Deal | $500+ off: Top-rated Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 with RTX 5070 and 240 Hz OLED display enjoys major discount

While Asus has refreshed the ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop for 2026 with the latest Intel Panther Lake processors, the laptop is not cheap. In the US, the version with the RTX 5070 Ti, 32 GB of RAM, and a Core Ultra 9 386H costs a whopping $3,699. In contrast, you can now get last year’s ROG Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 5070, 16 GB RAM, and an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H CPU for only $1,574.99 at Best Buy (linked at the end).

Comparing the 2025 model on sale with the 2026 model with the RTX 5070 Ti, you are paying 234% more for the same CPU performance, double the RAM, a 240 Hz display with 1,100 nits of Peak HDR brightness, and 23% faster performance than the RTX 5070 laptop GPU.

So, for many people, choosing the 2025 version that also comes with a 240 Hz 1600p OLED display, albeit a 500-nit one, makes much more sense. The laptop will be able to play AAA games at QHD resolution with DLSS, while also delivering plenty of performance for content creation workloads.

Other notable hardware details for the 2025 ROG Zephyrus G16 include an RGB backlit keyboard, a large glass trackpad, a 90 Wh battery, and a good port selection with both Type-A and Type-C, as well as an SD card slot, an HDMI out, and a 3.5 mm audio jack.

We remarked in our review of the ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) that the laptop features a superb metallic chassis that is also portable, great speakers, an excellent RGB keyboard, a large trackpad, and a good port selection. The laptop earned a 90% rating and a “Top Rated” badge from us.

Sadly, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is held back by its soldered RAM and a dim HDR picture. The laptop would’ve received an even better rating otherwise.

Finally, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 also boasts good operating temperatures even during intense gaming sessions and a 9-hour battery life. So, you can comfortably use the laptop as a multimedia machine.

Buy the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 (2025) for $1,574.00 at Best Buy