Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 - 2025

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) is a generally lovely laptop, with a crisp OLED screen, gorgeous looks and a great port selection. However, its performance isn't anywhere near as strong as its key rivals, and its battery life is especially disappointing, making it a harder sell than in previous years, especially for its high price.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is one of the better laptops available today in the niche of premium lightweight formats with a large 16-inch display and solid multi-purpose performance capabilities for work, gaming and daily use. The 2025 refresh comes with more RAM and Blackwell GPUs and a price increase, but the Ultra 9 + RTX 5070Ti version reviewed here is arguably the better-value choice among the multitude of configuration options. This is Intel only, though; too bad there's no AMD variant with similar graphics capabilities.

With the Zephyrus G16, ASUS has crafted a beautifully refined and impressively portable laptop that delivers everything you need to power through any day, in any field.

The 2025 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is still the slick, subtle, hybrid powerhouse it's always been, but it's certainly got a fight on its hands. With the price tag and spec sheet to go up against the best 16-inch gaming laptop I've tested so far, all without the same quality display and keyboard this is an uphill battle. If you want a slimline machine without quite reaching up to Razer's prices, though, it's well worth a look.

While the Zephyrus G16 is still a beautiful, hyper-portable gaming laptop with genuine style, fitting it with an Arrow Lake-H CPU has left it with questionable thermals and fan noise. The RTX 5080 inside is surprisingly capable, but the G16 has lost enough of its shine overall to make the Razer Blade 16 seem ever-more attractive.