ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14, a flagship Ryzen laptop, available now
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is a powerful gaming laptop that could be a gamechanger

What you need to know
- The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is now available for purchase"
- Currently, only one model is listed on Best Buy's website
- The model of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 that's available costs $1,450 (opens in new tab).
ASUS' new ROG Zephyrus G14 is now available for purchase on Best Buy's website (opens in new tab). The 14-inch gaming laptop has impressive internals for its size, including up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q and up to an AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS processor. The ROG Zephyrus G14 should have some more variants available in the future, but the only model that's available now from Best Buy costs $1,450 (opens in new tab).
The model available on Best Buy has an AMD Ryzen 9 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q for graphics. It also has an FHD display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The listed model has 16GB of memory and 1TB of storage.
Here's the complete spec breakdown of the variants that should be available in the future.
Category | TKTK |
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OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Display | 14-inches 1080p at 60Hz or 120Hz 1440p at 60Hz |
Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS |
Security | Fingerprint (single sign-on), power button |
Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1650 NVIDIA GTX 1650Ti NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti Max-Q NVIDIA RTX 2060 Max-Q |
Memory | Up to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz |
Storage | Up to 1TB PCIe 3.0 SSD |
Security | Built in fingerprint scanner |
Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 |
Ports | 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 PD 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm headset jack |
Audio | 2x 2.5W speakers with Smart AMP technology Dolby Atmos |
Weight | 1.6 kg (3.52 lbs) |
When our executive editor Daniel Rubino previewed the ASUS OG Zephyrus G14, he came away impressed, stating that based on benchmarks, the laptop is a "gamechanger." In his preview, he ran it through benchmark tests and stacked it up against the Dell XPS 15 7950 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 2). A full review is on the way, so keep an eye out to see more of our impressions.
A Ryzen flagship
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 manages to take advantage of the latest chips from AMD and NVIDIA in a way that makes it a powerful contender for your gaming-on-the-go needs.
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I purchased one but ended up returning it. The CPU is great, it's 2060 Max-Q but, it will play most games with good fps. I liked the screen but the build quality wasn't the best, the plastic bottom was a mistake imo, keyboard backlighting is terrible, its better to use with it off. On my unit, I can feel the fans spin and they had really loud pitch noise when going. Oh, the fans are always spinning even when idle. Overall, I think it's a good machine. I hope my unit was a one off and I like the fact AMD is brining Intel competition on all fronts.
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Chances are that the fan was related to the 2060 and not the CPU. I've got the TUF Gaming A15 in at the moment for review (Ryzen 7 4800H and 2060) and I'm getting the same. But when I stressed the CPU only in benchmarking the noise was fine. Turns out the stock fan curve on the 2060 is appalling. Ah, reading an email? Max GPU fans please!
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14? Who comes up with these names?
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Yea I agree, and generally gaming stuff looks silly. I don’t care for the dots on the lid, but I guess it’s better than most gaming laptops. I just wish it had Thunderbolt 3 & a webcam. Other than that it looks like a pretty good laptop. Definitely a great value for the performance.
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ROG is the "Republic of Gamers" sub-brand. The Zephyrus is the laptop family. Admittedly just calling it the G14 would also be fine.