Do you need the upgrade right away? If not and you have a decent budget I'd reccomend waiting to the end of the year to grab a Framework 16, with the Framework you'd be able to upgrade the gpu in a couple years while keeping the rest of the hardware.
They've got a good track record so far with their 13inch.
That's what I'm waiting for too. Very excited for it. It'll be fun to upgrade the laptop and use the old mainboard for a server or media pc. And I can just order a notebook without a GPU and then buy one later, when I need it.
Well. Need some more info. What size screen? Do you want a high refresh rate? What resolution? How portable does it need to be? Preferred storage amount?
close to $1500 I would like to able to game on it. But I also want something that really feels good to use. I have seen some people write good things about the zephyrus series and the glass feel trackpad.