ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs Microsoft Surface 13"

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS
88 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface 13", Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Platinum

Microsoft Surface 13", Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Platinum

Microsoft
51 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

95 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.

Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Stunning OLED display
  • Impressive gaming performance
  • Great battery life with tuning
  • Powerful speakers
Cons
  • Fan noise during gaming
  • Trackpad could be better
  • Requires tuning for optimal battery
  • Armoury Crate software bloat
👍 Build quality 5
👍 Display quality 5
👍 Gaming performance 5
👍 Battery life 4
👍 Speaker quality 3
👎 Fan noise 3

Microsoft Surface 13", Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Platinum

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
Microsoft
6
Entertainment
ASUS
89
Microsoft
51
Creator
ASUS
87
Microsoft
21
Developer
ASUS
86
Microsoft
54
Compact
ASUS
85
Microsoft
70
Business
ASUS
83
Microsoft
59
Student
ASUS
82
Microsoft
63
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
Microsoft
15

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080Microsoft Surface 13"
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
21,339
Cores12★8
Frequency2.0 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache24 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★Qualcomm
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
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Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Storage 12 TB★256 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size14"13"
Resolution2880 px★1920 px
PanelOLED★LCD
Refresh Rate120 Hz★60 Hz
Brightness500 nits★400 nits
Color Gamut100 percentsRGB and Enhanced
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports23★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMIHDMI 2.10
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1—
Physical
Weight1.57 kg1.23 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

  • Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong screen (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Microsoft Surface 13", Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Platinum

  • Strong portability (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong cpu (72nd percentile)
  • Below average gpu (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average storage (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 29 specs.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment