ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490

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
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Intel i5-8365U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Intel i5-8365U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

Lenovo
43 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

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Intel i5-8365U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
Lenovo
10
Entertainment
ASUS
89
Lenovo
34
Creator
ASUS
87
Lenovo
15
Developer
ASUS
86
Lenovo
39
Compact
ASUS
85
Lenovo
59
Business
ASUS
83
Lenovo
54
Student
ASUS
82
Lenovo
78
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
Lenovo
13

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★Intel Core i5 8365U
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
5,922
Cores12★4
Frequency2.0 GHz★1.6 GHz
L3 Cache24 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
1,534
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5X★DDR4
Storage 12 TB★256 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size14"14"
Resolution2880 px★1366 px
PanelOLED★IPS
Refresh Rate120 Hz★—
Brightness500 nits★—
Color Gamut100 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports22
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMIHDMI 2.11x HDMI
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 5
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth 5.0★
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1Ethernet
Physical
Weight1.57 kg1.47 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 10 Pro

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

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Intel i5-8365U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

  • Strong affordability (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong portability (76th percentile)
  • Below average screen (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average storage (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average cpu (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average ram (26th 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:

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