Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71)

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Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 and Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
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Connectivity
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31.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
  • Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 16% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (106 vs 127.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71)
  • Can run popular games at about 25-35% higher FPS
  • Performs better (up to 36%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 311 x 220 x 15.9-18.3 mm
12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.72 inches
323.9 x 254.7 x 20.8 mm
12.75 x 10.03 x 0.82 inches
Area 684 cm2 (106 inches2) 825 cm2 (127.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.1% ~73.9%
Side bezels 4.8 mm 5.8 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 3 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.4 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 234 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy -
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Screen space comparison
Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 89.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:37 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 200 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 572 grams 752 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 890M Arc Graphics 140T
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 90 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 12.6 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 12.6 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 2697 3730
Solar Bay 38572 52884
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8000 MHz 8400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.2 dB -
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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