ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 Gray 2025
The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX 16-core processor outpaces the i9-14900HX, and the RTX 5070 8GB GDDR7 GPU pushes a 165Hz G-Sync FHD+ display with a 3ms response time. Its 90Wh battery, Thunderbolt, HDMI 2.1, and 100% sRGB ROG Nebula Display with Dolby Vision enhance both wired connectivity and color-accurate media. This laptop suits competitive gamers needing high frame rates and entry-level creators who benefit from the powerful CPU and 1TB Gen 4 SSD.
CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.3 kg
Battery 90 Wh
67 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average portability (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (2.5Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 | 91.8 | 86.2 | 61.5 | 95.3 | 78.3 | 14.3 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 67 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
Usage Scores
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