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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop

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  • 109specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 69identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has 24 Hz more maximum refresh rate than the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop (144 Hz vs 120 Hz). The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop has 999,000 :1 more contrast ratio (typical) than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (1000000:1 vs 1000:1). The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop has 8 more processor cores than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (16 vs 8). Only the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has Ethernet LAN. Only the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has numeric keypad.

  • Product colour
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Grey
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:White
  • Colour name
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Jaeger Gray
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:Platinum White
  • Housing material
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Plastic
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:Aluminium
  • Display diagonal
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:40.6 cm (16")
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
  • Display resolution
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:2880 x 1800 pixels
  • HD type
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:WUXGA
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:3K
  • Panel type
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:IPS-Level
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:OLED
  • Maximum refresh rate
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:144 Hz
    • ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY012W Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:120 Hz

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155 specifications
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Colour nameDiffersJaeger GrayPlatinum White
Housing materialDiffersPlasticAluminium
Certified refurbishedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Display6 differ
Display diagonalDiffers40.6 cm (16")35.6 cm (14")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2880 x 1800 pixels
HD typeDiffersWUXGA3K
Panel typeDiffersIPS-LevelOLED
Maximum display brightness (HDR)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1100 cd/m²
Maximum refresh rateDiffers144 Hz120 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)Differs1000:11000000:1
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display brightnessKnown for one300 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour gamutKnown for one100%Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB colour spaceKnown for onesRGBUnknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one3 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor6 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor familyDiffersAMD Ryzen™ 7Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor generationDiffersAMD Ryzen 200 SeriesIntel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)
Processor modelDiffers253386H
Processor coresDiffers816
Performance coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Efficient coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.9 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.7 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 GHz
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1 GHz
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1600 MHz
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2 & L3Smart Cache
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCBGA2540
Maximum turbo powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 W
Processor base powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Processor frequencyKnown for one3.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
L3 cacheKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Neural processor unit (NPU)1 differ
Copilot+ PCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Neural processor unit (NPU)DiffersAMD Ryzen AIIntel AI Boost
Sparsity supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows Studio effects supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AI software frameworks supported by NPUKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
NPU performance up toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 TOPs
GPU performance up toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 TOPs
Total processor performance up toKnown for one16 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR5-SDRAMLPDDR5x-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers5600 MHz8533 MHz
Memory form factorDiffersSO-DIMMOn-board
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB16 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
On-board GPU manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
On-board graphics card familyDiffersAMD RadeonIntel® Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon 780MIntel® Graphics
Ray tracing accelerationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On-board graphics card 4K supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card 8K supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AMD FreeSyncKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Number of built-in speakersDiffers26
Network4 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.46.0
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers10
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel® Thunderbolt 4Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Repairability indexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffersYesNo
Software1 differ
Trial softwareDiffers1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required. McAfee® 30 days free trial1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required, McAfee 30 days
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers90 Wh73 Wh
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers240 W250 W
AC adapter output currentDiffers12 A12.5 A
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
Face recognitionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.2 kg1.5 kg
WidthDiffers354 mm311 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm220 mm
Height (front)Differs1.79 cm1.59 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.57 cm1.63 cm

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