Time to discuss the updated variant of the Asus ProArt P16 series in this review.
Earlier in the year Asus launched a 2025 mild refresh of the previous 2024 P16 chassis, but as of Fall 2025, there’s a new and improved variant available, targeting the same segment of creator/pro-level thin-and-light computers.
On the outside, the differences between all the P16 generations are minimal to none, with this latest model being minimally thicker and heavier, but otherwise the same all-black minimalist design.
On the inside, though, the late-2025 update comes with more powerful hardware specs on the GPU side (RTX 5070Ti, 5080 and 5090 variants, paired with the same Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor), a more capable cooling module with a vapor-chamber, borrowed from the top-specced Zephyrus G16 models, and a Tandem OLED display with a 4K 120Hz panel, thus faster and brighter than the regular 4K OLED offered on the previous P16 generation.
Now, telling these versions apart isn’t straightforward at all, but in general lines, the older model comes with 4060/4070/5060/5070 graphics, while this updated variant bundles 5070Ti/5080/5090 graphics, alongside the vapor-chamber cooling and improved OLED.
Our review unit is the top-specced RTX 5090 version with 64 GB of RAM, available at launch for 4000 USD / 4800 EUR, mostly on par with the most powerful RTX 5090 full-size notebooks available out there . So let’s see what you’re getting for this kind of money.
2025 ASUS ProArt P16 workstation, 5090 version
ASUS ProArt H7606WX, 2025 model
Display 16-inch, 16:10, glossy, touch,Lumina Pro OLED 4K+ 3840 x 2400 px , 120 Hz VRR 0.2ms,
Processor AMD Strix Point, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 12C/24T, up to 5.1 GHz
Video Radeon 890M + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 24GB (up to 130W with Dyn Boost)
Memory 64 GB LPDDR5x-7500 (onboard)
Storage 2x 2TB SSDs (Micron 2500) – 2x M.2 PCIe gen4 slots
Connectivity WiFi 7 2×2 with Bluetooth 5.4 (Mediatek MT7925 module)
Ports left: DC-in, HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x USB-C 4.0 , 1x USB-A 3.2, audio jack
Battery 90 Wh, 200 W power adapter, USB-C charging up to 100W
Size 354 mm or 13.96” (w) x 246 mm or 9.68 (d) x 14.9 – 18.3 mm or .59” – .68″ (h)
Weight 1.93 kg (4.25 lbs),
Extras clamshell format with 130-degree hinge, clean design without any lightbar on the lid,
Design and ergonomics As mentioned earlier, this updated ProArt P16 is almost identical to the previous chassis in design and functionality. The differences are minimal, with this late-2025 model being about 1 mm thicker and less than 100 grams heavier, as a result of incorporating an updated and more capable cooling module with a vapor chamber.
Hence, go ahead and read my indepth thoughts on this chassis in my previous articles here and here .
Briefly, though, this is a premium-tier laptop in a compact and lightweight package, at sub 2 kilos. It feels sturdy and exquisite to the touch, as it is entirely made out of metal pieces. It doesn’t flex or squeak in any obvious way.
Aesthetically, this is an all-black minimalist approach with few and muted branding elements. It is the absolute sleeper design.
It does smudge fairly easily, though, as expected from a black metal box. It could also dent and chip around the edges, so treat it well. The display smudges just as easily and requires some effort to wipe clean, something to keep in mind considering this laptop implements a touchscreen.
Functionality is mostly well refined, with the exception of the limited screen angle of around 130 degrees. Ideally, this sort of portable design should have a 180 screen.
As for the IO, that’s lined on the sides and includes most of the right ports, including USB-C slots on both sides (with charging support) and an SD card reader.
For what is worth, the power plug is the new straight-on design that Asus use on their modern laptops, which means the cable sticks out annoyingly to the side and can’t be nicely routed to the back.
Overall, this is still one of the best designs in this space. It could have been perfect with a 180 display.
Keyboard and touchpad The ProArt P16 offers an excellent keyboard and a huge glass touchpad, that is actually too big for its own good in some situations.
