The Asus ROG Zephyrus G line of gaming laptops have a well-earned reputation for offering strong performance in compact, eye-catching designs. And this year’s models are thinner and lighter than ever… while also bringing processor, display, and audio upgrades, among other things.
The new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a 3.3 pound gaming laptop with a 14 inch, 120 Hz, 3K OLED display, up to an Ryzen 9 8945HS “Hawk Point” series processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, while the new ROG Zephyrus G16 is a 4.1 pound model with a 16 inch, 2.5K, 240 Hz OLED display, an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H “Meteor Lake” processor, and NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics.
Both laptops have aluminum bodies with an updated LED light strip on the lid, this time a simpler 7-zone LED string of lights that zigs diagonally. And both have larger keypads and touchpads than their predecessors, plus extra speakers: there are now six speakers in each laptop, with two tweeters and four woofers for louder, clearer bass.
The 16 inch model has a 90Wh battery with support for 240W fast charging, at least two fans (the highest-spec G16 model has three)Â an updated cooling system that draws air in through the keyboard as well as from the bottom of the notebook, and a 95W GPU that supports Dynamic Boost up to 115 watts.
The 14 inch version doesn’t have quite as much room to cool those components, so it tops out at a 65 watt GPU with support for Dynamic Boost up to 90 watts, a 73 Wh battery and 180W fast charging.
One downgrade over previous-gen models though? The new laptops have LPDDR5x onboard memory, which is speedy, but not user upgradeable.
| ROG Zephyrus G14 | ROG Zephyrus G16 | |
| Display | 14 inches ROG Nebula OLED 2880 x 1800 pixels 120 Hz 0.2ms 100% DCI-P3 G-Sync VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 Pantone Validated, Delta E < 1 Dolby Vision | 16 inches ROG Nebula OLED 240 Hz 0.2ms 100% DCI-P3 G-Sync VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 Pantone Validated, Delta E < 1 Dolby Vision |
| Processor | Up to AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS Series 8 cores / 16 threads Ryzen AI | Up to Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16 cores / 22 threads Intel AI Boost |
| Graphics | Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 65W TGP 90W Max TGP (with Dynamic Boost) | Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 90W TGP 115W Max TGP (with Dynamic Boost) |
| RAM | Up to 32GB LPDDR5x (onboard) | Up to 32GB LPDDR5x-7467 (onboard) |
| Storage | Up to 1TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 | Up to 4TB 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 |
| Keyboard | 1-zone RGB backlit | |
| Audio | 6 speakers (4 woofers, 2 tweeters) | |
| Ports | 1 x USB4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x 3.5mm audio 1 x microSD card reader | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x SD card reader 1 x 3.5mm audio |
| Wireless | WiFi 6E BT 5.3 | |
| Battery | 73 Wh | 90 Wh |
| Dimensions | 312 x 220 x 16mm | 354 x 246 x 17mm |
| Weight | 1.5 kg | 1.85 kg |
Asus hasn’t announced pricing or availability details yet.