Tuesday, January 9th 2024

ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Completely Redesigned Zephyrus G14 and G16

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the 2024 Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16, the latest in an illustrious lineup of supremely powerful thin-and-light gaming laptops. These machines feature a new CNC-machined aluminium chassis, a customizable Slash Lighting array, and a brand-new Platinum White colorway, while cutting-edge AI accelerated silicon from Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA stand ready to push gamers and creators to new heights of performance. Both the Zephyrus G14 and G16 come equipped with the ROG Nebula Display, stunningly color-accurate OLED panels that are also G-SYNC capable for incredible gaming experiences. Ultra-efficient cooling technology, including tri-fan technology, liquid metal, and vapor chambers on select models enable the Zephyrus G14 and G16 to breathe easily despite their ultra-portable designs.

Brand-new chassis design
The 2024 Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 have been completely redesigned inside and out. Both machines boast all-new and all-aluminium CNC-machined chassis for the perfect mix of weight reduction, structural rigidity, and increased chassis space. This allows for an edge-to-edge keyboard design, as well as the inclusion of larger and louder speakers with superior bass response down to 100 Hz. The speakers are 25% larger than the previous generation, with a 47% volume increase for more immersive audio experiences than ever before. The Zephyrus G14 and G16 also come with larger individual keycaps and a larger touchpad, for superior typing, precision scrolling, and fluid gaming. Both the 2024 Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 ship with three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, providing access to a library of hundreds of great games.
This premium all-aluminium chassis also features a brand-new colorway, Platinum White. Just like its namesake metal, Platinum White has a bold and lustrous matte finish that defines luxury. The 2024 Zephyrus G14 and G16 also sport a brand-new LED lighting array on the lid. This Slash Lighting array follows a diagonal across the lid of the machines, with animated sequences and the ability to fully customize a unique pattern, allowing users to ensure they never blend in with the crowd. The Zephyrus G14 is 1.59 cm thick and only 1.5 kg, while the larger Zephyrus G16 is just 1.49 cm thick and weighs in at just 1.85 kg. These ultraslim and ultraportable machines redefine the realm of possibility in thin-and-light gaming laptops.

AI pushes performance to new heights
Featuring up to an AMD Ryzen 8000 Series processor, with support for AMD Ryzen AI, the Zephyrus G14 stands ready for the future with support for Windows Studio effects productivity tools like automatic framing, eye-contact correction, and advanced background effects in video calls. The Zephyrus G14 also features up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, with access to advanced features like DLSS 3.5, Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction for improved visuals and gaming responsiveness in the most demanding titles.

The Zephyrus G16, by contrast, sports up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 185H with 11 TOPS of AI computation power, plus up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU for incredible performance in all of the latest games and creative applications. With dedicated AI support for tools like Omniverse and Stable diffusion, users can skip long queues in the cloud and generate images locally in just a few seconds. Video-editing and 3D-rendering projects are more than twice as fast with AI acceleration, all while consuming less power for longer battery life. With full access to the latest AI-accelerated technologies, this hardware can easily handle the latest creation software and games without breaking a sweat.
First ROG OLED gaming laptop with ROG Nebula Display
OLED has arrived. ROG is proud to announce that the Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 each feature the first OLED panels to grace an ROG gaming laptop. With the Zephyrus G14 boasting a 3K resolution, 120 Hz panel, and the Zephyrus G16 sporting a 2.5K 240 Hz display, both of these machines offer an incredible mix of visual fidelity and image quality in fast-paced games. As true gaming laptops, ROG is also proud to announce that thanks to a partnership with Samsung and NVIDIA, these are the leading laptop OLED panels with G-SYNC support, offering incredible motion clarity even if framerates momentarily dip.

As ROG Nebula Display OLED panels, these displays have everything gamers need. Both options feature an aspect ratio of 16:10, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500, and a stunning 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. With the true inky blacks of an OLED pixel, HDR content and games can truly shine. The displays also boast 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space and a Delta E accuracy of less than 1, making these gaming panels equally capable as the primary screen for content creators who demand color accuracy in their work. For gamers, the incredibly fast 0.2 ms gray-to-gray response time virtually eliminates ghosting and provides the cleanest image possible with every refresh of the screen.

