Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GA403 vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51)

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
GPU GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GA403 and Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51) important characteristics
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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GA403
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 48-65% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 79%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 49% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • 56% sharper screen – 243 versus 156 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (106 vs 128.3 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 311 x 220 x 15.9-16.3 mm
12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.64 inches
324.12 x 255.35 x 19.52-20.9 mm
12.76 x 10.05 x 0.77-0.82 inches
Area 684 cm2 (106 inches2) 828 cm2 (128.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.1% ~73.7%
Side bezels 4.8 mm 5.9 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 155°
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) - 52 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
PPI 243 ppi 156 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GA403
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 7 ms

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 250 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 750 grams 754 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 20 18
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 880M Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 90 W -
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 15.3 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 15.3 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3115 2007
Solar Bay 51261 28386
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 7467 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 - ~87 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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Size - 12.0 x 7.0 cm
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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