The keyboard is a minimalist layout, with a full set of main keys and small arrows, but without a NumPad or the extra media keys available on ROG units.
The typing experience is much on par with the Zephyrus models, among the better in this space, with firm feedback and fairly deep stroke depth at 1.7 mm. Of course, these keys smudge easily, being black smooth plastic.
The keys are backlit, but with white-only LEDs, not RGB as on the Zephyrus models. The LEDs are plenty bright and uniform. They also activate with a swipe over the touchpad once they time out (it’s a setting in myAsus, and can be deactivated if needed).
The touchpad is huge and occupies most of the armrest, stretching all the way from just under the Space key to the front of the laptop.
This touchpad works well, although you’ll need time to mentally get used to its size. The physical clicks in the corners are quiet and smooth, and palm rejection works fine as well.
The fact that this touchpad goes all the way to the front of the laptop can be annoying when using the device on the lap or on the legs, with clothes creating false swipes and taps.
The top-left corner of this touchpad is a customizable Dial Pad, a rotary dial that can be used for various actions in Windows and in some apps. It works in Photoshop or Premiere, but I’m not entirely convinced this is actually useful for real-life use. At least it doesn’t impede the general use experience in any way by creating any dead zones on the touchpad.
Finally, for biometrics, there’s an IR camera here, but no finger sensor in the power button.
16-inch Lumina Pro OLED display, 120 Hz The display on this ProArt P16 is a 16-inch 16:10 format with what Asus calls a Lumina Pro OLED panel. In other words, this is a newer-gen Tandem OLED from Samsung, with 120 Hz refresh and VRR (unlike the 60 Hz refresh on the previous panel), still 4K resolution, and much higher sustained and peak brightness levels: 700 nits sustained, 1600 nits peak.
This latter aspect makes this OLED more convenient to use in bright offices or even outdoors, despite still being a glossy surface, as well as enhances its HDR capabilities for movies and games. With peak HDR brightness over 1500 nits, compared to 500+ nits on the regular OLEDs, the difference in HDR capabilities is night and day.
Here’s what we got in our tests, with an X-Rite i1 Display Pro sensor :
Panel HardwareID: Samsung SDC420E (ATNA60HC03-0);
Coverage: 100% sRGB, 98.2% Adobe RGB, 99.3% DCI-P3;
Type: 10-bit with HDR, 120 Hz;
Measured gamma: 2.22;
Max brightness in the middle of the screen: 679.42 cd/m2 on power;
Min brightness in the middle of the screen: <5 cd/m2 on power;
Contrast at max brightness: 1:1;
White point: 6500 K;
Black on max brightness: 0 cd/m2;
PWM: Yes, to be discussed.
As for the 120 Hz refresh rate, it makes everything appear smoother than on a 60Hz screen, and is an expected update for gaming as well, paired with the VRR functionality and lighting-fast response times. Just keep in mind this ProArt series doesn’t implement a MUX or GSync, so if gaming is what you’re primarily after, you’re probably still better off with a Zephyrus G16.
One other aspect that must be mentioned here is the grain induced by the touch layer. It’s not that visible when keeping this panel at higher brightness levels over 60%, but it is quite noticeable at lower brightness and not just on whites, but on pretty much all lighter solid colors. I noticed other people complain about this issue in other implementations of the touch Tandem OLED technology, so it’s just a common quirk that you’d have to accept.
You’d also have to accept the other potential nuisances of OLED panels on laptops, such as potential burn-in if not used properly, and potential flickering at lower brightness levels – Asus offers ways to mitigate both here, at least to some extent.
Hardware and performance – AMD Ryzen AI, GeForce RTX 5090 dGPU Our test model is a top-specced configuration of the late-2025 Asus ProArt P16 refresh, code name M7606WX, with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 24GB dGPU, 64 GB of DDR5-7500 memory, and two fast 2 TB gen4 SSDs.
Disclaimer: This unit was sent over for review by Asus, and is an early pre-launch test sample. I tested it with the software available as of mid-October 2025 (BIOS 301, Nvidia 581.57 Studio/Game Ready). Some aspects could change with future software updates. Furthermore, as this is a pre-retail review unit, we ran into an issue around the CPU running hotter than expected, which should not be the case for the models actually available in stores.
Spec-wise, this series is based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Strix Point hardware platform paired with Nvidia RTX 5000 Blackwell graphics.
The CPU is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, an excellent mobile hybrid design with 12 Cores and 24 Threads. This integrates 4x Performance Zen5 Cores and 8x Efficiency Zen5c Cores, with Hyper-Threading. It runs at up to 80W sustained in this chassis ProArt P16, which is sufficient for this platform.
For the GPU, this ProArt P16 refresh is bundled with RTX 5070Ti, RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 dGPUs, mid-powered implementations running at up to 120-130W TGP with Dynamic Boost. Our review unit is the 5090 variant.
The GPU choice and TGP power are the main hardware updates for this ProArt P16 refresh, with higher-tier graphics chips running at higher TGP than on the other model released earlier this year.
There’s still no MUX here or Advanced Optimus, only regular Hybrid Optimus. This impacts the gaming experience to some extent.
For the RAM, the series is mostly available with 64 GB LPDDR5x-7500 memory, onboard. 32 GB configurations might also be available for the 5070Ti variants in some markets.
For storage, there are two M.2 2280 PCIe gen4 slots on this series, without support for gen5 drives. Our sample comes preconfigured with two mid-tier Micron 2500 2TB drives.
Getting inside to the components requires you to remove a few Torx screws, all easily accessible. Be aware that these screws are of three different sizes, so make sure you put them back in their right place. There is a pop-up screw on the bottom right corner, making it easier to take out that bottom panel.
Inside, everything is packed up efficiently, and you get access to the cooling module (with a vapor chamber on this variant), the SSDs and WiFi module, the battery, and the speakers.
Specs aside, Asus offer their standard power profiles in the ProArt Creator Hub control app: Whisper, Standard, Performance, and Manual, with various power settings and fan profiles between them, summarized in the following table.
Whisper Standard Performance Manual
CPU only, SPL/SPPT TDP
45/60W
50/70W
80/80W
80/80W
GPU only, max TGP
55W
105W
120W
130W ??
Crossload
~85W, 30 + 55W
~125W, 20 + 105W
~140W, 20 + 120W
~150W, 20 + 130W
Noise at head-level, tested
~35 dBA
38-45 dBA
45-48 dBA
48-49 dBA
These profiles are different from the earlier P16 model, with higher GPU power and louder fan settings.
They’re not properly refined at this point, though. Performance and Manual run at fairly similar settings, and both tend to max out the fans at 48 dBA in sustained loads, with few exceptions. Standard mode runs noisily as well, at 45 dBA in most cases.
Previously, Performance mode was capped around 45 dBA and Standard kept the fans quieter at sub 40 dBA, which I’d expect should be the settings to pursue here as well. As it is, there’s no proper mid-level profile that balances performance and noise levels, since Standard and Performance and even Manual are so close in terms of power and general behavior. Whisper mode keeps quiet, of course, but only delivers limited capabilities on the GPU side.
All in all, I’d expect these profiles to be further tweaked in the near future.
Before we jump to the performance section, here’s how this laptop handles everyday use and multitasking on the Whisper profile, unplugged from the wall.
Performance and benchmarks On to more demanding loads, we start by testing the CPU’s performance by running the Cinebench R15 test for 15+ times in a loop, with a 1-2 second delay between each run.
I’ve tested the laptop raised off the desk to favor proper cooling. The performance isn’t notably impacted when keeping it flat on the desk, but internal and external temperatures run hotter by a few degrees.
On Performance mode, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor runs at ~75W of sustained power for this test, with scores of 3300 points, but with very high temperatures of 95-97 C. The fans spin loudly at 48 dBA.
