Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 review - The slim gaming laptop now with AMD Zen 5

When it comes to its case design, there are no differences whatsoever compared to the Intel model of the ROG Zephyrus G16. You still have a choice between a dark-gray or white variant, whereby the darker version continues to be quite a fingerprint magnet. As already mentioned, the new AMD models can only be purchased with a conventional cooling system which consists of a total of three fans with regular heat pipes. Again, the two hidden screws and the glued-on rubber feet make it unnecessarily hard to access the laptop's components.

The WLAN module can be swapped out and the AMD model is equipped with a Wi-Fi 7 module from MediaTek, which is an advantage over the Intel models. Its transfer rates are very good and we had no signal quality problems during our test period. Its keyboard now features a dedicated Copilot key but apart from this, it is the same as on the previous models, still making it one of the most comfortable keyboards within the field of laptops.

In general, the new AMD G16 supports the advanced Copilot functions thanks to its faster NPU, which includes live subtitling, for example. Unfortunately, it doesn't currently support Studio Effects for its webcam, which doesn't make much sense seeing as how the old Intel models as well as the Zephyrus G14 with the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS supported these. We have already been in touch with Asus and will update this article as soon as we have received an answer.

The pre-installed Armoury Crate software features the familiar energy profiles quiet, performance and turbo. We have summarized the corresponding performance values in the following table. Moreover, there are additional settings options for GPU switching and overclocking. We performed our benchmarks and measurements using the mode performance which is set by standard.