In this article we’re going over the mid-specced configuration of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 in the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 variant with 32 GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 dGPU.
I already discussed this lineup in our review of the Ryzen AI 9 + RTX 4070 version here , as well as in our reviews of the Intel Core Ultra versions launched earlier in the year.
So in this article, we’re mostly going over the performance of this 4060 model, how it compares to the 4070 in benchmark tests, applications and games, as well as a few other technical bits and details.
2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605W series
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV, 2024 model
Display 16-inch, 16:10, glossy, non-touch,OLED QHD+ 2560 x 1600 px , 240 Hz 0.2ms,
Processor AMD Strix Point, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 12C/24T, up to 5.1 GHz
Video Radeon 890M + Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 8GB (up to 105W with Dyn Boost)
Memory 32 GB LPDDR5x-7500 (onboard)
Storage 2 TB SSD (Micron 2400) – 1x M.2 PCI 4.0 x4 slot, 1x m.2 PCIe 4.0 x 2 slot
Connectivity WiFi 7 2×2 with Bluetooth 5.4 (Mediatk MT7925 module)
Ports left: DC-in, HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x USB-C 4.0 , 1x USB-A 3.2, audio jack
Battery 90 Wh, 200 W power adapter, USB-C charging up to 100W
Size 354 mm or 13.96” (w) x 246 mm or 9.68 (d) x 14.9 – 17.3 mm or .59” – .68″ (h)
Weight 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs),
Extras clamshell format with 130-degree hinge, lightbar on the lid, available in silver or gray,
Design, Inputs, Display I’ll refer you to the previous article for my thoughts on this design and the overall ergonomics of this Zephyrus G16 chassis, my impressions on the keyboard and touchpad, as well as on the OLED display.
For the most part, this is a solid premium laptop with excellent inputs and an awesome screen. But it’s not without some quirks and particularities.
Hardware and performance – AMD Strix Point Ryzen processor, GeForce RTX 406 and 4070 dGPUs Our test model is a mid-specced configuration of the 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605W lineup, code name GA605WV, with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and AMD Radeon 890M integrated graphics, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 dedicated graphics, 32 GB of DDR5-7500 memory, and a middling 1 TB gen4 SSD.
We’ve also reviewed the GA605Wi model, with the same AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, 32 GB of RAM and an RTX 4070 dGPU, and we’ll compare the two throughout the article.
Disclaimer: This unit was sent over for review by Asus. I tested it with the software available as of mid-August 2024 (BIOS 306, MyAsus 4.0.20.0 app, AMD Adrenaline 24.10.18.08 drivers, Nvidia Studio 560.81 drivers). This is a fairly new launch, so things can still change as the software matures.
Spec-wise, this series is based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Strix Point hardware platform paired with Nvidia RTX 4000 graphics.
Our configuration is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, a hybrid design with 12 Cores and 24 Threads. The CPU consists of 4 Performance Zen5 Cores and 8 Efficiency Zen5c Cores, all with Hyper-Threading. The CPU also runs at a fair amount of power here, at 80W TDP sustained.
For the GPU, these Zephyrus models are available in several RTX 4000 configurations, from 4050 to 4070, all mid-powered Max-Q designs. There’s no 4080/4090 option, which remain exclusive to the Intel-based Zephyrus G16 versions. There is, however, a MUX and Advanced Optimus, just like on the Intel models.
For the RAM, the series is available in either 16 or 32 GB configurations, with LPDDR5x-7500 memory. The RAM is soldered on all models, thus non-upgradable. 32 GB on a 4060 configuration is a novelty for the series, but it also comes with a steep price increase over the 16 GB model, so might not be the best choice over the RTX 4070 model with 32 GB of RAM.
For storage, there are two M.2 2280 PCIe gen4 slots on this series, and our sample ships with a Micron 2400 drive. This is an OK mid-tier drive for daily use, but it can choke with sustained transfers.
You need to remove the bottom panel to get inside to the components, hold in place with a few Torx screws. Be aware that these screws are of different sizes, so make sure you put them back in the right place. I’ll also add that there’s no pop-up screw on this model, unlike on other ROGs, so you’ll need a plastic card or a suction cup to pry open the back panel.
Specs aside, Asus offer their standard power profiles in the Armoury Crate control app bundled with all their ROG laptops: Silent, Performance, Turbo, and Manual, with various power settings and fan profiles between them, summarized in the following table.
Silent Performance Turbo Manual
CPU only, SPL/SPPT TDP
45/60W
50/70W
80/80W
80/80W
GPU only, max TGP
45W
80W
105W
105W
Crossload
D-Notify
~95W, 15 + 80W
~120W, 20 + 100W
~120W, 20 + 100W
Noise at head-level, tested
~35-37 dBA
~42 dBA
~48 dBA
~49-50 dBA
The CPU/GPU allocations vary between applications and games, within the combined TDP+TGP limits of each profile. That means some games might run at 20W CPU and 100 W GPU on Turbo, while others will run at 35W CPU and 85W GPU.
Between these modes, Silent and Performance make the most sense for daily use. Silent in particular allows for idle fans with very light use, although that doesn’t happen that often.
Before we jump to the performance section, here’s how this laptop handles everyday use and multitasking on the Silent profile, unplugged from the wall.
Performance and benchmarks On to more demanding loads, we start by testing the CPU’s performance by running the Cinebench R15 test for 15+ times in a loop, with a 1-2 seconds delay between each run.
On Turbo mode, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor runs stably at 80W of power for the entire test, with temperatures of in the low 90s and scores of ~3400 points. The fans spin at ~48 dBA at head level in this mode. Keep in mind these measurements are with the laptop flat on the desk, as that’s a very important detail on this chassis. Nonetheless, even if the processor heat up in this scenario, it doesn’t throttle and doesn’t have to be power capped as on our Ryzen 9 + RTX 4070 review unit, which for some reason ran hotter.
The CPU performance is not impacted by placing the laptop on a stand to improve airflow, but internal temperatures are lower by ~5 degrees in that case.
For the reminder of this test, I kept the laptop on the stand.
Switching over to the Performance profile translates in the CPU running at around 60-65W in this test, with temperatures in the high-80s C and the fans spinning quieter at ~42 dB at head-level. The performance drops about 5% compared to the top profile,. However, as you’ll see below, the TDP drops to a lower 50W sustained limit in more taxing sustained loads.
On Silent mode, the CPU runs at 50-55W, with barely audible fans (~35 dB) and temperatures still in the high-80s C. The CPU scores around 3000 points in the Cinebench test on this profile. But just like on Performance, more demanding loads cause the CPU to drop to 45W sustained in this Silent profile.
To put these findings in perspective, here’s how this AMD Ryzen AI 9 370 implementation fares against other modern platforms in this test.
It’s faster than the Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 9 implementations in the Zephyrus G16 and other devices at a similar power package, faster than older Core i9 processors, and much faster than existing Ryzen 9 implementations. But it’s still no match for Core HX or Ryzen HX platforms, albeit those are implemented in thicker laptops and require more power and better cooling.
We then went ahead and further verified our findings with the more taxing Cinebench R23 loop test and Blender – Classroom, which resulted in the findings explained above (80W for Manual and Turbo, 50W for Performance, 45W for Silent).
We also ran the 3DMark CPU test on the Turbo and Silent profiles.
Finally, we ran our combined CPU+GPU stress tests on this notebook. 3DMark stress runs the same test for 20 times in a loop and looks for performance variation and degradation over time. This review unit easily passes the test with the laptop flat on the desk or it raised on a stand, unlike the 4070 model tested earlier, which heated up on the desk and failed the test. We’ll further discuss this in the Gaming section below.
Next, we ran the entire suite of tests and benchmarks, on the Turbo profile with the GPU set on the Standard mode (Advanced Optimus), and with the screen set at the native 2.5K+ resolution.
Here’s what we got:
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 10358, 16 – 9867, 8 – 7273, 4 – 3974, 2 – 2110, 1 – 1162;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike (DX11): 23477 (Graphics – 26242, Physics – 30855, Combined – 10927);3DMark 13 – Port Royal (RTX): 5823;3DMark 13 – Time Spy (DX12): 10379 (Graphics – 10194, CPU – 11573);3DMark 13 – Speed Way (DX12 Ultimate): 2529;3DMark 13 – Steel Nomad (DX12 Ultimate): 2206;
Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 5725;Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Medium: 16063;
PCMark 10: 7908 (Essentials – 10056, Productivity – 10182, Digital Content Creation – 13108);GeekBench 6.2.2 64-bit: Multi-core: 14954, Single-Core: 2844;CineBench R15 (best run): CPU 3571 cb, CPU Single Core 314 cb;CineBench R20 (best run): CPU 9354 cb, CPU Single Core 807 cb;CineBench R23: CPU 23958 cb (best single run), CPU 23750 cb (10 min run), CPU Single Core 2054 cb;CineBench 2024: GPU 9629 pts, CPU 1219 pts (best single run), CPU Single Core 117 pts;x265 HD Benchmark 64-bit: 19.12 s.
And here are some workstation benchmarks, on the same Performance profile:
Blender 3.4.1 – BMW scene – CPU Compute: 1m 33s;Blender 3.4.1 – BMW scene – GPU Compute: 22.56s (CUDA), 9.42 (Optix);Blender 3.4.1 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 3m 48s;Blender 3.4.1 – Classroom scene – GPU Compute: 44.62s (CUDA), 20.72s (Optix);Blender 3.6.5 – BMW scene – CPU Compute: 1m 37s;Blender 3.6.5 – BMW scene – GPU Compute: 21.81s (CUDA), 9.38 (Optix);Blender 3.6.6 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 3m 51s;Blender 3.6.5 – Classroom scene – GPU Compute: 41.73s (CUDA), 19.87s (Optix);
PugetBench – DaVinci Resolve: 1410 points;PugetBench – Adobe After Effects: tbu;PugetBench – Adobe Photoshop: tbu;PugetBench – Adobe Premiere: tbu;
SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 93.20;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 60.19;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo: 102.24;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 35.80;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 378.60;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical: 32.89;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX: 23.98;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW: 225.68.V-Ray Benchmark: 15882 – CPU, 1237 – CUDA, 1799- RTX.
Once more, the CPU performance is impressive in this sort of laptop, both in single and multi-core tests. The scores are 10-25% faster than on previous Ryzen platforms or existing Intel Core Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 implementations, all in similar devices and at similar power packages around 80W.
On the GPU side, this Zephyrus G16 runs as expected. It also scores about 10-15% lower in tests than the RTX 4070 variants, but the gap shrinks in real-life use and games, as you’ll see further down in this article.
The GPU in this chassis is a MaxQ implementation running at up to 100W on Turbo, with Dynamic Boost. That means a full-power RTX laptop with the same chip will perform a little better, but not by much, as this 4060 in this Zephyrus G16 scores about 90% of the results in 140W RTX 4060 models.
Whisper Mode – still fast, and much quieter at around 35-37 dBA This Zephyrus laptop runs at around 48 dBA on Turbo, but if you’re willing to sacrifice the performance to some extent to keep the fans much quieter, I’d look into the the Silent profile as well.
Here’s how this 2024 Zephyrus G16 performs on the Silent profile, which limits the fans to around 35-37 dBA at head level.
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 9712, 16 – 8974, 8 – 6372, 4 – 3589, 2 – 1962, 1 – 1146;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike (DX11): 16303 (Graphics – 17503, Physics – 28805, Combined – 7530);3DMark 13 – Time Spy: 7033 (Graphics – 6612, CPU – 11010);Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 4072;CineBench R20 (best run): CPU 8156 cb, CPU Single Core 795 cb;Blender 3.41 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 4m 33s.