Hyper-efficient cooling
Ultra-slim and powerful laptops demand incredibly efficient cooling solutions, so the Zephyrus G14 and G16 have both been equipped with the latest improvements in Intelligent Cooling to maintain their edge. High performance liquid metal thermal compound on the CPU and the introduction of 2nd Generation Arc Flow Fans get heat moving efficiently out of the chassis. Tri-fan technology, a system that uses a third auxiliary fan to help move airflow over surface mounted components on the motherboard as well as assist with drawing heat from the GPU, pulls further heat out of the machine. Zephyrus G16 models equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU are instead fitted with a custom vapor chamber using dual fans to accommodate their flagship hardware.
Source: ASUS
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13 Comments on ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Completely Redesigned Zephyrus G14 and G16

#1
theouto
L I N E
Also man, laptops get an OLED screen before I do? Man! Why do portable machines get better adoption of cool screens before desktops!
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#2
TheLostSwede
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theoutoL I N E
?
theoutoAlso man, laptops get an OLED screen before I do? Man! Why do portable machines get better adoption of cool screens before desktops!
Because it's cheaper to make loads of small screens compared to a few big ones?
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#3
ThrashZone
Hi,
Resolutions of these are pretty wild
I mean mine is 2560x1440 on a 17" diagonal good thing is they are pretty sharp for gaming/ video-image viewing

The bad thing is the higher the resolution the smaller everything gets
So small I need a magnifying glass to see any context menus in windows/.... lol
Sort of a test and fail messing with text size/ dpi to get something like this to be useful outside the good parts.
In the end I said f'it and dropped the resolution to it's actual screen size and everything is clearly readable now and still looks pretty good/ sharp.


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#4
Camm
I rather digged the dualscreen of last years Zepheryus, now they just look like a bland Surface/Mac clone.
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#5
theouto
TheLostSwede?
I found the design on the lid being just a line somewhat humorous
TheLostSwedeBecause it's cheaper to make loads of small screens compared to a few big ones?
I mean, yes, though maybe I don't know where to look, but it somewhat feels like most OLED monitors target the higher end rather than the mid range specs, but again, maybe I'm not looking in the right places or my expectations are not proper, I don't know costs of manufacture for OLED panels
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#6
TheLostSwede
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ThrashZoneHi,
Resolutions of these are pretty wild
I mean mine is 2560x1440 on a 17" diagonal good thing is they are pretty sharp for gaming/ video-image viewing

The bad thing is the higher the resolution the smaller everything gets
So small I need a magnifying glass to see any context menus in windows/.... lol
Sort of a test and fail messing with text size/ dpi to get something like this to be useful outside the good parts.
In the end I said f'it and dropped the resolution to it's actual screen size and everything is clearly readable now and still looks pretty good/ sharp.


I have a 2880 x 1800 14" OLED display on my laptop and it's fine with 125% scaling most of the time, but sometimes I have to zoom in on some webpages.
Not a gaming laptop at all though.
theoutoI found the design on the lid being just a line somewhat humorous

I mean, yes, though maybe I don't know where to look, but it somewhat feels like most OLED monitors target the higher end rather than the mid range specs, but again, maybe I'm not looking in the right places or my expectations are not proper, I don't know costs of manufacture for OLED panels
Loads of sub US$1k laptops have them now.
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#7
Philaphlous
I love my G14 from 2020. I've been waiting for the new model to be released and it looks like quite an upgrade. Big deal about the lower TDP than previous generations, I'd much rather have a lighter and thinner laptop over more TDP. I really like the minimalistic design especially with the non-light bar thing on the back of the screen. Finally a windows laptop that's getting close to the look of a macbook....
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#8
ThrashZone
TheLostSwedeI have a 2880 x 1800 14" OLED display on my laptop and it's fine with 125% scaling most of the time, but sometimes I have to zoom in on some webpages.
Not a gaming laptop at all though.


Loads of sub US$1k laptops have them now.
Hi,
Funny thing is on mine default "recommended" scaling is 150% and really needs to be 200-250% lol
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#9
TheLostSwede
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ThrashZoneHi,
Funny thing is on mine default "recommended" scaling is 150% and really needs to be 200-250% lol
Turns out I apparently use 100% scaling in Windows...
I use 125% on my 4K monitor on my desktop.

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#10
progste
Very interesting what they're doing with their OLED displays, ngl I kinda want one of these!
It's interesting they went only intel for the 16 inch model, are these new intel mobile processors actually good?
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#11
ThrashZone
TheLostSwedeTurns out I apparently use 100% scaling in Windows...
I use 125% on my 4K monitor on my desktop.

Hi,
A lot better eye's than I have
You must eat a lot of carrots.
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#12
TheLostSwede
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ThrashZoneHi,
A lot better eye's than I have
You must eat a lot of carrots.
I wear glasses... Although I have astigmatism only, so I guess that could be part of the reason.
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#13
ThrashZone
TheLostSwedeI wear glasses... Although I have astigmatism only, so I guess that could be part of the reason.
Hi,
Yeah glasses actually mess up my normal vision to much and have to use them all the time.
So I try to only use them at restraints/... where they always use micro fonts.
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