Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is an amazing laptop that fulfills all my needs as an architecture student. It runs demanding programs like Rhino and Adobe Illustrator with ease. Its slim, chic design stands out from most bulky gaming laptops that architecture students usually pick, and it offers fantastic tactile feedback from the keyboard—typing is a joy. The abundance of ports, including HDMI, is a major plus. It has a nice trackpad so you don't need a mouse if you don't want to get a mouse (I always recommend a mouse though). This is my first personal laptop, so I noticed these advantages right away. However, there were a few glitches during the first week, such as a bright screen, login issues, random shut-offs, and the fan running constantly. Thankfully, those issues disappeared after the first week. A minor downside is that the screen goes black when you plug in or remove the charging cord, but it's not a big deal. Overall, the battery life and graphics are outstanding. All in all, I would definitely recommend this laptop to anyone looking to buy one and to people looking for a more high-end laptop in general! Good Luck with your search.

I’ve had the 2025 Zephyrus G16 with the 5070 Ti since early June 2025 and it’s been great. It’s super fast and runs every game I’ve tried without any issues. The screen looks amazing with bright colors and a super smooth refresh rate. I use it for gaming, work, and general use, and it handles everything easily, Including running large language models. The battery life in eco mode is way better than I expected, it can last most of the day if I’m not gaming. The only small downside is the fan noise when it’s under heavy load, and the area above the keyboard can get pretty hot after a while. Other than that, it’s been perfect. The build quality feels premium, it’s light for how powerful it is, and I haven’t had a single problem with it so far. Definitely go for the 5070 Ti model over the others, the 5080 and 5090 get way too hot and become uncomfortable to use very quickly. You will have no issue playing all the latest games with this model. TLDR: Great laptop, 100% Recommend.

This thing is amazing. I have it running with 16GB dedicated ram. The screen, keys, and trackpad are great. This thing is very powerful, I got about 33,500 average Cinebench score from the box and about 20,000 on Geekbench 6.5 for multicore. Decided to play around a bit with it and installed a fresh version on windows from A USB drive, and installed ghelper. Undervolted the CPU by -40 and GPU by -30. I raised all 3 sections for wattage to 93 watts and now my cinebench is 36,500 and my geek bench is 22,500 the temp goes up to about 91C. You can use UXTU and if you do the same under volts but increase the wattage to 120watts my score will be 40,000 on cinebench and 23,500 on Geekbench. This little thing is a beast and with an EGPU it can be a gaming Beast. For battery, I’ve reduced the quiet profile to -6,-10 and -14 and I’ve also modify the .json file for ghelper and made the refresh of the screen go down to 48hz instead of 60hz. My battery like is about 10 hours of 1440p YouTube playback and up to 14hrs on idle. I’ve also gotten full performance from a 100watt usb-c charger but the battery did drain while under load. It was about 1% every 10 minutes. I wish it was lighter but I’m not bothered and I wish it was cheaper. I also wish the screen was a high resolution OLED like 2880x1880 but the IPS on this is great quality. I’m coming from OLEDs and Mini LED monitors. The speakers are this things weak points but they’re fine, I use headphones with it.

After extensive research on a new laptop (I am coming from a 2023 OLED 14-inch Legion 5 with Ryzen 7 7840HS and RTX 4060), I can confirm that this 16-inch laptop is an upgrade in virtually all aspects. The first noticeable improvement is the OLED screen, which has more brightness. I believe the difference is around 60 nits, and with HDR enable,d it is even brighter. On top of that, the screen is more dead pixel resistant (though time will tell) and has a very Macbook aesthetic which is more pleasant to see. It is 240hz, which paired with the 5070ti 12gb is an absolute wonder of a machine. I can run titles in ULTRA and HIGH settings and still get 140+ fps constantly. I use G-helper, but depending on the configuration such as if I use balanced or Turbo mode. I can get with Balanced (around 90-100 fps) but much less CPU temps, (around 75-77 C), in comparison, when I use the Turbo mode (I do get much more fan noise and the CPU is at around 81-83 C, but the FPS gain is of around 25-30 fps (so I highly recommend it) (I have not yet tried the ULTIMATE mode for performance but I suspect it will be another bump in fps, and again for higher CPU temps as well), especially for Story and single player games. For more competitive and online games, I would say Balanced mode is fine. I personally like a keyboard layout without a Numpad, and the key build and travel is amazing, especially in classes where I don't want to have noisy click I feel that they are on the less noisy side, but definitely good to not make ur peer unpleasant. Another great point I have is that the connectors are on the side and even while gaming, neither does the middle side in the keyboard or the right/left portions get hot (like they are not even hot), that is a huge advantage for me because I use USB dongles for my wireless mouse and keyboard, and with my previous laptop they did get hot because the connectors where closer to the CPU/GPU, with this layout problem solved. For the speakers, they are phenomenal like the best speakers on a Windows laptop ever. Very close to Macbook levels. The weight and thickness is very thin and light for a 16 inch laptop of these specs and characteristics, and paired with such a good battery life (I get around 7-9 hrs using the Microsoft office apps, R, Python, Power BI, and sometimes with youtube and my mouse dongle on, so for me it is a huge upgrade compared to the 4-5 hrs I was getting on my previous laptop. You also have much more fan management options and thermals as well (if u use G-helper), but overall 0 issues. I am absolutely happy with my purchase and more than satisfied with both its gaming performance, and use of apps while on battery power especially with R, Python and power BI. This machine has tons of power saving features and OLED care, so it gives you more futureproof aspects. I believe I finally have a laptop for the next 4-5 years that checks all boxes for me really. There might be some technical aspects you would want to consider if you are a multimedia/content creator, there may be a better value for money laptop, but for a Data analysis, CIS, programming, and both competitive and casual gamers. You will be happy with this. Hope this review helps :)

Let’s be honest, 50 series GPU’s from Nvidia have been a huge disappointment. However the 5070 Ti is the only one that does not disappoint. This G16 is a huge step up from last year’s 4070 model in performance while also doubling the RAM. Yes, it’s more expensive, as almost all laptops are this year. But I’d argue this one is one of the few that nearly justifies the cost. As someone who came from the RTX 4090 G14 and G16, I was getting very similar frame rates to those on this device. The battery life has improved a bit as well, getting about 10 hours in YouTube playback. The CPU, the Intel 285H, will run decently warm but it isn’t throttling and it is giving me all the performance I’d expect. The 5070 Ti is what makes this laptop shine though. More VRAM than 4070 and 5070, and WAY more performance. Nearly hitting the equivalent performance of about a 150-160w RTX 4080 laptop from 2024. That is insane for a laptop this slim. And puts this in a much better “cost-per-frame” value bracket than the RTX 5080 and 5090 model of the same laptop. Otherwise, the fans, the heat, almost everything else is identical to last year’s model. If you found that to be a problem, then you may have had a dud unit or you’ve just never used a gaming laptop before. The fans can get loud but can also be tuned to your liking. Certain parts of the body of the laptop can get hot, but that is by design. They know you’re not going to be touching the power button area all the time, so that is where the heat gets soaked to, on purpose, to keep it away from your hands on the keyboard. It does it’s job very well in this regard. Other than that - best Windows laptop speakers, nice big glass trackpad, full metal chassis that does not feel cheap, it feels super nice, good keyboard, and gorgeous OLED display. I saw a review complaining that this wasn’t a good OLED. The dude had no idea what he’s talking about - this is up there in quality with the best of them. I have measured the colors and brightness with calibration tools and it is wonderful. High gamut color coverage and surprisingly bright on a full-screen window compared to others I’ve used. I am seriously enjoying this laptop more than I thought!

Performance: with the new DLSS 4 and 4x Frame Gen Tech is excellent. If you listen to all the tech youtubers they'll try to convince you frame gen is bad and causes latency and other issues, which used to be true last year but I haven't experienced that at all with this laptop. It seems with this 5000 series Nvidia has really worked on their DLSS and Frame gen features. I think the much higher memory bandwidth plays a big factor in their improvements. They also now have whats called "Smooth Motion" Which is driver level frame gen that works with every game, and works really well. It doubles your fps in with little added latency and almost no stuttering. I've been using this laptop on balanced mode because its WAY quieter and the performanc difference compared to turbo is ~10%. Thermals are great in balanced mode, cpu hovers around 80c and gpu around 70c in games. Speakers: are crazy good. Compared to a Macbook Pro 16 they are nearly identical if not better. Battery Life: seems good, The intel 285H is very efficient and the igpu seems to handle light tasks well. Display: The HDR Oled screen is a sight to behold, If you've never experienced OLED before this screen will amaze you. The blacks are perfect, The colors are vivid and contrast is amazing. On top of that its a 240hz Gsync panel. Wifi 7: is really fast, I was able to transfer over 2TB of games over Wifi from my pc using steams local network game transfer. It's copy rate would max out at 2.5gb/s because thats the maximum my pc ethernet port can do.

Picked this up a week ago at BB. Performed a vbios flash. Great machine- the perfect blend of portability and performance. 7.2k furmark (125w average PD) and 16.5k timespy graphics (120w average PD with 130w spikes) But for 2630 bucks? Not worth it imo. Everything else is great.

Bought it for Architecture homework and it works perfectly. I can render without any problems and programs like autocad, SKP, Revit, run like butter.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is a 16-inch laptop built for users who want strong performance in a compact, lightweight frame. At just 4.3 pounds and 0.53 inches thick, the Zephyrus G16 is impressively slim and lightweight for such a high-performance laptop. I'm a gamer, and I'm typically grounded when it comes to gaming, but I like having the ability to move around some without having to sacrifice power, which is usually how it goes. However, not much of that is happening with this piece of tech, and I'm thoroughly enjoying my experience with this laptop. Starting with externals, the keyboard is simple with useful shortcuts like operating mode and Armoury Crate, a control and customization application designed for ASUS devices. It features single-zone white backlighting only, and I'd label that as acceptable. The lid features slash lighting, a customizable light bar on the lid. While it looks sleek, it’s limited to a static white color—there’s no RGB here to be mesmerized by. Still, it does offer some utility: you can set it to stay active, even change to a specified animation with the lid closed to indicate notifications. Ultimately it adds a splash of personality without being too flashy, and I respect that. The hinge is labeled as a stealth hinge. Half of this rings true: the stealth hinge is integrated into the base, which has become standard for laptops. The other half of what I would consider stealthy, which is sound, doesn't quite meet the mark. It’s a little noisy when opening or closing, even slightly creaky. Just lifting the laptop sometimes will make it creak. While you shouldn't be lifting the laptop or opening or closing the lid while using the laptop, this certainly detracts from the premium feel this laptop otherwise provides. It's kind of a questionable move why there is no touch screen functionality, but I suppose the touchpad makes up for it. The extra-large touchpad takes up about half the palm rest area, which is a significant portion, making major use of the available real estate. And thankfully it can be quickly turned off with a shortcut if it's in the way of some mad keyboarding. Onto my favorite feature: the OLED display. The Zephyrus G16 sports a 16-inch 2560x1600 OLED panel with a 240Hz refresh rate. This combination results in some seriously stellar visuals. The OLED technology delivers perfect blacks, a wide color gamut, and incredibly vibrant colors that really pop. My gaming experience is greatly enhanced by all this. The display doesn't look as good when in direct sunlight as is common with these types of displays, but it works well while playing on my covered porch. I highly prefer OLED over any other display, so I find myself wanting to use the display this laptop has over any other. The audio system is one of the most pleasant surprises. Equipped with six speakers, including two woofers, the sound output is powerful, deep, and surprisingly immersive, especially for such a thin chassis. All frequencies come through clear and full, and there's actual bass here. It's not often you can say you don't need to use an external sound device, but for games and even music, I have no issue with sound output through the integrated system. Thermal management on the G16 is powerful but may not be so subtle. In silent mode or during light tasks, the laptop is completely silent. I can't tell if a fan is going. However, once performance or turbo mode hits, the fans are audible. For turbo, they're going full blast and can be distracting without a earbuds or a headset, something to cancel out the noise. You can expect the bottom of the laptop to get super hot in turbo and even performance. The keyboard and touchpad can get really warm, too, but I've experienced worse. If you intend to actually put the laptop on your lap, you may want to think twice on it. Battery life is decent given the power under the hood and how much of it is likely going to be used in most applications. Off the charger, I can manage to get 3-5 hours with a mid-lit display but you can get of course get this number higher by dimming the display further. This laptop is obviously designed to be plugged in most cases, so I can't say that the battery is poor—I don't have to endure long commutes, and there is an outlet within five feet of me in any spot in my house. Now with all this said, let's boil it down to a simple question: will the Zephyrus G16 do what I want it to do? I'm looking to play many of the latest games or resource-intensive games with the maximum settings applied (or close to it), and having those games look beautiful. For reference, I've recently been playing Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Final Fantasy XVI, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Baldur's Gate 3. I want to be immersed. For me, this means high fidelity, quality effects, and smooth animation, even at the cost of something sounding like a jet and on the verge of pouring out lava. Mobility is also a big factor, as there are some days I want to sit outside, and some I want to sit in the study. Other times I want to spend 20-30 minutes winding down in bed, all without sacrificing that immersion I seek. This laptop meets those demands: the OLED display is incredibly captivating, and the Intel Core i9 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti work together to deliver gorgeous graphics and a solid gameplay experience. Many resource-heavy games are running at 55+ frames on maximum settings without using turbo (and I'd like to avoid that setting if possible), and I look for at least 60 frames. I've had other games running at 100+ frames, or even at 240. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is an excellent blend of performance and portability and pushes the limits. It truly punches well above its weight, offering outstanding visual experiences paired with high-end components. The hardware configuration makes this laptop an absolute performance beast. For me, it's near perfect. The only complaints I have would be the decision to go with the noisy hinge and loud fans. Not much to complain about!

One of the best looking and working laptop, You need to update the drivers to make sure it runs smoothly, but laptop is great and worth the money

Grabbed this as an open box "fair" condition laptop bit seems to be in mint condition, so far so good. Amazing laptop

Asus’s ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop, driven by an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti laptop GPU, is one of the best-balanced mobile devices I’ve ever used. It hits the mark in just about every dimension: thin enough to be portable while powerful enough to serve as a desktop replacement in many cases. It’s not perfect, but I don’t know that there is anything really quite like it: this is probably as much hardware as you can (reasonably) fit into a chassis like this. Anything that can allow for higher TDP parts won’t be as thin or as portable, and I think the 5070 Ti hits the spot well for this design, especially as it’s the lowest TDP Nvidia part this generation that has more than 8GB of RAM. The chassis is very similar to previous ROG 16” designs: the gray aluminum metal color scheme offset by the configurable slash lighting (on the back of the lid) and backlit keyboard. Two USB-C ports (one of them serving as aThunderbolt port as well) along with 2 USB-A 3.2 ports give connectivity, along with an HDMI 2.1 port for video and a microSD card reader. The backlit keyboard is nice and gets a little warm but not uncomfortably so (the hot spot is definitely above the keyboard, near the power button). There’s no number pad here, and the keyboard is flanked on both sides by speakers. Below the keyboard lies a very large trackpad that is quite responsive. Power is supplied via a proprietary connector from a 240W brick. The 240 Hz OLED screen is 2560x1600, a 16:10 ratio that is a good compromise between media consumption and media creation. Like all OLEDs, the contrast and response time is superb, and while the 500 nit brightness doesn’t reach the searing levels of some LCDs, it remains plenty bright enough. Under the hood, the laptop is driven by an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H CPU. It’s one of the faster mobile parts Intel makes, exceeded only by some models with higher TDPs, and it provides 16 cores. These are configured as 6 performance cores, 8 efficient cores, and 2 low-power efficient cores. These in turn can process 16 total threads–no hyperthreading here–and the P-cores are capable of boosting up to 5.4GHz. The 285H also has a fairly competent iGPU built-in as well, which is good if saving battery with the dGPU disabled. There’s an NPU along as well for AI-task acceleration, providing 13 TOPS, which isn’t very high at all, considering Microsoft requires 40 TOPS for Copilot+ certification, so on device AI usage will probably need to be GPU-driven somehow. That said, for everyday use, you’ll be fine with this CPU for a variety of tasks, including keeping the 5070 Ti fed for gaming. The CPU is given ample bandwidth via the 32GB of fast LPDDR5X RAM running at 7467MHz, but alas, you cannot upgrade it–it’s soldered. But whereas I’d be upset with having only 16GB of soldered RAM, with 32GB I’m not worried: it should suffice for just about every use for this PC. Storage I found to be just adequate. A 1TB SSD sounds like a lot until you look at the state of modern AAA games: 100GB installs are de rigueur at this point. Unlike the RAM, however, the storage can be upgraded, with an open M.2 slot available if you remove the back panel. (Not hard, just keep track of the screws!) The included SSD, a Western Digital SN5000S, is fast enough: it’s rated for 6,000MB/s read/5,400MB/s write, and this indeed what I found in testing: 6,340MB/s read and 5,423MB/s write. Those with expansive gaming libraries, or large projects, may well find themselves availing use of that 2nd M.2 slot. The real question, however, is about gaming performance. And I found myself quite pleased with this. While I’ll dig into some numbers in a moment, the bottom line is this: you can play just about any game at the screen’s native resolution with details turned up, if not maximized (and typically with ray tracing effects), and get a very acceptable frame rate. Doing so may well involve DLSS, but the new DLSS 4 is really quite excellent with regards to picture quality, and you do get the benefit of the 5000-series’ multi-frame generation capabilities. I use frame generation sparingly, and the key really is to ensure that the base frame rate (before frame generation) is adequate because while additional frames can be generated, the game’s input and latency is tied to the frames actually being rendered, not the AI-generated ones. But when it works, it’s really almost magical. Hooked up to an external 4K display, there are plenty of games that are playable at this resolution as well–this is where having 12GB of VRAM really helps. The details: I tested the following games, plugged in, with power settings set to Turbo and the latest Nvidia Game Ready drivers: -Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered: native resolution, maximum quality settings, DLSS Quality: 88fps -Doom: The Dark Ages: native resolution, Ultra quality, DLSS Quality, no path tracing: 75fps -Forza Motorsport: native resolution, Ultra quality, all ray tracing enabled, DLSS Q: 68fps -GTA V Enhanced: native resolution, Maximum Ray Tracing preset, DLSS Q: varied, typically 70-90fps -Cyberpunk 2077: native resolution, RT Ultra preset (DLSS sets to Auto): 54fps/90fps (with 2x frame generation) I also tested some games that don’t have benchmark utilities like the above, such as the enhanced Witcher 3, Hogwarts Legacy, and Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, and found similarly agreeable performance. Again, it all reinforces my general point: this machine’s CPU/GPU are adequate to drive games at the panel’s native resolution with fluid frame rates and high details. Turning down the details could allow you to avail yourself of the 240Hz display, or if you play older, less demanding games. All of these tests were performed with the Turbo power preset in Asus Armoury Crate. This is the highest preset power setting, with the loudest fans. And you will indeed hear the fans. This won’t be an issue if you game with a headset, or if you’re not particularly bothered by fan noise. Dropping down to the Performance power preset, which is more balanced, might cost you a little in games, but perhaps not enough to fundamentally change the experience while providing a quieter experience. (Or you could try DLSS Balanced or Performance mode instead of Quality, or a slight drop in quality settings, to compensate.) To put this in perspective: this system has a 240W power brick. I have a gaming desktop that I built, centered around an i9-12900KF and an RTX 3080 10GB. The 3080 itself draws up to 400W, yet this laptop can often keep up with the beefy desktop GPU, running typically somewhat behind in rasterization, but close (even or sometimes ahead) with ray tracing. (Again, 12GB VRAM helps here.) And of course I can turn on frame generation with this, which the 3080 cannot do. That’s seriously impressive performance within this power/thermal envelope. I wish it had more storage out of the box, but storage is pretty cheap now and adding it isn’t difficult. The fans can get loud at maximum power, but physics remains undefeated: that heat has to go somewhere, and this chassis is thin. But really, you get so much with this: a nice big OLED screen, a fast CPU, plenty of RAM, and just about as much GPU as you can reasonably put into such a laptop without throttling it constantly. This is a really good, well-balanced laptop, both for gaming and productivity, and I have no difficulty in recommending it to anyone.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 laptop offers plenty of impressive specs that should satisfy most gamers looking for a gaming laptop that’s both powerful and compact. It’s 4.3 lbs, so a little heavier than a typical lightweight notebook. It’s thinner and more size efficient than my previous Asus ROG laptop from several years ago, so I like the direction it’s going. It features an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor (2.9 GHz, 16 cores) with an Intel AI Boost NPU up to 13TOPS, making it very responsive to handling modern games. Fortnite, for example was able to handle both high textures and frame rates. At 120 fps, I was able to run most of the graphic settings on the “Epic” setting, and it was smooth in both menus and gameplay. Even at 240 fps, which is maximum, worked surprisingly well on the same settings. Single player games work well too. Control, for instance, played fine on default settings. Unfortunately, control was lost when trying to push the graphics even further, but I blame the instability on the game in this instance. The 16” OLED display is 2.5K with a 16:10 aspect ratio. HDR is available for supported content, but even SDR content looks incredible on this display. The blacks are nicely dark, the whites are pleasingly bright and the colors are rich and detailed. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (12GB) seems to handle the graphics beautifully. There’s a switch to “Olympus” when starting games, which is a new concept for me, but it seems to be an AI powered way to enhance graphics even further. The combination is truly making games enjoyable to look at. With 32GB memory, the G16 laptop is not only capable of handling modern games, but also video editing. A nice added bonus for a laptop that will fit in most backpacks. In case you’re wondering, I checked my backpack that is limited to 15” laptops, and although the display is 16” on this one, it fit perfectly. The 1TB SSD is fast and responsive, both in regards to downloading games and running games and programs. Wi-Fi 7 allows for smooth, quick downloads of modern games, and with a 1TB SSD, there’s plenty of room for your favorite games. Connecting my Bluetooth mouse took only a few seconds, and it even suggested downloading the app for the mouse shortly after that. I was using the mouse mostly for gaming, but with that being said, the trackpad works excellently for typical tasks. Audio-wise, the laptop offers a 4-speaker system with Dolby Atmos with plenty of loudness and clarity. If you don’t have a headset, there’s a built-in microphone to allow in-game communication. There’s also some form of AI noise-canceling technology, that seemed a bit confused between my voice and my air conditioner while I was testing out the Copilot feature. The top of the laptop features “slash lighting” which is a constantly flashing strip that is customizable through an app on the computer. You don’t see this while using the laptop, so what you do with it, is entirely up to you. Personally, I reduced the brightness quite a bit. Additionally, the keyboard features customizable RGB backlighting. The webcam is 1080p (30 fps) and can be used for Windows Hello. The image quality is nothing special, and seems to feature some kind of AI enhancements on certain things, like my eyes. Very convenient for video calls. Connecting other devices is easy with one 3.5mm audio jack (mic and headphones), one HDMI 2.1, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (with DisplayPort support), one Thunderbolt 4 (with DisplayPort support) and an SD card reader. The only thing missing in my opinion is an Ethernet port. Lastly, it comes preinstalled with Windows 11 Home. There are several mandatory updates on day one, which took about an hour to complete. This included updates for Windows, Windows Store, ASUS and BIOS. After that, you can game all night! I highly recommend this laptop to anyone looking for a portable gaming setup that will work internationally, in case you’re a world traveler. Enjoy high frame rates, SSD speeds and an OLED display that makes any game look beautiful!

The sweet spot in gaming laptops—power, style, and surprising value The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 delivers where it counts. Sporting a CNC aluminum chassis and a sleek 0.59" profile, it's light enough (4.3lbs) to go anywhere, but loaded with enough firepower to take on AAA titles and creative software alike. Gaming & Graphics Let’s be honest—NVIDIA’s 50 series GPUs haven’t exactly set the world on fire. But the 5070 Ti stands out as the exception. It’s the sweet spot of the 50xx lineup, striking the perfect balance between power and price. Compared to last year’s 4070 model, the G16 is a huge leap forward—not just in GPU performance but with double the RAM, now at 32GB. Gaming is simply fantastic. The OLED Nebula display is gorgeous, with refresh rates so fast they outpace what your eyes can process. Cranking Cyberpunk to ultra settings was stunning—realistic lighting, smooth frame rates, no stutter. I eventually dropped to recommended ultra to tame the fans, still kept most of the eye candy, and gained around 10+ FPS. You can absolutely max out most games, and the fans won’t deafen you… though I wouldn’t run it flat out for hours if you care about long-term longevity. But hey, you do your thing. Creative & Productivity I haven’t stressed it with demanding creative programs yet, but DaVinci Resolve loaded up quickly and ran without issue. With Intel’s Core Ultra 9 chip and built-in AI accelerators, it’s clearly built to keep up with serious work. Display & Build The OLED screen, with 2.5K resolution and 240Hz refresh rate, paired with G-SYNC, eliminates visual tearing and input lag. It’s stunning for both gaming and editing. The CNC aluminum chassis and customizable lighting elevate the design—solid, sleek, and personal. Thermals & Cooling Liquid metal cooling paired with Arc Flow Fans keeps the system relatively chill under pressure. The vapor chamber does its job, and while you’ll hear the fans during intense gaming, they’re not overly obnoxious. Intelligent cooling plus the automatic MUX Switch make balancing performance and battery life seamless. Audio & Connectivity Six speakers, boosted woofers, and Dolby Atmos mean you won’t feel like you need external audio unless you’re mixing tracks. Connectivity is great too—USB-C, HDMI 2.1, UHS-II MicroSD, the works. Extras & Overall Impression The 3-month PC Game Pass is a nice touch. Windows Copilot AI features are neat but feel like they’re still evolving. For now, they’re more novelty than necessity. Final thoughts: If you’re looking for a premium gaming and creative laptop that doesn’t fall into the trap of flashy specs with underwhelming delivery, the Zephyrus G16 with the 5070 Ti might just be your best bet. It’s stylish, ridiculously fast, and surprisingly well-balanced. Not perfect—but pretty darn close.

