Asus rushes ahead and shows the first notebook with Intel’s independent graphics chip DG1 – even before the chip manufacturer even presented the GPU. The VivoBook Flip 14 (TP 470 EZ) is a 14 inch 2-in-1 device with IPS touchscreen (1920 × 802 pixels) and pen support.
Asus combines a Tiger Lake U processor with Intel’s DG1 GPU. On the product page for the upcoming VivoBook Flip 14 the manufacturer only speaks still from “Intel’s first stand-alone GPU”. In an earlier version the brand name Iris Xe Max was noted.
This can also be found in the benchmark database from SiSoftware Sandra, which is attached to the graphics chip 768 attributes to shader cores – as much as the integrated graphics unit from Tiger Lake-U. The separate GPU with its own 4 GB memory, probably faster GDDR6 RAM, could achieve a speed advantage. In the previous VivoBook flip notebooks, Asus dispensed with independent graphics chips and relied solely on Intel processors.
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 (8 pictures) (Image: Asus) Tiger Lake + Thunderbolt 4 In the upcoming VivoBook Flip 14 either a Core i7 – 1165 G7 or Core i5 – 1135 G7. Both use four CPU cores with Hyper-Threading (eight threads) and differ in terms of clock frequencies and the size of the level 3 cache. The CPU accesses either 8 or 16 GByte LPDDR4X – 4266 – RAM back. Asus installs a GB to 1 TB PCI-Express SSD as M.2 Card.
As usual with the Tiger Lake generation, Thunderbolt 4 is available as USB-C Connection included. Two type A ports are available as USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 GBit / s) or USB 2.0 connected. HDMI, audio jack and micro SD card reader round off the connections. The VivoBook Flip 14 transmits via Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802. 11 ax) and Bluetooth 5.0. It is 18, 7