For comparison, the previous ProArt P16 models tested ran cooler and quieter in this same test, at ~80W TGP with temperatures in the high 80s C and 45 dBA fan noise. That means something is most likely wrong with the CPU cooling on this review unit, which is a pre-production sample.
Manual mode allows maxing out the CPU at 80W TDP and maxing out the fans, but without any impact on the general behavior, since the fans already run at 48dBA on Performance.
Standard is the mid-level profile. The CPU stabilizes at ~50-55W after a few loops, with temperatures in the high-80s °C and fan noise at ~38 dBA at head-level. The scores are within 5% of Performance mode.
The CPU still runs hot compared to the previous P16, which was able to keep the CPU at low-70s C on this same profile with the same settings.
I tested Standard mode on 100W PD power as well, which performs similarly to Standard mode on the main charger.
Whisper mode performed similarly, with a 50W TDP and fan noise under 35 dBA.
There’s about a 10% variation in scores between all these modes, showcasing the AMD platform’s scalability and versatility at mid-power levels.
Finally, the CPU runs at ~45 W of power on battery use, on the Standard profile. Details below.
Even though the CPU runs at 5-10W lower power in this sample than on the previous ProArt P16 models tested in the past, the Ryzen AI processor scores nearly the same, and that’s because the platform delivers more or less the same performance at between 50 to 80W of power, with a 10% gap between these levels.
To put these findings in perspective, here’s how this AMD Ryzen AI 9 370 implementation fares against other modern platforms in this test.
This Ryzen AI 370 scores on par with other implementations of the same hardware. It’s still a very competitive mobile platform, a little faster than a Core Ultra 9 285H implemented in similar devices and faster than the Core Ultra 9 185H in previous-gen lineups. At the same time, this is significantly behind in multi-core performance compared to an Arrow Lake Ultra 9 275HX implementation in a full-power laptop.
We then went ahead and further verified our findings with the more taxing Cinebench R23 loop test and Blender – Classroom, which resulted in similar findings to what we explained above: high CPU temperatures causing slight power throttling on Manual/Performance, but with a minimal impact on performance due to the platform’s power scaling ability. We measured 75W for Manual, 72W for Performance with the laptop raised up and 70W with it flat on the desk, 50W for Standard and 45W for Whisper.
On retail models, I expect there’s going to be a more notable difference between testing the laptop flat on a desk or raised up on a stand.
We also ran the 3DMark CPU test on the Performance profile.
Finally, we ran our combined CPU+GPU stress tests on this notebook. 3DMark stress runs the same test for 20 times in a loop and looks for performance variation and degradation over time. This review unit easily passed the test with the laptop flat on the desk or when placed on a stand. We’ll further discuss this in the Gaming section below.
Next, we ran the entire suite of tests and benchmarks on the Performance profile, with the screen set at the native 3840 x 2400 px resolution. I ran these tests on Nvidia Studio drivers.
Here’s what we got:
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 10202, 16 – 9634, 8 – 7129, 4 – 4326, 2 – 2257, 1 – 1157;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike (DX11): 31924 (Graphics – 39636, Physics – 32102, Combined – 12938);3DMark 13 – Port Royal (RTX): 12492;3DMark 13 – Time Spy (DX12): 16163 (Graphics – 18023, CPU – 10201);3DMark 13 – Speed Way (DX12 Ultimate): 5126;3DMark 13 – Steel Nomad (DX12 Ultimate): 4897;3DMark 13 – DLSS: 28.33 fps DLSS Off, 100.80 fps DLSS On;
Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 12064;Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Medium: 28105;
Aida64 Extreme, memory test – ;PCMark 10: -;GeekBench 6.2.2 64-bit: Multi-core: 15370, Single-Core: 2906;CineBench R15 (best run): CPU 3466 cb, CPU Single Core 306 cb;CineBench R23: CPU 23142 cb (best single run), CPU 23332 cb (10 min run), CPU Single Core 2007 cb;CineBench 2024: GPU – pts, CPU 1239 pts (loop run), CPU Single Core 116 pts.
