ASUS announces Zephyrus S with RTX 2080 Max-Q at CES 2019

At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, ASUS announced new variants of the Zephyrus S, the GX531GX and GX701GX. Both have NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics.

The main difference between the two is the display size. The GX531GX sports a 15.6-inch display while the GX701GX has a 17.3-inch display, both FHD 144Hz.

Both the Zephyrus S GX531GX and GX701GX retain their slim form factor, Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 512GB/1TB SSD storage, and RGB Backlit keyboard. Rounding out the specs is the new addition of an NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2080 Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) GPU.

Zephyrus S (GX531GX) specs:

• 15.6-inch Full HD (1920×1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 95% sRGB, HDR technology
• 15.6-inch Full HD (1920×1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone Validated
• Intel Core i7-8750H processor
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q Design
• 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
• DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
• Up to 24 GB (8GB onboard memory)
• M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 1TB SSD
• M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 512GB/1TB SSD
• Windows 10/Home Pro
• Intel 802.11ac (2×2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 5.0
• 2 x 2W speakers with Smart AMP technology
• 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.2 and Power Delivery
• 1 x USB3.1 Gen 1 Type C
• 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type A
• 2 x USB 2.0 Type A
• 1x HDMI 2.0b
• 230W Power Adaptor
• 36 (W) x 26.8 (D) x 1.53~1.61 (H) cm
• 2.1 kg

Zephyrus S (GX701GX) specs:

• 17.3” FHD (1920×1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Optimus, G-SYNC, Pantone Validated
• Intel Core i7-8750H processor
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q Design
• 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
• DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
• Up to 24 GB (8GB onboard memory)
• M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 1TB SSD
• M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 512GB/1TB SSD
• Windows 10/Home Pro
• Intel 802.11ac (2×2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 5.0
• 2 x 2W speakers with Smart AMP technology
• 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery
• 1 x USB3.1 Gen 1 Type C
• 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type A
• 2 x USB 2.0 Type A
• 1x HDMI 2.0b
• 230W Power Adaptor
• 39.9 (W) x 27.2 (D) x 18.7 (H) cm
• 2.7 kg

Pricing and availability of the ASUS Zephyrus S GX531 and GX701GX are yet to be announced.