I want to start off by letting folks know what exactly the Zephyrus line of ASUS laptops actually is. This specific line focuses primarily on thin/light/mobile design vs trying to be the fastest and highest performing laptop in ASUS' lineup. --Design-- The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is a super thin 16" OLED gaming laptop. For reference sake, it is identical thickness to the M series Macbook Pro line. On the lid, there is a cool diagonal LED strip which can be customized to flash in different ways vis the Armory Crate app. I found the effects to be plentiful and all of them had a really cool, cyberpunk like effect. The only drawback is that white is the only color. The backlit keyboard was plenty bright and offers an array of RGB color options. Key presses are snappy and responsive. It's on part with the best laptop keyboards around. There is a very large touchpad that has touch sensitivity capability, meaning, you can "tap" the touchpad anywhere and it responds. 1 finger for normal click and 2 fingers for right click. It can however actually press, however, it's a dive board mechanism so you must have ringers towards the bottom to register. I wish this was more haptic feedback non mechanical, but the touch make this mostly ok. The grey color has a nice look to it, and there is an embossed Republic of Gamers icon on the lid as well, though only visible in certain lighting. This is a very clean, minimal laptop. Ports are all that is necessary, though since it's so thin, no dedicated ethernet ports are included, which for a gaming laptop, may be a deal breaker. The 240hz OLED panel is gorgeous and super sharp at 2560 x 1600 resolution. Colors are very accurate as well. Since this is a Zephyrus, despite having top of the line hardware (Ultra 9, Geforce RTX 5070 ti) things have to be curtailed a bit to maintain proper throttling. My last gen ASUS laptop with a RTX 4080 for example, is significantly faster than this laptop. This Zephyrus is more about balancing performance with thin and clean design. Some 3DMark benchmarks you should compare to other laptops before making a purchase: TimeSpy: 13592 Storage: 1944 CPU Profile: 1233 - 11113 Speed Way: 3489 Port Royal: 9705 Steel Nomad: 3316 I found I had to significantly reduce graphics and visuals compared to other, older machines I had. For example, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 I had to take from the ultra highest settings, where i get an average of 100 FPS down to "low' to achieve something half way decent around 60-80 FPS Even easy, non taxing games like Counter-Strike 2 needed some of the higher graphics setting toned down. Before anything thinks I simply didn't have the dedicated GPU enabled, I did. I even disabled the onboard and forced the 5070 ti to be the only dedicated GPU in the system to avoid the annoyance of the constant switching. Other use cases such as Photoshop, video editing, etc should be just fine. You may need to tweak the automatic GPU detection so that you're using the Nvidia GPU vs the onboard. If you're i the market for a balanced gaming yet thin and light travel companion, the Zephyrus line is worth considering. It's excellent in this category. If you simply want the best gaming laptop you can get or only care about performance, look at a different model

This is a fantastic laptop and exactly what I had been looking for. A high performance Windows laptop with a great design and an overall quality that is on par with my MacBooks. The 5070ti is a great fit for the G16 and probably the sweet spot when it comes to gaming GPU's in this small chassis. The wattage for the GPU is capped at 125w which offers great performance without the GPU getting too hot and it's not too far off the actual watt limit of the chip (140w). The Intel CPU 285H does a good job in games but it does reach quite high temps if you don't restrict the auto CPU boost function. I saw max CPU temps of 105c on a regular basis at stock settings. The CPU only reached the +100c temps for a second during CPU boosts but I wasn't too comfortable with the CPU getting so hot even if it was only for a second or two. Thankfully it was very easy adjusting the CPU boost setting so that now I don't see the CPU going past 90c and it doesn't restrict the gaming performance of the laptop in any meaningful way. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase and would recommend this product to anyone looking for strong gaming performance in a beautiful, high quality package.

I’ve been using the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 with Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, and RTX 5070 Ti in Eclipse Gray for a few weeks now. This laptop strikes the perfect balance between sleek design, immersive visuals, and powerful performance—especially in its price-to-performance class. What I Love ** Stunning 16″ 2.5K OLED Display (240Hz, 0.2 ms, G‑Sync)** The OLED panel is vibrant, ultra-responsive, and sharp—perfect for both fast-paced gaming and creative work. Blacks are beautifully deep, and colors pop with clarity. Windows Central Ultrabookreview.com Engadget GamesRadar+ ** Smooth & Efficient Gaming Performance** Powered by the new RTX 5070 Ti, this machine delivers excellent frame rates—even rivaling higher-tier models like laptop RTX 4080s from 2024, without throttling. Best Buy +1 Windows Central Ultrabookreview.com ** Premium Yet Subtle Build** The gray aluminum chassis is sleek and professional-looking—no flashy gamer branding. The minimalist slash lighting adds a touch of style without overwhelming aesthetics. Windows Central Engadget GamesRadar+ ** Excellent Audio & Input Experience** The six-speaker setup delivers rich, clear sound with surprising bass—better than many other laptop speakers. The glass touchpad is large, smooth, and responsive. Tom's Hardware Reviewed GamesRadar+ Best Buy ** Good Battery Life for a Gaming Laptop** Expect around 7–10 hours in light use (e.g., YouTube playback), and about 7–8 hours in Silent mode during typical daily tasks. ** Fan Noise & Heat Under Load** When gaming or under heavy loads, the fans can be audible and certain areas—particularly the top chassis—get warm. A cooling stand could help with airflow. Windows Central Ultrabookreview.com GadgetMatch ** Setup & Driver Quirks** Some users experienced driver-related freezes or compatibility issues upon first boot, especially with the new RTX 5070 Ti GPU. A clean Windows install or careful updating of MyASUS and drivers helped resolve these problems. Best Buy +1 ** Memory & Storage Are Non‑Upgradable** Both RAM and SSD are soldered—so plan accordingly before purchase.For anyone seeking a powerful yet stylish gaming laptop, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 hits the sweet spot. It delivers spectacular visuals, top-tier RTX 5070 Ti gaming performance, strong battery life, and professional build quality. Just be ready to fine-tune driver installations and manage thermals during prolonged gaming sessions. Highly recommend this machine—great value, beautiful design, and immersive gameplay. Perfect for both work and play!

