Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815, vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
- AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
- AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 40 GB
- 48 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815 and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 3.42 kg 1.65 kg
Pixel size 399x298x23.5-32 mm 312x227x18.5-19.5 mm
Area 1189 cm² 708 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 79 % 80.2 %
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.3 mm
Colors Black - White
- Black
Material - Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberYesYes
Liquid metalYesYes
Cooler count32
Noise Leveln/a45 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 18 in 14 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 144 Hz
Pixel density 168 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815
500 nits
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)
400 nits
Contrastn/a1041:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %98.5 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a86.3 %
Response time3 ms3 ms

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 76 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:00 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 280/380 W 100/240 W
Charger weight n/a 730 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 8
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 36 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) AMD Radeon 680M
Process tech. 3 nm 6 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815
3357
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815
22783
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)
10106
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815
2320
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)
1601
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815
35075
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 (2022)
15461

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB Radeon RX 6700S 8GB
TGP 175 W 100 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
GPU Frequency n/a 1700 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1890 MHz
FLOPS 38.5 TFLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 8
Memory Type GDDR7 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 28 Gbit/s 14 Gbit/s
Shader Units 4608 1792
TMUs 144 112
ROPs 48 64

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 1
Max RAM 64 48

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC285
Audio Formats 2.0 4.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 4x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume n/a 80 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor Yes Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5No
HDMI1x2.11x2.0
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel n/a 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a13.0x7.6 cm
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815:

The laptop is equipped with DDR5 RAM at 5600 MHz but supports an upgrade to DDR5 6400 MHz","The G815LP-IS96 model features a single Thunderbolt 4 and USB 3.2 port, while others have two Thunderbolt 5.0 and USB 4.0 ports.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815 the clear winner in this comparison.

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