And here are some workstation benchmarks, on the same Performance profile:
Blender 4.3.2 – BMW scene – CPU Compute: 1m 44s;Blender 4.3.2 – BMW scene – GPU Compute: 10.24s (CUDA), 5.34 (Optix);Blender 4.3.2 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 4m 23s;Blender 4.3.2 – Classroom scene – GPU Compute: 19.58s (CUDA), 11.78s (Optix).
SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax 07: 205.25;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia 06: 100.64;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo 03: 118.92;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 66.82;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya 06: 525.37;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical 03: 57.29;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX 04: 38.20;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW 07: 360.60.
V-Ray Benchmark: 16134 – CPU, 2759 – CUDA, 3367 – RTX.
On the CPU side, the benchmarks follow up on what we reported in the stress tests, this unit mostly matching the capabilities of other Ryzen AI 9 models tested so far, both in single and multi-core loads.
Even in Blender, the fact that the CPU runs abnormally hot here and stabilizes at only around 70-72W TDP doesn’t change the results in any significant way compared to other models that run the same hardware at 80W, such as the previous ProArt P16 tested a few months ago or the Razer Blade 16.
On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 runs at 115-120W TGP on Performance mode in this unit, and that means it scores roughly 75-80% of what the same chip scores in a full-power implementation. At the same time, this scores on-par with the similarly powered RTX 5090 in the Zephyrus G16, so this gap in overall performance is what’s expected when going for this sort of thin-and-light format.
More importantly, though, the differences dwindle in actual workloads and regular use, where this ProArt P16 ends up within 10-20% of full-size units such as the Asus ROG Scar 18 or the Lenovo Legion 9i tested recently.
Gaming performance While this ProArt P16 isn’t a gaming laptop, it can run games well, especially in this 5090 variant.
Hence, I ran our standard set of gaming tests on it. I loaded GameReady drivers for these gaming tests.
Manual profile comes with the fans maxed out, the GPU set at 110W TGP and up to 25W Boost, and a +100 MHz Core +200 MHz Memory GPU overclock.
Asus ProArt P16 RTX 5090 Laptop 110-130W 4K+ Performance QHD+ Performance QHD+ Manual OC QHD+ Standard QHD+ Whisper
Black Myth: Wukong –
53 fps (36 fps – 1% low)
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Black Myth: WukongMFG On 2x 50 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
76 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
77 fps (55 fps – 1% low)
73 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
38 fps (28 fps – 1% low)
Black Myth: WukongMFG On 4x 86 fps (55 fps – 1% low)
118 fps (88 fps – 1% low)
120 fps (88 fps – 1% low)
113 fps (82 fps – 1% low)
64 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077 36 fps (24 fps – 1% low)
70 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
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Cyberpunk 2077 –
18 fps (6 fps – 1% low)
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Cyberpunk 2077MFG On 2x , Ray Reconstruction On, 50 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
90 fps (70 fps – 1% low)
90 fps (71 fps – 1% low)
85 fps (66 fps – 1% low)
42 fps (32 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077MFG On 4x , Ray Reconstruction On, 84 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
134 fps (83 fps – 1% low)
134 fps (82 fps – 1% low)
130 fps (82 fps – 1% low)
85 fps (55 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 64 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
98 fps (73 fps – 1% low)
100 fps (74 fps – 1% low)
94 fps (70 fps – 1% low)
78 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 74 fps (57 fps – 1% low)
88 fps (64 fps – 1% low)
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84 fps (62 fps – 1% low)
62 fps (45 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 80 fps (58 fps – 1% low)
109 fps (76 fps – 1% low)
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104 fps (74 fps – 1% low)
66 fps (45 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 58 fps (40 fps – 1% low)
95 fps (58 fps – 1% low)
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91 fps (55 fps – 1% low)
65 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider 78 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
118 fps (80 fps – 1% low)
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112 fps (78 fps – 1% low)
72 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk, Horizon FW – recorded with MSI Afterburner fps counter in campaign mode;
Black Myth, Far Cry 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, Tomb Raider – recorded with the included Benchmark utilities;
Red Dead Redemption 2 Optimized profile based on these settings .
