ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 3

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
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 3 2019, Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Platinum

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 3 2019, Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Platinum

Microsoft
39 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

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

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 3 2019, Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Platinum

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
Microsoft
11
Entertainment
ASUS
89
Microsoft
47
Creator
ASUS
87
Microsoft
18
Developer
ASUS
86
Microsoft
34
Compact
ASUS
85
Microsoft
49
Business
ASUS
83
Microsoft
46
Student
ASUS
82
Microsoft
39
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
Microsoft
12

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 3
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★—
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
7,243
Cores12★4
Frequency2.0 GHz2.3 GHz★
L3 Cache24 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★AMD Radeon Vega 9
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
1,587
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7—
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★8 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5X★—
Storage 12 TB★128 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size14"15"
Resolution2880 px★2496 px
PanelOLED★IPS
Refresh Rate120 Hz★—
Brightness500 nits★—
Color Gamut100 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★1
USB Ports22
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMIHDMI 2.1—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 5
BluetoothBluetooth—
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1—
Physical
Weight1.57 kg1.54 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 10 Home

Pros & Cons

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

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 3 2019, Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Platinum

  • Strong screen (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average storage (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average ram (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average port selection (25th percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 29 specs.

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

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment