Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra 15 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) 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 Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra 15
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~26%) battery – 92 against 73 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GA403
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (106 vs 121.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 328.8 x 238.7 x 17.99-19.16 mm 12.94 x 9.4 x 0.71-0.75 inches |
311 x 220 x 15.9-16.3 mm 12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.64 inches |
| Area | 785 cm2 (121.6 inches2) | 684 cm2 (106 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.3% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | Mini LED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| PPI | 262 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3270 x 2180 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop Ultra 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GA403
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~17% more screen space
| Contrast | 100000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 140 W | 250 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 750 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 18 (9P + 9E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 18 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Radeon 880M |
| Fabrication process | 3 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 |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2535 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 26 TFLOPS | 15.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.4 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5120 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 26 TFLOPS | 15.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 3115 |
| Solar Bay | - | 51261 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9400 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | - | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 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 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 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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