ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16"

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
Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16" 2019, Core i9, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Space Grey

Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16" 2019, Core i9, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Space Grey

Apple
16 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

Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16" 2019, Core i9, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Space Grey

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
Apple
4
Entertainment
ASUS
89
Apple
12
Creator
ASUS
87
Apple
8
Developer
ASUS
86
Apple
19
Compact
ASUS
85
Apple
13
Business
ASUS
83
Apple
16
Student
ASUS
82
Apple
14
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
Apple
10

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16"
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★—
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
No data
Cores12★8
Frequency2.0 GHz2.3 GHz★
L3 Cache24 MB★—
Graphics
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★Apple M4 Max 40-core GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
No data
Typediscrete—
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7—
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5X★—
Storage 12 TB★1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size14"16"
Resolution2880 px★—
PanelOLED★—
Refresh Rate120 Hz★—
Brightness500 nits★—
Color Gamut100 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★—
USB Ports2★—
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMIHDMI 2.1—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth 5.3★
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1—
Physical
Weight1.57 kg★—
OSWindows 11 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

Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16" 2019, Core i9, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Space Grey

  • Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong storage (65th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average gpu (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average portability (19th percentile)19th %ile

Verdict

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

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 29 specs.

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

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment