Customer Ratings & Reviews

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 :)

This laptop is seriously impressive. It’s incredibly fast and responsive, stays really quiet when you need it to, and can handle AAA games without breaking a sweat. I mostly use it for productivity work like AutoCAD, and it absolutely flies through everything I throw at it with zero hiccups. The screen is absolutely gorgeous, the build quality feels premium, and thermals are well managed even under heavier loads. It’s powerful when you need it, but also refined enough for everyday work and travel. Overall, it’s a perfect balance of performance, portability, and polish. Easily one of the best laptops I’ve ever owned. P.S If you decide to get it, make sure to download Ghelper.

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.

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!

I upgraded from the 2021 Zephyrus G15 GA503QR, which was a wonderful laptop and I loved it. I gave that to my daughter, who is using it & loving it. This G16 GU605CR looks much the same, but is improved in so many ways. I love the OLED screen, the sound is amazing, and the newer CPU and GPU run everything fast & flawless. This model has twice the RMA at 32GB, but I filled the 1TB SSD pretty quickly with games, so I have ordered a new Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB SSD to drop in the second drive slot so I can install more games. I got this as an open box (excellent) item, and let me say, if I didn't know, I would never have guessed it was an open box item. Came with the original packaging and the laptop is pristine. I couldn't be happier with this purchase. It is a fantastic laptop, wonderful design, amazing performance, exactly what I wanted.

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.

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.

I’ve been using this laptop for a while now, and honestly it exceeded my expectations. The performance is very smooth, especially for gaming and multitasking. Programs open fast, and I don’t experience lag even when I run multiple applications at the same time. The display looks amazing — colors are sharp and bright, which makes gaming and watching videos much better. The keyboard feels comfortable for long typing sessions, and the build quality feels solid and premium. Battery life is also decent for a high-performance machine. It’s not ultra-long, but it’s more than enough for daily use, classes, or work sessions. Overall, I’m really satisfied with this purchase. If you want strong performance, good design, and reliable speed, this is a great choice.

every aspect of this laptop is awesome. I have the base version of a 5070 TI 32 GB of RAM runs like a beast at sacrifices Thermo efficiency for portability. So this slaps laptop can be extremely hot sometimes but honestly between the OLED screen and the high-quality keys it’s absolutely worth it. I’ve had zero problems and I play plenty of first person shooters. I got an open box version for a little over 1900 and to be able to have a gaming laptop at this caliber for just $1900 is insane at a normal 2600 price point. I’d say it’s worth it.

my first oled and i gotta say this right here is peak. can also run games really well.

In summary, this GU605 ROG Zephyrus G16 is the best laptop you can get to do everything. For the last month i have been using it for gaming, programing, CAD projects and some photo editing. I have nothing but good things to say about rhis laptop. It smooth, very efficient and very powerful when needed. Laptop also has a sleek design that looks amazing. OLED screen is so good that you wont miss a detail. Thank you BestBuy for the great service and thank you ASUS ROG for yet another amazing product that delivers everything I could need.

I've used this laptop for about 3 weeks now. I have not had a single issue with it so far. I was first worried about the fans, since it's a laptop; they tend to be rather noisy, but this one has a silent option that is, in fact, completely silent and does not get hot in this mode. There have been no issues with gaming or regular work at all. I had also thought that since the laptop was so thin it would affect good gaming performance but that was also not the case! Overall 10/10 laptop would recommend for others!

Great computer! Use it for work and gaming. Feels very sturdy and feels like quality!

Great laptop until it stopped working for no reason. I had used it to play some Valorent and turned it off and let it sit on the table for 2 days and when I came back no screen or lights would turn on and I tried every power options video and still nothing. Other then that it was great and you should take your chance with this one

nice lightweight laptop that’s perfect for both gaming and school work! The specs on it are great and can handle pretty much all my gaming needs or multiple browsers for intensive school work. Battery life is around 4-6 hrs on eco, but a 100w usb c charger works well maintaining battery for school or lighter tasks.

Open box. purchase less than 1800 dollars(plus tax) with excellent condition 5070ti G16. Also purchase through new Buy Credit Card first day 20% back and get 325 dollars reward back. Also used Rakuten and got 66 dollars back. Can’t beat this price for sure.

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!

Worth every penny, can almost say the best Windows laptop in the market.

Absolutely love this laptop and couldn't have asked for better service while purchasing it in store.

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