Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401 vs ROG 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 TUF Gaming A14 FA401
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
- Performs significantly better (up to 61%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- Around 45% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 311 x 227 x 16.9-19.9 mm 12.24 x 8.94 x 0.67-0.78 inches |
311 x 220 x 15.9-18.3 mm 12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.72 inches |
| Area | 706 cm2 (109.4 inches2) | 684 cm2 (106 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.5% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | White, Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 54.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 216 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 89.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 3 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, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 100 / 200 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 572 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 890M |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | - | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1827 | 2697 |
| Solar Bay | 26490 | 38572 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~81.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | 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 | No | 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 |
Further details
Notes on TUF Gaming A14 FA401:
- The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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