LG Gram Pro 16 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403

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Display
2880 x 1800
Battery
73 Wh
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of LG Gram Pro 16 and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403 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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
39.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the LG Gram Pro 16
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 77 against 73 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403
  • Can run popular games at about 84-115% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 36% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (106 vs 139.5 square inches)
  • 29% sharper screen – 243 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 357.7 x 251.6 x 13.0-14.4 mm
14.08 x 9.91 x 0.51-0.57 inches
311 x 220 x 15.9-16.3 mm
12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.64 inches
Area 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) 684 cm2 (106 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.5% ~83.1%
Side bezels 6.5 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Black, Gray White, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 160° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 45.1 dB 46.2 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (31-144 Hz) -
PPI 189 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 No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Gram Pro 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 2600:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 86.6% 89.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 97.9% 100%
Response time 39 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:40 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 Left, Right
Charge power 65 / 90 W 100 / 180 W
Cable length 2 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 154 / 420 grams 559 / 578 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8
Threads 18 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Radeon 780M
Fabrication process 7 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 Yes MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 1785 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2130 MHz
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 10.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 10.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 775 2314
Solar Bay 15254 33697
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 6400 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x3W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~82.5 dB ~84.7 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
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 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 No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.0 cm 12.7 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Gram Pro 16:
    - The integrated graphics model has a 77 Wh battery, and the discrete graphics model has a 90 Wh battery.
    - The 2024 model with Meteor Lake has 7467 MHz LPDDR5X, while 2025 Arrow and Lunar Lake models get 8400 and 8533 MHz.
    - The newer version also adds Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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