Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 vs Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401

Compared 2 laptops: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403, vs Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 and Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
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 1.46 kg
Pixel size 311x220x15.9-18.3 mm 311x227x16.9-19.9 mm
Area 684 cm² 706 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.1 % 80.5 %
Side bezels 4.8 mm 4.8 mm
Colors - White
- Black
Gray
Material Aluminum - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chambern/aNo
Liquid metalYesNo
Cooler count32

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 14 in
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Pixel density 243 ppi 216 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880x1800 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Light sensor n/a No
Display test
Max brightness
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
500 nits
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
n/a
Contrast1000000:1n/a
DCI-P3 gamut100 %n/a
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Response time1 ms3 ms

Battery

Capacity 73 Wh 73 Wh
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left, Right Left
Charge Power 200 W 200 W

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 24 24
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M AMD Radeon 890M
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
3041
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
2927
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
16363
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
15648
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
2057
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
1996
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403
24505
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
23208

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
TGP 100 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 23.2 TFLOPS 12.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 6
Memory Type GDDR7 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed 28 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 4608 2560
TMUs 144 80
ROPs 48 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 8000 MHz 7500 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

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 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.2 2.0
Speaker Power 4x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 3 2

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 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltNoNo
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 1.7 mm
Touchpad
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401:

The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) GA403 the clear winner in this comparison.

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