I really like Zephyrus G16 a lot as a high quality laptop that is also a capable gaming machine. You do lose out on some performance relative to similar ‘full size’ gaming laptops, but you’re not missing out on that much, especially with the RTX 5070 Ti configuration, which I think has the best value proposition for this form factor due to wattage limitations at the higher GPU options. It’s a beautiful device with excellent build quality and great performance. The G16 definitely gives MacBook Pro vibes. In fact, the dimensions are nearly identical to the MacBook Pro 16in, which makes trying to find a sleeve or carrying case convenient. The case is aluminum throughout and it feels very well put together with a good hinge and minimal flexing. This is a gaming laptop, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at it and the only thing that really gives it away is the diagonal light strip on the lid, but even this is a relatively restrained addition that looks just as good when it’s off as it does when it’s on. One thing I don’t like about it though is it’s a fingerprint magnet and if your hands are completely clean they will leave smudges, so I’d keep a good microfiber cloth handy. The G16 weighs 4.3 lbs. which is not light, but not heavy either. The specs on my configuration include the Intel Core Ultra 285H and the RTX 5070 Ti GPU. Neither are the best you can get on a gaming laptop, but they fit this form factor well. According to Asus’ specs on the G16, the 5070 Ti can run up to 115W with Dynamic Boost, though the Nvidia control panel reports 125W. This is a short of the maximum 140W Nvidia specs for the 5070 Ti, but not too far off. With the 5070 Ti you also get 12GB of GDDR7 VRAM, which feels like the minimum you’d want for high-end gaming in 2025 and I think this amount of VRAM matches the performance the GPU is able to offer so that neither is hamstringing the other. This configuration ships with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM clocked at 7500 MHz and this is not upgradeable, but with 32GB I’m not concerned about it. The 1TB SSD is a Western Digital SN5000S NVMe Gen 4, which is not the highest end Gen 4 drive you can get, but it’s not bad by any stretch. The port selection on the G16 is very good. You get 2 USB-A (10Gbps) and 2 USB-C (10Gbps for one and Thunderbolt 4 for the other). I am mildly disappointed to see the Thunderbolt port is Thunderbolt 4 and not Thunderbolt 5, but it’s not a dealbreaker. There is also an HDMI 2.1 out, a full size SD card reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Lastly, there is Asus’ proprietary power connector that connects the included 240W charger. Both USB-C ports also support DisplayPort out and charging up to 100W. In terms of upgradeability it’s somewhat limited on the G16. The bottom opens up by removing 11 T5 torx screws. The screws are of varying lengths, so make sure you keep track of what goes where. Once the screws are removed, the bottom cover pops up on one side and can be carefully lifted away. I thought that the cover popping up was a sign of some kind of imperfection or damage, but it does appear to be by design to help with getting the panel off. Inside, you’ll see the vapor chamber cooling system and battery. The SSD and WiFi 7 card are replaceable and are hidden under a paper cover that can be pulled off. There is 1 additional NVMe SSD slot as well that you can populate with another drive, which is nice to see. The 32GB of RAM is soldered to the motherboard. One thing to note if you do open up the G16 is there is a light sensor inside that will detect when the cover has been removed and will prevent the laptop from turning on until it’s connected to a charger again. It’s similar to what I’ve seen on the ROG Ally and as soon as you connect a charger and boot it you can go back to running it on battery power. Setting up the laptop is the standard Windows 11 setup process of signing into your Microsoft account, connecting to WiFi, downloading updates, etc. The install of Windows on this laptop is pretty clean. The standard Windows 11 apps are all there and you’ll need to spend some time uninstalling some bundled apps like LinkedIn and others, but there’s no shady antivirus or anything like that bundled. Asus does preinstall some of their apps and utilities and most of them are fairly innocuous, but I ended uninstalling most of them except for the MyAsus for updates and Armory Crate for managing performance and power modes. The OLED screen on the G16 looks fantastic. It’s a 2560 x 1600 panel with a 16:10 aspect ratio, 240Hz refresh rate, and G-Sync compatibility. The specs state 500 nits of brightness. LCD will definitely be brighter, but it’s really tough to beat the contrast and punchiness you get from an OLED. The default display mode is ‘Native’, which brings a bit more color saturation and looks great, but I ended up going to sRGB mode for my everyday tasks. The keyboard is backlit with single-zone RGB lighting. There are a few effects you program in the Armory Crate software, but for the most part I just left it on a static white color and let Windows control it. It covers the keys well and they are easy to see. Typing on it is about as good as I’ve experienced on most other laptops. It’s a chiclet-style keyboard, no fancy mechanical stuff here, but it works just fine for gaming or typing and there’s a little nub on the W key to help you find WSAD. The trackpad is very large and it works well, but it feels a little sensitive. I found my palms registered clicks on it enough that it started to get on my nerves. It could be how I rest my hands on the keyboard, but I think Asus needs to work on the palm rejection here. I installed a few games that I know have challenged my full size PC’s in the past. The specs of the RTX 5070 Ti in terms of the actual GPU chip and CUDA cores line up with a 5070 non-Ti desktop card, though obviously you are working with a much lower power limit. In practice I found the performance to be about on par with something like an RTX 4070 non-Super or an RTX 3080 desktop card, which is great to see in a laptop like this. Alan Wake 2 at 1440p and DLSS Balanced I could run Path Tracing, though frame rates in the forest sections were in the 30’s. Turning Ray Tracing to Low (no Path Tracing) yielded a much better result with frame rates in the 40’s. Continuing with Remedy games, I ran FBC Firebreak next and was able to get frame rates in the upper-50’s at 1440p DLSS Balanced with both graphics and ray tracing presets set to high. Last of Us Pt. 2 and Horizon Forbidden West I was getting 70-80fps at 1440p DLSS Quality using the Very High presets. It feels like a substantial upgrade over the 4070 laptop I was previously using. This was all run at the highest ‘Turbo’ performance setting and even under heavy loads it stayed cool to the touch and never got very loud. I also didn’t notice any slowdowns while gaming even after several hours. At their loudest, the fans can be heard, but they never sounded unpleasant to me and putting any kind of headphones on instantly drowned them out. The G16 has Advanced Optimus, which will intelligently switch between the integrated graphics and dGPU, though this transition takes a few seconds and freeze everything up while it’s happening. For battery life I was seeing about 7-8 hours in the Silent power mode. The G16 will automatically switch the screen to 60Hz when it’s off the charger to save on battery. HDR is also disabled on battery. This was doing everyday tasks like writing this review, watching YouTube, and general web browsing, so it’s certainly going to depend on what you’re doing, but I’d consider it to be okay based on my experience. I did get curious about using the G16 with a 100W USB-C charger to see if maybe I could game without having to carry the 240W charger with me and the results were interesting. On USB-C power, Armory Crate enabled Turbo mode and the screen switched back to 240Hz, but I was not able to figure out how to turn HDR back on even after disabling all the HDR battery-saving settings in Windows. I suspect this is some kind of bug and hopefully they can fix it soon. I did try running The Last of Us Pt. 2 for a little bit in this configuration and performance seemed similar to what it was with the 240W charger plugged in, but I’m sure there are limitations to using the laptop this way that might not even be advisable. The speakers sound very good for a laptop. They’ve got good clarity and even a bit of bass. The 1080p webcam looks good, but is not the best. I looked a bit soft in a relatively well lit room. You do get Windows Hello for logging in though which is great. So overall I’m really happy with the Zephyrus G16. It’s a great all-rounder and will last a long time. I think the 5070 Ti version in particular has the best value compared to other models. You can get this with a 5080 or 5090, but they are power limited to 120W, which is well below their maximum wattage compared to the 5070 Ti and the performance gain moving from that GPU to the higher-tier ones at those wattages is not as pronounced.

