Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605 vs Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 25-35% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 38%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 90 against 73 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 380 grams less (around 0.84 lbs)
- Around 18% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (106 vs 135 square inches)
- 29% sharper screen – 243 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354 x 246 x 14.9-17.4 mm 13.94 x 9.69 x 0.59-0.69 inches |
311 x 220 x 15.9-18.3 mm 12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.72 inches |
| Area | 871 cm2 (135.1 inches2) | 684 cm2 (106 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | Yes | Yes |
| Number of fans | 3 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 68 dB | 54.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 98.1% | 89.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
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 | 240 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 778 grams | 572 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 24 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | AMD Radeon 890M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115 W | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS | 12.6 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) | 3328 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3629 | 2697 |
| Solar Bay | 54512 | 38572 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 8000 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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 6x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80 dB | ~81.2 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| 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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