Asus announced an updated version of its ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop at the ongoing Computex 2024 on Tuesday. Under the hood, the laptop now has the recently launched AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities built-in. Asus says the updated ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) is a “true AI PC” and is equipped to tackle AI-enabled applications.
Features, specifications of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024).
The updated Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) comes with a 16-inch OLED display with a 2.5K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. In a blog post, Asus announced that the laptop is equipped with G-Sync technology and supports Dolby Vision HDR. It also has a MUX switch, which allows the user to choose between different GPU performance modes.
It now has an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip under the hood, paired with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 mobile GPU, 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and 2TB of PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage. Being an AI PC, it comes with a dedicated Copilot key along with its AI features (in preview). In total, it promises to deliver up to 402 TOPS AI of processing power: 31 TOPS CPU and iGPU, 50 TOPS (NPU) and up to 321 TOPS (GPU).
The laptop has a 4-speaker system and supports Dolby Atmos. It also gets AI noise canceling technology and high resolution certification for headphone users. Asus says the updated ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) is Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 enabled. There's also a Full HD 1080p IR camera with Windows Hello support.
In terms of connectivity, it includes USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C ports, as well as a single USB 4 Type-C port. There's also a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack, an HDMI 2.1 port and an SD card reader. It is backed by a 4-cell 90Wh lithium-ion battery and can be charged with a 200W adapter.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) measures 35.4 cm x 24.6 cm x 1.49 cm and weighs 1.85 kg.
