Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) (GU606)
Compared 2 laptops: Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605, vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) (GU606). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Storage | - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
- 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
| RAM | - 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB |
- 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB |
Review
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 comparisonBody
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 1.85 kg |
| Pixel size | 354x246x14.9-17.4 mm | 354x246x14.9-16.4 mm |
| Area | 871 cm² | 871 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.2 % | 85.2 % |
| Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- White - Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | n/a | 130 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | Yes | n/a |
| Cooler count | 3 | 3 |
Display
| Diagonal | 16 in | 16 in |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | n/a | Yes |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync Tech | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | 100 % | 100 % |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Battery
| Capacity | 90 Wh | 90 Wh |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes |
| Charge Port Location | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge Power | 240 W | 250 W |
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
| Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 5.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 2 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| TGP | 120 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Graphics Type | Discrete | Discrete |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 27.2 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| Video Memory | 8 | 8 |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Tire Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 28 Gbit/s | 24 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 4608 | 3328 |
| TMUs | 144 | 104 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Frequency | 7467 MHz | 8533 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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | Yes |
| Total Slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 1024 GB | 1024 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Speaker Power | 4x2 W | 6x2 W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
| IR sensor | Yes | Yes |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 2x3.2 | 2x3.2 |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 2x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | 1x2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| Card Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Charging Port | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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Attention!
Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605 the clear winner in this comparison.
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