This mid-power RTX 5090 delivers about 65-75% of the framerates possible in a full-power RTX 5090 laptop paired with an Intel Core Ultra HX processor. But even so, all titles run smoothly even on 4K resolution with Ultra settings.
Standard mode is still rather unpolished, with high power settings and loud fans. I’d reckon this will be tweaked to perform a little slower and target a 40 dBA noise level, not the 45 dBA level measured today. Whisper mode is a solid choice for most games as well, even if the GPU is capped to 55W.
With that out of the way, let’s go over some performance and temperature logs.
First, Performance mode with the laptop flat on the desk. We measured temperatures around 80-85 °C on the CPU and 80-82 °C on the GPU, with 48 dBA fan noise. All good.
The GPU runs at around 115-120W TGP on this Performance mode, while the CPU generally rakes around 20-25W, for a total of around 140W combined.
Bump the laptop on a stand or at least raise it off the desk a few cm, and these internal temperatures drop significantly, to 75-78 °C on the CPU and 75 °C on the GPU. Fans drop towards 45-46 dBA occasionally, but most times are still spinning at 48 dBA.
There’s also the Manual mode that allows for some GPU overclocking and fan tweaking. This is also supposed to allow up to 130W TGP on the GPU, but I’m not seeing anything above 120W on this unit with the current software.
Standard mode is set at high power settings and comes with fan noise of around 45 dBA. The GPU pulls around 100-105W on this mode, and the performance dips by 5% or less compared to Performance mode. These might change with later software updates, as this sort of profile makes more sense at around 40 dBA, where it was set on the previous version of the P16.
Anyway, for Standard mode with the laptop on a stand, the CPU and GPU run at around 75 °C.
Whisper mode limits the fans at 35 dBA, with excellent temperatures (70-75 °C on the CPU, 65-68 °C on the GPU), but also further limits the GPU to 55W TGP. However, this profile is still fine for a proper gaming experience at 2.5K resolution with Ultra settings.
Noise, Heat, Connectivity, speakers, and others The cooling on the ProArt P16 is a dual-fan module with a vapor chamber and two heatsinks on the back edge.
And here’s the cooling on the early-2025 ProArt P16, which relies solely on heatpipes and gets one extra system fan in the middle of the chassis.
This cooling module works fine here. The laptop performed well in all modes on and off the desk. Sure, having it raised off the desk or on a stand allows for better airflow into the fans and notably lower internal and external temperatures, and it’s definitely how I’d recommend using the laptop for sustained loads. But everything works fine on the desk as well, just with hotter thermals.
As far as noise levels go, we measured 48 dBA on Manual with max-fans, ~45-48 dBA on Performance, ~40-45 dBA on Standard, and sub 35 dBA on the Whisper profile. I haven’t noticed any coil whining or electronic noises on this unit, but that’s no guarantee you won’t get any on yours.
As mentioned earlier, I’d expect the profiles to be further tweaked with later software, with Performance mode aiming for a 45 dBA noise floor and Standard mode for 40 dBA.
When it comes to external temperatures, we measured high-20s to mid-30s °C with daily use, with the warmest spot being in the middle of the chassis. The fans never shut off, though, not even when having the laptop sit idle on Whisper mode. But they’re very quiet and only noticeable in a silent environment.
*Daily Use – streaming Netflix in EDGE for 30 minutes, Whisper profile, fans at ~25 dBA
With sustained loads, I measured gaming on Performance and Silent with the laptop raised off the desk.
On Performance mode, the areas around the WASD and arrow keys keep cool, in the lower 30s °C, helped by the fans’ placement. The middle of the laptop runs much hotter, though, at close to 50 °C. Despite being a thin metal chassis, this device never felt uncomfortably hot to the touch during longer gaming sessions.
On Silent mode, the thermal readings are mostly the same as on Performance.
