Asus ZenBook S (2026) Series

Processor: AMD Strix / Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 890M, Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3
Display: 14.00 inch, 16.00 inch
Weight: 1.2kg, 1.5kg

 

Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA

Specifications

Notebook: Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA
Processor: Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H
Graphics Adapter: Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixels
Weight: 1.2kg
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Asus Zenbook S16 UM5606GA

Specifications

Notebook: Asus Zenbook S16 UM5606GA
Processor: AMD Strix / Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 890M
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2800 x 1800 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.

Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.

Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.

Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.

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Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3: The Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 is an integrated graphics card in Panther Lake SoCs with 4 Xe3 cores (32 EUs / 512 ALUs), 4 raytracing cores and a clock rate of up to 2450 MHz.

AMD Radeon 890M: The most powerful AMD iGPU as of mid 2024. It features 16 RDNA 3.5 architecture CUs (1024 unified shaders) running at up to 2,900 MHz. On average, the 890M finds itself very close to the GTX 1650 Laptop making it possible to play 2024 AAA games at 1080p with most settings set to Low.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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Intel Panther Lake:

Ultra 9 386H: High-end 16-core SoC of the Panther Lake family and top model with 4 Xe3 GPU cores. As with Lunar Lake, the built-in NPU 5 offers 50 TOPS and now offers support for FP8.

AMD Strix / Gorgon Point:

Ryzen AI 9 HX 470: A powerful Gorgon Point family processor that launched early 2026. Its similar to the Strix Point HX 375 but with higher clocked CPU, GPU and NPU. The Ryzen AI 9 series APU comes equipped with 12 CPU cores along with the 16 CU RDNA 3.5 Radeon 890M graphics adapter and the 55 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. There is no PCIe 5 support here and 8 of the CPU cores are slower than the other 4.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

16.00:

This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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