The CPU performance is still excellent even in this mode. The AMD power scales excellently in power, as the CPU ends up limited at around 45W TDP on Silent, compared to the 80W setting on Turbo mode, yes the results are within 10-20% of each other even in Blender.
On the GPU side, the performance drop is around 25-30% between tests, as the GPU ends up running at around 45% of the TGP on Turbo mode. That’s a more significant drop.
There’s also a Performance mode available, in which case the fans run at about 42 dBA, with better GPU performance at about 10-15% lower than on Turbo. If the GPU performance matters to you, I’d consider that mode as well. We’ll discuss these modes in more details in the gaming section.
GeForce RTX 4060 vs RTX 4070 performance in benchmark results Here’s how the RTX 4060 and RTX 4070 configurations of this Ryzen AI 300 Zephyrus G16 series compare in benchmarks performance. I also added the ProArt P16 tested recently , as well as the Intel Core Ultra Zephyrus G16 tested earlier in the year .
While in synthetic tests the RTX 4070 has a 10-15% advantage over the 4060, in actual loads the difference is rather within 5-10%.
That aside, the Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 CPU is significantly faster than the Core Ultra 7 (and the Core Ultra 9, for that matter), both in single-core and multi-core loads.
Zephyrus G16 Zephyrus G16 ProArt P16 Zephyrus G16
3DMark – Fire Strike 23477 (G – 26242, P – 30855, C – 10927)
26569 (G – 30326, P – 30854, C – 12432)
25988 (G – 29562, P – 30339, C – 12235)
26492 (G – 30882, P – 28583, C – 12177)
3DMark – Time Spy 10379 (Graphics – 10194, CPU – 11573)
11755 (Graphics – 11891, CPU – 11042)
11591 (Graphics – 11697, CPU – 11027)
12083 (Graphics – 12190, CPU – 11512)
Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme 5725
6690
6722
7070
CineBench R23 (best run) 23958 cb – multi core,
23719 cb – multi core,
23256 cb – multi core,
18157 cb – multi core,
Blender 3.6.5 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute 3m 51s
3m 53s
3m 55s
5m 45s
PugetBench – DaVinci After Effects 1410
1393
1406
1353
SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 93.20
98.38
98.32
97.32
SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 60.19
65.99
66.59
65.70
SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 378.60
411.38
420.86
384.70
Gaming performance – GeForce RTX 4060 vs RTX 4070, with Ryzen AI 300 CPU We ran our standard gaming tests on this Ryzen AI 9 + RTX 4070 configuration of the Zephyrus G16 GA605WV, and logged the results below.
Just keep in mind that our unit runs on Studio drivers (which come loaded by default), and you might want to switch to Game Ready drivers for even better framerates in some titles. The dGPU is set on Standard for this mode, which means on Advanced Optimus through the MUX.
Asus Zephyrus G16, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + RTX 4060 Laptop 80-105W QHD+ Turbo, QHD+ Performance, QHD+ Whisper,
Cyberpunk 2077 47 fps (39 fps – 1% low)
42 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
30 fps (24 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 74 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
67 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
50 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 72 fps (51 fps – 1% low)
66 fps (46 fps – 1% low)
54 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 67 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
62 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
47 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Resident Evil 4 70 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
64 fps (36 fps – 1% low)
44 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider 84 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
76 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
54 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (v4.04) 92 fps (61 fps – 1% low)
84 fps (58 fps – 1% low)
62 fps (46 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk, Horizon FW, Witcher 3 – recorded with Fraps/in-game FPS counter in campaign mode;
Far Cry 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, Tomb Raider – recorded with the included Benchmark utilities;
Red Dead Redemption 2 Optimized profile based on these settings .
And here’s another table comparing the gaming performance on the 4060 and 4070 configuration, both AMD plaforms.
QHD+ Turbo, Ryzen AI 9 + RTX 4070, QHD+ Turbo, Ryzen AI 9 + RTX 4060,
Cyberpunk 2077 56 fps (39 fps – 1% low)
47 fps (39 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 80 fps (64 fps – 1% low)
74 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 75 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
72 fps (51 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 76 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
67 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
Resident Evil 4 79 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
70 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider 90 fps (73 fps – 1% low)
84 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (v4.04) 96 fps (62 fps – 1% low)
92 fps (61 fps – 1% low)
These framerates are within 10% of less between the two configurations, and both versions allow for excellent framerates at QHD resolution and Ultra settings. And don’t forget the experience can be further enhanced in modern titles by opting for modern technologies such as DLLS or Frame Generation, etc.
I also loaded the Game Ready drivers and compared to the results on Studio Drivers. For some reason, Shadow of Tomb Raider is the only game that shows a difference, but I’d still favor using Game Ready drivers if you plan to game more often than not on your laptop.
QHD+ Turbo, Ryzen AI 9 + RTX 4060, QHD+ Turbo, Ryzen AI 9 + RTX 4060,
Far Cry 6 75 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
74 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 65 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
67 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider 95 fps (74 fps – 1% low)
84 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (v4.04) 91 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
92 fps (61 fps – 1% low)
With that out of the way, let’s go over some performance and temperature logs.
With that out of the way, let’s go over performance and temperature logs.
With the laptop flat on the desk, the Turbo mode ramps up the fans to levels of ~48 dBA. The CPU runs at around 78-85 degrees Celsius, and the GPU averages around 80-83C, based on how much power each games allocates to the components. These are high temperatures, but lower than on the 4070 model tested recently, and temperatures that don’t affect the performance in any way. In other words, there’s no thermal throttling on this configuration with the laptop flat on the desk.
Nonetheless, I would still place this laptop on a raiser stand when running games, to improve the airflow underneath the chassis and into the fans. That allows for a 3-5 degrees drop in CPU/GPU temperatures on this unit, slightly cooler chassis surfaces, and even quieter fans which end up at only around 45 dBA in most titles.
There’s also the Manual profile that allows customizing the power setting and fan profiles, but I haven’t tested it. It would allow further overclocking the GPU and control over the CPU power settings and fans. At max, the fans ramp up to around 49-50 dBA.
Now, if you’re willing to sacrifice the framerates to some extent and get a quieter gaming experience, the Performance and Silent modes are worth pursuing.
On Performance mode, the framerates take a 10% dip as the GPU runs at 65-80W TGP between titles, and the fans spin quieter at 42 dBA.
Here are the logs for Performance mode with the laptop flat on the desk. CPU and GPU run in the high-70s to low-80s C, with no sort of throttling.
And here are the logs for Performance mode with the laptop raised up on the stand. Once more, both the CPU and the GPU run 3-5 degrees cooler in this case, in the mid-70s C.
The Silent profile limits the fans to around 35 dBA, but also limits the CPU and GPU power. The GPU only runs at around 40-45W TGP in this mode, as plenty of power is diverted to the CPU. Despite that, most games are still running smoothly even in this mode, at 45-55 fps on QHD resolution with Ultra settings, except for Cyberpunk.
Overall, though, the gaming experience on Silent mode here is impressive. I would still keep the laptop on a stand to properly tame those internals.
Here are the logs for Silent mode with the laptop flat on the desk. The CPU and GPU run in the mid-70s to mid-80s C.
And Silent mode with the laptop raised, where the components run in the low to high 70s C.
For some reason, the cooling module on this version of the Zephyrus G16 just did better than on the RTX 4070 model tested recently, especially while having the laptop flat on the desk. Something’s weird, but I only got limited time with the 4070 model and didn’t get to retest it. I did get to use this 4060 model for a few weeks, though, and I’m more confident that the findings on this series are more of what you should expect from this laptop series.
Noise, Heat, Connectivity, speakers, and others This AMD version of the Zephyrus G16 is only available with the tri-fan cooling modules with an array of heatpipes.
In comparison, the Intel models get the same cooling on the 4050-4070 configuration and better cooling with a vapor-chamber module on the 4080/4090 versions. There’s none of that vapor-chamber cooling on the AMD models.
As a result, this cooling module struggles to some extent to keep the internals at bay while running demanding loads with the laptop flat on the desk. But although these temperatures are high on this sample, they’re not high enough to cause any performance loss due to heat buildup. Nonetheless, everything runs fine and within acceptable thermal limits as long as you place the laptop on a stand or on anything else that creates a gap of at least a few cm underneath the chassis.
As far as noise levels go, expect 49-50 dBA on Manual with max-fans, ~48 dBA on Turbo with the laptop flat on the desk, ~45 dBA on Turbo with the laptop raised on a stand, ~42 dBA on Performance, and 35-37 dBA on the Silent profile. I haven’t noticed any coil whining on this unit, but that’s no guarantee you won’t on yours.
As far as the outer case temperatures go, I took a few measurements during gaming sessions.
First, there’s Silent mode with the laptop raised up. Then there’s Turbo mode with the laptop still raised up on the stand, and finally there’s Turbo mode with the laptop flat on the desk. Hot spots develop in all cases, particularly above the keyboard and in the middle of the chassis,, but the laptop isn’t uncomfortable to the touch as long as you keep it on a stand. Flat on the desk in Turbo mode, though, the chassis heats-up by a few extra degrees, which is just enough to make the metal chassis too warm for my liking, even if the WASD and directional keys remain within acceptable limits.
*Gaming – Turbo, on desk – playing Cyberpunk for 30 minutes, fans at ~48 dB *Gaming – Silent, raised – playing Cyberpunk for 30 minutes, fans at ~35 dB
Gaming aside, this laptop runs alright with everyday use, with the case rarely going over 45 C in the warmest spot.
Silent mode implements Asus’s 0dB Technology that switches off the fans as long as the hardware stays under 50 C. That happens with light use even when having the laptop plugged-in, and more so on battery power. Multitasking, however, will push the hardware above the 50C threshold and cause the fans to activate, but even in that case they’re mostly inaudible at sub 30 dBA.
*Daily Use – streaming Netflix in EDGE for 30 minutes, Silent profile, fans at ~0 dB
For connectivity, there’s Wireless 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 on this unit. This sample performed well on wi-fi with my setup, although I don’t have a WiFi 7 capable router yet to properly test it out.
The audio quality here is spectacular, arguably among the best you’ll get on any laptop today. Two main speakers fire on the bottom, and extra tweeters fire through the grills that flank the keyboard, and the sound coming out is punchy and rich for laptop speakers.
Finally, there’s a camera at the top of the screen, flanked by microphones. It’s a decent FHD shooter, backed up by IR functionality with support for Windows Hello.
Battery life There’s a 90Wh battery inside this laptop.
Here’s what we got on our review unit regarding battery life, with the laptop on the Standard GPU mode and the screen set at around 120 nits (~50% brightness).
18 W (~5-6 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Whisper Mode, screen at 50%, WiFi ON;15 W (~6 h of use) – 4K fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 50%, WiFi ON;15 W (~6 h of use) – Netflix 4K HDR fullscreen in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 50%, WiFi ON;16-20 W (~4-5 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 50%, WiFi ON;85 W (~1 h of use) – Gaming – Witcher 3, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, WiFi ON, no fps limit.
These are similar findings to the other Zephyrus G16 and the ProArt P16 tested recently, which are all more or less the same chassis.
Somehow, these runtimes are shorter than on the Intel Meteor Lake Zephyrus G16 models and much shorter than on the Ryzen AI 9 implementation in the Zenbook S 16 , so perhaps they will improve with future software along the way.
This RTX 4060 configuration of the 2024 Zephyrus G16 GU650WV comes with a 200W charger, a dual-piece design with long cables and a mid-sized brick by today’s standards. The battery fully charges from 10% in about 2 hours. A particularity of this series is the square-shaped proprietary plug, which replaces the round plug used on other Asus models.
USB-C charging is supported as well, up to 100W. You won’t be able to use the laptop on Turbo/Manual while plugged in via USB-C, but PD is enough for everyday multitasking and occasional heavier workloads on the Performance profile.
Price and availability- 2024 Asus Zephyrus G16, AMD models The 2024 Asus Zephyrus G16 lineup is widely available in stores at the time of this article, in both the recent AMD models and the existing Intel variants launched earlier in the year.
For the AMD models, here’s what to expect:
ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WI – Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, RTX 4070 dGPU, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD – 2299 USD in the US, 2999 EUR in Europe.
ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV – Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, RTX 4060 dGPU, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD – 2099 USD in the US, 2799 EUR in Europe.
ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV – Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, RTX 4060 dGPU, 16GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD – 1899 USD in the US, 2499 EUR in Europe.
It’s nice to see a 4060 model with 32 GB of bundled RAM, but it makes little sense price-wise so close to the 4070. In fact, the series as a whole is expensive, especially compared to the available Intel models.
The 4060 model with 16 GB of RAM is better priced, but even that one is $400 more than the Intel Core Ultra 7 + RTX 4060 configuration at this point.
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Final thoughts- 2024 Asus Zephyrus G16 review, AMD version This Zephyrus G16 in the AMD variant is a powerful and portable laptop, one of the best in its tier right now and one of the very few powered by AMD Strix Point hardware.
Thing is, this hardware is impressively capable within the limits of a thin-and-light design, a notable step-up in performance from the Intel Core Ultra and the previous AMD Ryzen HS platforms. However, you’re also paying a pretty premium for this performance, and for the option of getting 32 GB of RAM, compared to the Intel Core Ultra Zephyrus G16 models, which at the end of the day, perform more or less the same in daily applications and games. Hence, you’d have to be OK paying this premium, and even if that’s the case, the Ryzen + RTX 4070 configuration probably makes a little more sense in this chassis.
I’ll also point you towards the conclusions section of my previous review, for more of my thoughts on this G16 lineup .
All in all, as a portable all-purpose laptop, this Zephyrus G16 series remains attractive and is even more powerful now in this mid-year refresh with the AMD Strix Point hardware. But it’s a tough sell at current prices.
This wraps up my take on this 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV series. Looking for your thoughts, feedback, and questions in the comments section.
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Andrei Girbea is a Writer and Editor-in-Chief here at Ultrabookreview.com . I write about mobile technology, laptops and computers in general. I've been doing it for more than 15 years now. I'm a techie with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering. I mostly write reviews and thorough guides here on the site, with some occasional columns and first-impression articles.
Edgar
September 1, 2024 at 3:50 am
Mistake in display section. 4k 60hz instead qhd 240hz. So, in terms of noise in whisper mode, is it identical to the Pro art p16? Thanks for review!
Andrei Girbea
September 2, 2024 at 6:22 pm
thanks, updated. Whisper mode is similar to the P16 on this configuration
Ben Van Landeghem
September 9, 2024 at 3:45 pm
Dear im looking for a laptopt for school, I'm going to study architect-engineering. I will need to use programs like CAD. I was wondering if i shoulf get the G16 GA605WI-QR024W for 2200€ or the G16 GA605WV-QP060W for 2000€. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me make a decision. Thank u in advance for your effort.
Andrei Girbea
September 16, 2024 at 4:18 pm
Not sure how much CAD uses the GPU, as that's the main difference between those laptops. If 200E is not a major effort, I'd get the WI model