I saw other reviews of certain games not working or other issues, but I have not hit the same wall now that everything is further updated (July '25). The frame rates are up over last year's 40xx GPU. Some games and apps might need further updates to really get every visual goody/performance tweak that the 5070 Ti is capable of. As of July 2025, all my programs and games are working as expected, but YMMV. I mostly game from GOG and Steam, but have other sources that also work well. My day one advice: Before you even power up your new toy. Install a second SSD if you want it (2 hidden screws under the rubber feet). Next, update everything before even doing Windows hello, which will disappear when the BIOS updates. After all those long legal agreements and you updated Armoury Crate and MyAsus. Then setup the apps and games. I jumped in too early and some stuff would not boot/incompatible. Refresh every update first...Windows, Armory Crate, and MyAsus G16 Build Quality: At this price point you are getting a solid nearly zero flex laptop. The enormous glass touchpad is great. Keys are solid with short travel and not too clicky for those looking to be discrete. Plenty of ports, although no thunderbolt 5. Speakers are likely the best you can get on any laptop. Loud and enough bass with just a bit of direction detection for in game tracking. Most users are still likely to go with headphones and the 3.5mm jack is here if not on BT. The light bar on the back is neat, but still not all that useful to me. Wish that Asus would have made it RGB this time. Also would have wished for per key RGB for the keyboard. Performance: The new 5070 Ti is the sweet spot of the 50xx series the experts tell you to buy for bang for buck. I would agree. Gaming is fantastic. Gorgeous Oled with refresh rates beyond my eyes capabilities. I can turn graphics up to ultra and it looks amazing in my most demanding test game of Cyberpunk (plan to get newer titles in the second week of July sales.) In this game, and others I played, I did eventually go down to recommended ultra settings and the fans are not spooled up as much and still runs most of the eye candy and gained about 10+FPS. You can max out most games and the fans are not too obnoxious, but I don't think running the laptop at flat out for hours is great for longevity. But you do your thing. As for programs. I did not setup anything too demanding, Davinci seems to work well, but did not have a project right now to fully test. Battery Life: You just bought a supercar. Fuel economy is not great, but you knew that, right? Running the GPU on the lowest "silent mode" will get about 4 hours. Turn the GPU off in "Eco mode" stretches to little over 6 hours but not much more. Sadly, gaming might only be 1 hour. So, time off outlet is possible. Best bring the generously long cabled power brick with you. On laptops like these I see the battery more like a UPS. It's there for when the power cuts out and you get a little time to finish up before shutting it down. Final thoughts: Aside from what felt like endless updates to all the various devices within this laptop. Once you get past that. Asus has likely put the sleekest best laptop on the market. You can get faster GPU's and more RAM (soldered and not upgradable) or save a few dollars for less. I think, like many experts, for a laptop this size/price. You get the best bang for buck on the G16 Zephyrus with 5070 Ti. Hopefully future buyers won't see import pricing.

The design is very elegant. High refresh rate gaming on an oled device this thin is difficult to describe. It puts every other device I own to shame, and I have a lot of nice devices. the 5070ti puts on a great performance at this wattage and this is the sweet spot for this chassis. the 5080 variant is limited more by the wattage limits of this chassis. You can almost reach the 5080 performance by installing g-helper on the 5070 g16, which I highly recommend. The speakers on this laptop are also top notch. They strongly remind me of macbook speakers. The chassis is also metal. disabling 2 performance cores, and 4 e cores dramatically increases battery life without significantly reducing gaming performance. This is basically a gaming macbook.