ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA): UX3607OA-ZB/A16_X0 · X2E-94-100 · touch, 48 GB / 1 TB
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GU405: GU405AR-ZP/G14_97T · Core Ultra 9 386H · RTX 5070 Ti · 16 GB / 1 TB
| Specification | ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GU405 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2026 |
| Announcement | 7 January 2026 ASUS | 6 January 2026 (introduced around CES) ASUS |
| Availability | 7 April 2026: manufacturer confirmed this configuration was on sale ASUS | 22 May 2026: went on sale in the US at the ASUS Online Store and Best Buy ASUS |
| Processor | Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100; 18 cores / 18 threads ASUS | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H; 2.1 GHz base, up to 4.9 GHz; 18 MB cache ASUS |
| Graphics and NPU | Qualcomm Adreno; Hexagon NPU, up to 80 TOPS ASUS | — |
| Display | 16-inch touch OLED; 2880 × 1800; 16:10; 120 Hz ASUS | 14-inch OLED; 2880 × 1800 (3K); 16:10; 120 Hz; Pantone Validated ASUS |
| Brightness | 500 nits; 1100 nits HDR peak ASUS | — |
| Memory | 48 GB LPDDR5X, onboard; not user-upgradeable ASUS | 16 GB LPDDR5X-8533, onboard; no slot, not upgradeable ASUS |
| Storage | 1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD; one M.2 2280 slot ASUS | 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD ASUS |
| Operating system | Windows 11 Home, Arm64 ASUS | — |
| USB ports | 2 × USB4 USB-C, up to 40 Gbit/s, display output and power input; 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ASUS | — |
| Other ports | HDMI 2.1 TMDS; SD 4.0 reader; 3.5 mm combo audio jack ASUS | — |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 7, tri-band, 2 × 2 ASUS | Wi-Fi 7, tri-band, 2 × 2; Bluetooth 6.0 ASUS |
| Camera | FHD with infrared for Windows Hello ASUS | 1080p IR camera; Windows Hello ASUS |
| Battery | 70 Wh, 3-cell lithium-ion ASUS | 73 Wh; 4-cell lithium-ion (4S1P) ASUS |
| Power adapter | 130 W USB-C; original ASUS VDM adapter for best performance ASUS | 250 W rectangular-connector adapter; 20 V / 12.5 A ASUS |
| Body | 353.5 × 242.4 × 13.8–16.5 mm; touch version approximately 1.30 kg ASUS | — |
| Model code | — | GU405AR-ZP/G14_97T; Windows 11 Home ASUS |
| Core layout | — | 16 cores / 16 threads: 4 performance, 8 efficient, 4 low-power efficient cores ASUS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Intel NPU, up to 50 TOPS ASUS |
| Integrated graphics | — | Intel Graphics, 4 Xe cores ASUS |
| Discrete graphics | — | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU; not the same processor as the desktop RTX 5070 Ti ASUS |
| Graphics memory | — | 12 GB GDDR7 ASUS |
| GPU power limit | — | Turbo: 115 W (100 W + 15 W Dynamic Boost); Manual: 130 W (110 W + 20 W Dynamic Boost); 1812 MHz ASUS |
| Display features | — | ROG Nebula HDR; 1100 nits peak brightness; VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1000; 100% DCI-P3; 0.2 ms; G-SYNC; ambient light sensor ASUS |
| Display glass | — | Corning Gorilla Glass with DXC ASUS |
| SSD slot | — | 1 × M.2 PCIe including the one in use; only single-sided SSDs are supported because of components near the slot ASUS |
| Thunderbolt port | — | 1 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C; DisplayPort and Power Delivery ASUS |
| Other USB | — | 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C (DisplayPort, Power Delivery, G-SYNC); 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-A ASUS |
| USB-C power and video | — | Both USB-C ports support DisplayPort 2.1 and up to 100 W Power Delivery ASUS |
| Video and card reader | — | HDMI 2.1 FRL; full-size SD card reader (UHS-II, 312 MB/s); 3.5 mm combo audio jack ASUS |
| Keyboard | — | 1-zone RGB backlight; 1.7 mm key travel ASUS |
| Lid lighting | — | 35-zone Slash Lighting on the lid ASUS |
| Audio | — | 6 speakers (4 woofers, 2 tweeters); Smart Amp; Dolby Atmos; array microphone; AI noise cancelling ASUS |
| Cooling | — | ROG Intelligent Cooling; redesigned bottom panel with new ventilation and exhaust layout ASUS |
| Chassis | — | CNC-milled aluminum; EasyLift hinge; Platinum White and Eclipse Grey colors ASUS |
| Dimensions | — | 311 × 220 × 15.9–18.3 mm ASUS |
| Weight | — | 1.58 kg ASUS |
| Security | — | Secured-core PC (Level 3); Pluton security processor; BIOS administrator and user passwords ASUS |