra-low 0.2ms screen response time greatly reduces image drag and latency, ensuring smooth and unobstructed images for fast-moving gaming scenes or rapidly switching work interfaces, providing users with a silky visual experience.

The peak brightness of up to 600 nits allows the screen to maintain clear visibility even in bright environments, meeting the needs of outdoor creation or use in high-brightness environments. It is particularly worth mentioning that the screen covers 100% of the P3 color gamut, which means it can display a richer and more vibrant color range. For users who need to handle professional color fields, this is undoubtedly a great blessing. Coupled with a contrast ratio of up to 1,000,000:1, it makes blacks deeper and whites purer, with clear layers and detailed images. Moreover, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024's screen has passed the DisplayHDR True Black 600 certification, which not only proves its excellent ability to display high dynamic range (HDR) content but also emphasizes its ultimate pursuit of black performance, bringing users a more immersive viewing and creative experience. It also supports Dolby Vision technology, allowing users to enjoy a cinematic audio-visual feast. In terms of eye protection, the screen also performs well, obtaining the TÜV Low Blue Light Eye Care certification, effectively reducing the harm of harmful blue light to the eyes, and maintaining eye comfort during long-term use. Thus, we can see that the ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024, with its excellent screen quality, not only provides creators with ultimate color reproduction and visual experience but also becomes an indispensable assistant in their creative journey.

The screen of the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 is precisely calibrated at the factory, and the system also includes four professional color spaces: native color space, sRGB color space, Display P3 color space, and DCI-P3 color space, which can be switched to cover a variety of daily and professional needs. In addition, to extend the service life of the OLED screen, ASUS has designed an OLED Care mechanism in the notebook system, which can protect the OLED screen by automatically moving desktop icons, wallpapers + automatically hiding the taskbar + special screen savers. So, how does the screen performance of the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 look? We have tested it with the SpyderX colorimeter.

It can be seen that in the native color space mode, this machine's screen has an excellent color gamut coverage area. Its sRGB color gamut coverage reaches 100%, Adobe RGB color gamut coverage reaches 96.5%, and DCI-P3 color gamut coverage reaches 99.7%. At the same time, the color gamut volume also reaches 174.5%, 120.2%, and 123.6% respectively, indicating that this machine's screen has an extremely wide color gamut range and can display vivid colors.

Next, let's look at the color accuracy of this machine. We switched the screen color profile to Display P3 color space mode, and the SpyderX colorimeter test showed that the average color accuracy of this machine in Display P3 mode is ΔE 0.81. A result less than 1 indicates that this machine's screen has excellent color accuracy, with no color deviation, and its color accuracy is reliable, making it perfectly suitable for creators.

Official data indicates that the screen peak brightness of the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 can reach 600 nits. We turned on the HDR display mode in the system and verified it with the SpyderX colorimeter.

When we play HDR content with the VESA DisplayHDR software and check the current screen's maximum brightness with the SpyderX colorimeter, we can see that the actual maximum initial brightness of the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 exceeds 600 nits, thus being able to fully display the charm of HDR content.Performance Configuration Analysis

The Ryzen AI 300 series processors, built with Zen5, RDNA 3.5, and XDNA2 to form an AI acceleration architecture, have reshaped the boundaries of high-performance computing and AI integration. Compared to the previous combination of Zen4, RDNA 3, and XDNA, they have achieved a qualitative change in performance, highlighting the energy efficiency ratio.

Specifically, the Zen5 architecture, as the core driving force, has brought about an approximate 16% increase in IPC (Instructions Per Clock Cycle) through in-depth optimization of the instruction set and microarchitecture. This significant improvement directly translates into stronger processing capabilities and lower power consumption, providing users with a more efficient and enduring computing experience. The introduction of the RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture, while maintaining excellent graphics processing capabilities, has achieved a huge leap in energy efficiency, ensuring high performance and low heat generation in complex graphic rendering tasks, injecting new vitality into fields such as creative design and gaming entertainment. It is worth mentioning that the NPU built under the XDNA 2 architecture has seen its computing power soar to 50 TOPS, meaning that the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series can easily handle a wide range of tasks from basic machine learning to complex AI inference, bringing users an outstanding intelligent acceleration experience. Therefore, in today's era where AI PCs are gradually becoming a mainstream trend, choosing devices equipped with Ryzen AI 300 processors means that users do not have to compromise in their pursuit of ultimate performance, long battery life, and top AI computing power. Whether it is professional designers, data analysts, AI researchers, or gaming enthusiasts, they can all find the perfect solution to meet their needs on this platform.

In addition, AMD's determination to build a prosperous AI ecosystem should not be overlooked. Through substantial investments and acquisitions of AI-related companies, AMD has not only strengthened its own technical capabilities but also greatly enriched AI application scenarios and solutions. At the same time, close cooperation with numerous global partners to jointly develop innovative AI applications has laid a solid foundation for the future AI usage experience of the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processors. This comprehensive and multi-dimensional layout will undoubtedly push the AI PC market towards a more intelligent, efficient, and convenient new era.

Moreover, the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processors currently support over 100,000 Windows games, over 35 million Windows applications, and over 6 billion Windows devices.

In fact, as AMD's first series of processors with AI in the name, the biggest highlight of the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series is its comprehensive support for AI applications. AMD's deep cooperation with Microsoft also allows the AMD Ryzen AI series to provide a more outstanding user experience in Copilot+PC.

In the testing section, we will adjust the power strategy of the ProArt Creator 16 2024 to the high-performance mode through ASUS Manager.