*Gaming – Whisper, raised – playing Cyberpunk for 30 minutes, fans at ~35 dB
For connectivity, there’s Wireless 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 on this unit. This sample performed well on wi-fi with my setup.
The audio quality here is spectacular, on par with the Zephyrus G16 and arguably among the best you’ll get on a Windows laptop today. There are two main dual-sided speakers firing on the bottom and two extra tweeters that fire through the grills around the keyboard.
Finally, there’s a camera at the top of the screen, flanked by microphones. It’s a wide-angle lens, but the image quality is atrocious, somehow worse than on the previous P16 I’ve tested, although it’s most likely the same camera module. It supports IR for Windows Hello.
Battery life There’s a 90Wh battery inside this laptop, fair sized for its format and weight.
Here’s what we got on our review unit in terms of battery life, with the screen set at a brightness of around 120 nits (~50% brightness) and 60 Hz refresh (switches automatically when unplugged from the wall).
Update: My initial runtimes were shorter, around only 3 hours of daily use. I performed a Windows reset and reran the tests, and got better runtimes this time around. Here are the results.
10-15 W (6-9 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Whisper Mode, screen at 40%, WiFi ON;10-12 W (~7-9 h of use) – 4K fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 40%, WiFi ON;10-12 W (~7-9 h of use) – Netflix 4K HDR fullscreen in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 40%, WiFi ON;12-20 W (~5-9 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 40%, WiFi ON.
These are about on par with other Ryzen AI 9 notebooks, such as the Blade 16 or the Zephyrus G14.
This version of the ProArt P16 ships with a 240W charger, a dual-piece design with long cables, slightly larger and heavier than the 200W charger bundled with the 5060/5070 variants. It comes with Asus’s square plug that sticks to the side and is difficult to conceal.
USB-C charging is supported as well, up to 100W. PD is enough for everyday multitasking in this generation, but not meant for sustained loads. We discuss performance on PD more indepth in the Zephyrus G14 review.
Price and availability The 2025 Asus ProArt P16 is available in some markets and some variants at the time of this article.
This top-specced configuration with the Lumina Pro OLED display, the Ryzen AI 9 processor, 64 GB of RAM, 4 TB of storage and the RTX 5090 dGPU is listed at $3999 in the US and 4800 here in Europe.
That’s about on par with the 5090 Zephyrus G16 and a few hundred less than full-power RTX 5090 laptops such as the Scar 18 or the Legion 9 18.
I’m not seeing the 5070Ti and 5080 variants listed as of yet. Those are generally better value for your money than the 5090s, and I’d argue that’s especially the case in this sort of lower-powered ultraportable format.
You can still find the early-2025 ProArt P16 variants, with the regular 60Hz OLED and heatpipe-cooling module. The 5060 variant starts at around 2500 EUR here in Europe and around 2300 USD in NA.
Furthermore, 2024 configurations are still available as well, with 4050 to 4070 graphics, the same Ryzen 9 AI processor and 4K 60Hz display, and otherwise similar traits and capabilities. You can snag a 4060 model for 1700-1800 USD in the US, or even less with occasional sales.
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Final thoughts- Asus ProArt P16 review This late-2025 update of the Asus ProArt P16 addresses some of the series’ earlier limitations, with more powerful GPU options, improved cooling and power capacity, and a brighter and faster latest-gen Tandem OLED display. All these don’t come cheap on this 5090 top-specced configuration, but the 5070Ti version should be the sweet spot for this series when available.
At the same time, this refresh remains the same minimalist premium design, arguably one of the best-looking professional laptops available in stores today. It also gets punchy audio and proper inputs and IO.
Of course, even if built on the latest hardware specs available right now and even with the updated vapor-chamber cooling, this sort of compact and lightweight design is not going to deliver the same kind of performance you’d get from a full-size notebook these days, and that’s fine and something potential users should accept.
On the other hand, my nits with this series are the limited screen angle and the muddy, grainy look at lower brightness levels, the complicated software, and the poor webcam. Some of you might complain about the lack of a NumPad section on the keyboard as well.
