Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 6 vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 6 2024, Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 6 2024, Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black

Microsoft
13 Overall Score
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS
88 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 6 2024, Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

95 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.

Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Stunning OLED display
  • Impressive gaming performance
  • Great battery life with tuning
  • Powerful speakers
Cons
  • Fan noise during gaming
  • Trackpad could be better
  • Requires tuning for optimal battery
  • Armoury Crate software bloat
👍 Build quality 5
👍 Display quality 5
👍 Gaming performance 5
👍 Battery life 4
👍 Speaker quality 3
👎 Fan noise 3

Scores

Gaming
Microsoft
3
ASUS
100
Entertainment
Microsoft
13
ASUS
89
Creator
Microsoft
5
ASUS
87
Developer
Microsoft
12
ASUS
86
Compact
Microsoft
20
ASUS
85
Business
Microsoft
16
ASUS
83
Student
Microsoft
18
ASUS
82
Ai Llm
Microsoft
4
ASUS
74

Specifications

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 6ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080
Processor
CPU—AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★
CPU Multi-Core ScoreNo data
34,949
Cores—12★
Frequency—2.0 GHz★
L3 Cache—24 MB★
Graphics
GPU—NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
26,326
Type—discrete
VRAM—16 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB32 GB★
RAM Generation—LPDDR5X★
Storage 1256 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size15"14"
Resolution—2880 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness—500 nits★
Color Gamut—100 percent
Connectivity
USB-C Ports—2★
USB Ports—2★
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMI—HDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3★Bluetooth
Ethernet—1 x HDMI 2.1
Physical
Weight1.68 kg1.57 kg★
Battery19 Wh★—
OSWindows 11Windows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 6 2024, Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black

  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average gpu (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average cpu (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average ram (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average storage (16th percentile)16th %ile

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

  • Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong screen (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 30 specs.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment