Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403, vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - Apple M4 (10-Core)
- Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
- Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 36 GB
- 48 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
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 1.57 kg 1.55 kg
Pixel size 311x220x15.9-18.3 mm 312.6x221.2x15.5 mm
Area 684 cm² 691 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.1 % 84.6 %
Side bezels 4.8 mm 3.4 mm
Colors - White
- Black
- Black
- Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chambern/aNo
Liquid metalYesNo
Cooler count32
Cooler speedn/a7800 RPM
Noise Leveln/a44.5 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 14.2 in
Type OLED Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a Yes (24-120 Hz)
Pixel density 243 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880x1800 pixels 3024x1964 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
500 nits
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
1000 nits
Contrast1000000:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %100 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a89 %
Response time1 ms75 ms

Battery

Capacity 73 Wh 72.4 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left, Right Left, Right
Charge Power 200 W 70/96 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight n/a 233/365 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Apple M4 (10-Core)
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 4.41 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.1 GHz n/a
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 24 10
L3 Cache 24 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
3041
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
3691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
16363
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
14287
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
2057
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
2015
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
24505
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
11558

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 100 W 18 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency n/a 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1800 MHz
FLOPS 23.2 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 n/a
Memory Type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 28 Gbit/s 7.5 Gbit/s
Shader Units 4608 1280
TMUs 144 80
ROPs 48 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 8000 MHz 7500 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.2 4.2
Speaker Power 4x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume n/a 84.9 dB
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.03x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 5
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a13.2x8.1 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo

Note

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024):

The standard M4 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Maxfeature Thunderbolt 5. The weight varies slightly depending on the SoC: M4 - 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg), M4 Pro - 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg), and M4 Max- 3.6 pounds (1.62 kg).

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

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