How does the ProArt Creator 16 2024, equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, perform in actual testing? This machine achieved a single-thread score of 1970pts and a multi-thread score of 23201pts in the CINEBENCH R23 10-minute loop test.In terms of graphics, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 can be equipped with the RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, which features the brand-new Ada Lovelace architecture. It boasts 4608 CUDA cores, 8GB GDDR6 memory, and a 128-bit memory bus width. According to GPU-Z software detection, the graphics card of this machine has a default frequency of 1305MHz and a Boost frequency of 1605MHz. Notably, the RTX 4070 Laptop GPU integrates the third-generation RT Core and the fourth-generation Tensor Core. The fusion of these two core technologies not only provides users with an unprecedented ray-tracing experience and achieves ultimate realism in scene rendering but also significantly enhances AI computing and acceleration capabilities. For creative professionals, this leads to a dual leap in efficiency and quality across various professional creative software. More crucially, the RTX 4070 Laptop GPU introduces the new eighth-generation NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC) that supports AV1 encoding, directly addressing the challenges of AV1 video format encoding and decoding. Compared to the previous RTX 30 series Laptop GPUs, it demonstrates higher efficiency and compatibility in live streaming media production and high-definition video editing, opening up new possibilities for content creators. With high-specification hardware configurations, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 has also passed the NVIDIA Studio certification, allowing it to enjoy optimizations brought by Studio drivers.

In the V-Ray Benchmark, which focuses on image rendering performance, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 achieved excellent results of 2008 vpaths in CUDA mode and 3080 vpaths in RTX mode, easily handling the majority of Studio creations.

Beyond the processor and graphics card, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 also meets the standards of flagship products in other hardware specifications. This machine is equipped with a combination of 64GB LPDDR5X 7500MHz dual-channel memory and a 2TB PCIe 4.0 high-speed SSD, which can prevent issues such as lag and crashes caused by insufficient memory when running multiple large creative software, ensuring smoother operation of the entire system.

In the comprehensive application test using the CrossMark testing software, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor equipped in the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 performs well, achieving a total score of 1761, a productivity score of 1593, a creativity score of 2223, and a responsiveness score of 1180.

In the PCMark 10 test, which focuses on overall office performance, the ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 2024 scored a total of 7887, with the "Essential Everyday Tasks" score exceeding ten thousand, and the "Digital Content Creation" related to creative design achieving 12441 points, making its overall performance commendable.Through the Stable Diffusion Web UI test, we can observe that the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024, with GPU acceleration, generates an image with a resolution of 512x512 in just 5.1 seconds.

When adjusting the batch size to 4 and the quantity to 5, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 generates 20 images with a resolution of 512x512 under the same keywords in 49.3 seconds, which is highly efficient.

Additionally, we experienced the performance of running AI applications locally with the "AMD Ryzen AI Assistant." The "AMD Ryzen AI Assistant" is developed based on the self-optimized inference tool chain MLGuider for large models by Qinghao Intelligence. It can load various types of edge-side large models such as BaiChuan and QianWen, allowing the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 to quickly experience generative AI capabilities without the need for an internet connection.

Stability and Battery Life Performance Analysis

The ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 features the ASUS ProArt Glacier cooling architecture, which includes a combination of three fans and four heat pipes, and the CPU is equipped with liquid metal thermal conduction. Based on our experience, the thermal efficiency of this AI PC should be quite outstanding.

After a 30-minute dual-burn test, we observed the highest temperature on the front surface of the machine to be 48.9°C using a FLIR infrared thermal imager, located in the central upper area of the C surface, with the WASD key area at 33°C, and the middle area of the keyboard at 47.2°C, which only feels slightly warm to the touch. The palm rest area maintains a temperature of around 33.2°C, which does not affect the wrists.

Furthermore, after a 30-minute dual-burn test, we also noticed that the processor package power consumption of this machine is maintained at around 35W, with an average temperature of 79.8°C, and the dedicated graphics card power consumption is maintained at around 85W, with an average temperature of approximately 77.6°C. This means that under the extreme scenario of dual-burn, the entire machine can maintain a performance output of about 120W, which is a good performance.

To ensure battery life, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 is equipped with a large-capacity 90Wh lithium battery. We conducted a battery life test on it using PCMark 10 (with display brightness adjusted to 50%, volume adjusted to 20%, battery mode set to best energy efficiency, and driver strategy set to quiet mode), and it lasted 7 hours and 41 minutes on "modern office" tasks before the battery was depleted by 97%. Additionally, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 also supports ASUS fast charging technology, which is commendable for both battery life and charging performance.

Conclusion

When many focus on the hardware configuration of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024, some may wonder, as it is equipped with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and an RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, which at first glance, can handle popular AAA game titles of the moment. However, behind this configuration choice lies a deep understanding of the profound needs of creative work. Delving into the "inner world" of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024, it is not difficult to find that it is indeed on par with mainstream gaming laptops in terms of performance, and even superior in some aspects. Through testing and verification, this model is more than capable of handling various high-intensity creative tasks, including graphic design and AIGC. But the charm of the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 goes far beyond this. ASUS has deeply understood the unique needs of the creator community and has carefully crafted a highly coordinated ecosystem of software and hardware, which is the fundamental difference from traditional gaming laptops.From the exceptional OLED ASUS display to the innovative ASUS Dial, and the Creator Hub designed specifically for creators, every detail demonstrates ultimate optimization and respect for the creative process. This ecosystem not only enhances work efficiency but also makes the creative process smoother and more enjoyable than ever before, truly achieving seamless integration of tools and inspiration. Therefore, the ProArt StudioBook 16 2024 is not just a powerfully configured laptop; it is ASUS's profound interpretation of the philosophy that "each profession has its own expertise," and it is tailor-made for artists and designers who pursue outstanding creations, serving as the wings of their dreams. Here, the power of technology is endowed with a soul, becoming a strong force that propels creativity to extend infinitely.