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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)

Sleek aluminum gaming laptop with 2.5K 240Hz OLED ROG Nebula display and RTX 4080 GPU.

List price

$2,299

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Catalog as of September 1, 2026

Manufacturer list price, not a live offer. Confirm current pricing before you buy.

Panel

ROG Nebula OLED

Processor

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Memory

32GB LPDDR5x

Claimed battery life

~8–10 hours productivity

What it does well

  • Gorgeous 2.5K 240Hz OLED G-Sync screen
  • Thin and rigid CNC aluminum chassis
  • Exceptional gaming and creator GPU horsepower

Where it gives ground

  • Soldered memory cannot be upgraded
  • High fan noise under maximum synthetic loads

Compare it head to head

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Laptops28 differing specs

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)

$2,299

MacBook Air 13" (M3)

$1,099

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Laptops27 differing specs

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)

$2,299

MacBook Air 15" (M3)

$1,299

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Laptops27 differing specs

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)

$2,299

MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro)

$1,999

Apple leads on 5 of 9 rankable specs and costs less.

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Laptops24 differing specs

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)

$2,299

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)

$1,599

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Full specifications

Display

Size
16.0 inches
Panel
ROG Nebula OLED
Resolution
2560 × 1600 (2.5K)
Refresh rate
240 Hz
BrightnessNot on the official sheet
500 nits peak HDR
Color
100% DCI-P3, Pantone Validated
Touchscreen
No

Performance

Processor
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (12GB GDDR6)
Memory
32GB LPDDR5x
RAM upgradable
No (soldered)
Storage
1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Storage upgradable
Yes (2× M.2 slots)

Build & input

Weight
4.30 lb (1.95 kg)
Thickness
16.4 mm
Materials
CNC Aluminum unibody
Keyboard
RGB backlit stealth keyboard with 1.7mm travel
Trackpad
Extra-large glass touchpad
Webcam
1080p FHD IR with Windows Hello
Speakers
6-speaker system with dual force-canceling woofers

Ports

Thunderbolt / USB-C
1× Thunderbolt 4 + 1× USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
HDMI
HDMI 2.1 FRL
SD card
SD Express 7.0
MagSafe
No (Slim Power Jack)
Headphone jack
Yes (3.5 mm combo)
Charger
240W AC + 100W USB-C PD support

Battery

Claimed battery lifeNot on the official sheet
~8–10 hours productivity

Software

Operating system
Windows 11 Home
Repairability
Medium (swappable SSDs and Wi-Fi card)
Most rows are from the official spec sheet. Marked rows are other published figures or our summary, not lab tests we ran.Official ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) spec sheet (opens in a new tab)

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Frequently asked

How much does ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) cost?

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) lists at $2,299 (manufacturer list price snapshot as of 2026-09-01). Retail prices vary by merchant and this is not a live quote.

What are ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)’s key specs?

Key specifications for ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) include panel (ROG Nebula OLED), processor (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H), and memory (32GB LPDDR5x).

What does ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) compare against?

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) is compared head to head against ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) vs MacBook Air 13" (M3), ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) vs MacBook Air 15" (M3), ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) vs MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro), ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024), ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) vs Dell XPS 13 (2024), and ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) vs Dell XPS 14 (2024).