All in all, this ProArt P16 is a competitive offer in a tight niche of creator/professional users looking for a jack of all trades in a sleeper package. It successfully competes against the Razer Blade 16 and the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16, but is also a viable alternative for the MacBook Pro 16, even if it doesn’t come near its efficiency.
In the end, I’ll return to the previous ProArt P16 versions for a bit, as they are still available in stores and sell for competitive prices, especially the RTX 4060 models from last year. If you don’t necessarily need a bright Tandem OLED or a powerful RTX 5000 dGPU, one of those is still going to be a solid everyday driver for most of you, and for about a third of the price of this 5090 unit discussed here. Worth a look, at least.
That wraps up my time with this late-2025 Asus ProArt P16 H7606HX series. Let me know what you think about it in the comments section down below.
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Andrei Girbea is a Writer and Editor-in-Chief here at Ultrabookreview.com . I write about mobile technology, laptops and computers in general. I've been doing it for more than 15 years now. I'm a techie with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering. I mostly write reviews and thorough guides here on the site, with some occasional columns and first-impression articles.
John
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 pm
Hello, could you clarify what the difference is between g-sync and VRR? I thought they were more or less the same? Based on what I can find on reddit, the main difference is that G-sync also includes better motion clarity. But with just VRR the refresh rate should also change to match games that have unstable frame frates is that correct?
Andrei Girbea
October 23, 2025 at 5:08 pm
This video explains VRR in detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldic94hqLFc
Aa far as I understand, GSYnc allows for smoother images in certain conditions by syncing the screen's refresh rate with the game's frame rates, and lowers input lag.
Pablito
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 am
Hello, any plans for P16 with 5070ti review? It's already released
Andrei Girbea
November 3, 2025 at 10:39 am
no, but I reviewed the Zephyrus G16 5070Ti, it's the same chassis and cooling.
Steph
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 am
any recommendation for a good quality travel charger ? Can I charge via the right or left USB C ? If the charge via USB c is max 100w, I guess there is no point to have a 150 W, right?
Andrei Girbea
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 pm
I use the Asus models, but other serious-brand options should be fine as well (I for one don't trust the generic Chinese options, and prefer paying extra for an A brand – Asus, Lenovo, Belkin, the sorts). This GAN one in particular, if available in your region: https://www.asus.com/ro/accessories/adapters-and-chargers/asus-adapters-and-chargers/asus-100w-3-port-gan-charger/
Both USB-C ports support charging. As for getting a higher capacity charger, that's only if you're after a more futureproof option. But going higher capacity also means a bit chunkier and heavier.
Steph
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 pm
For those interested, as I travel a lot and not keen to have a near 1kg brick.
I 1sly tried the UGREEN Nexode X 160W USB C Charger (70 × 70 × 33 mm – 310gr – 65 euros on Amazon) which is find before eventually to switch to the even more compact and lighter Anker Prime Charger USB-C 160 W Compact – (65X52X35 mn-221gr-104 euros on Amazon).
vicosphi
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 pm
Asus's US website shows the 120Hz panel only comes with the 5090 model. Is their listing incorrect? Does 5060/5070 also come with 120Hz panel?
asus.com/us/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-p16-h7606/techspec/
Andrei Girbea
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 am
the 5060/5070 is the older early-2025 launch with the older chassis, so no. The updated OLED is only on the late-2025 refresh and configurations.
Step
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Long time I had my eyes on the ProArt P16 before giving it a go when they launched it with the new lumina pro panel.
I though mid 25 they had an updated 120 panel but with same 400/500 nits but I may be wrong
Steph
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 am
Yes, mid-25 the same "standard" lumina screen was updated from 60 to 120.
Steph
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 pm
I just discovered the ProArt does not have the number pad but only the asus dial/app pad which is a great disappointment. I thought it have both of the technology.
That said, I got an AZERTY keyboard model and I'd prefer QWERTY one.
I'm looking for a wile for a printed qwerty skin keyboard for the ProArt but so far no luck. Anyone know if another model could suit the proart model?