Design:
| Type |
Gaming |
| weight |
1850 g |
| Uses a fanless design |
✕ |
| Has a backlit keyboard |
✓ |
| volume |
1219.176 cm³ |
| width |
354 mm |
| height |
246 mm |
| thickness |
14 mm |
| is weather-sealed (splashproof) |
✕ |
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GA605 is a gaming laptop with a slim 14mm profile and a footprint measuring 354mm wide by 246mm deep, giving it a compact form for its class while keeping the total volume at 1,219.176cm³. It weighs 1,850g and relies on an active cooling solution rather than a fanless design. The backlit keyboard is included as standard, though the chassis is not weather-sealed or splashproof.
Display:
| screen size |
16" |
| resolution |
2560 x 1600 px |
| pixel density |
188 ppi |
| Display type |
OLED/AMOLED |
| has a touch screen |
✕ |
| refresh rate |
240Hz |
| has anti-reflection coating |
✕ |
| supported displays |
4 |
The laptop features a 16″ OLED/AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels at 188 ppi, delivering a sharp and detailed image across its screen area. The 240Hz refresh rate makes it well-suited for fast-paced content, while the display supports up to four connected outputs simultaneously. Touch input is not supported, and the screen does not include an anti-reflection coating.
Performance:
| RAM |
32GB |
| RAM speed |
7500 MHz |
| Uses flash storage |
✓ |
| internal storage |
2048GB |
| CPU speed |
4 x 2 & 4 x 2 GHz |
| CPU threads |
16 threads |
| VRAM |
8GB |
| floating-point performance |
9.684 TFLOPS |
| GDDR version |
GDDR7 |
| texture rate |
151.3 GTexels/s |
| pixel rate |
46.56 GPixel/s |
| Is an NVMe SSD |
✓ |
| DirectX version |
DirectX 12 Ultimate |
| GPU clock speed |
952 MHz |
| uses multithreading |
✓ |
| maximum memory amount |
32GB |
| DDR memory version |
5 |
| turbo clock speed |
5GHz |
| GPU turbo |
1455 MHz |
| PCI Express (PCIe) version |
4 |
| semiconductor size |
5 nm |
| has XeSS (XMX) |
✕ |
| Supports 64-bit |
✓ |
The system is equipped with 32GB of DDR5 RAM running at 7,500MHz, which is also the maximum supported memory capacity, paired with a 2,048GB NVMe SSD for flash-based storage. The CPU operates across 16 threads with a turbo clock of 5GHz and is built on a 5nm process, supporting multithreading and 64-bit instruction sets. On the graphics side, the GPU carries 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM with a base clock of 952MHz and a turbo of 1,455MHz, delivering 9.684 TFLOPS of floating-point performance alongside a texture rate of 151.3 GTexels/s and a pixel rate of 46.56 GPixel/s. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and connects via PCIe 4, though XeSS (XMX) is not available on this configuration.
Benchmarks:
| Geekbench 6 result (multi) |
11247 |
| Geekbench 6 result (single) |
2467 |
| PassMark (G3D) result |
19987 |
| PassMark result |
34459 |
| PassMark result (single) |
3878 |
In benchmark testing, the laptop records a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 11,247 and a single-core score of 2,467, reflecting the CPU's threaded and per-core capabilities respectively. The overall PassMark result sits at 34,459 with a single-core PassMark score of 3,878, while the PassMark G3D score of 19,987 represents the measured graphics performance of this configuration.
Connectivity:
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB-C) |
1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB-A) |
2 |
| USB 4 20Gbps ports |
0 |
| USB 4 40Gbps ports |
1 |
| Thunderbolt 4 ports |
1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (USB-C) |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (USB-A) |
0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 ports |
0 |
| has an HDMI output |
✓ |
| Has USB Type-C |
✓ |
| supports Wi-Fi |
✓ |
| Wi-Fi version |
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
| has an external memory slot |
✓ |
| Bluetooth version |
5.4 |
| RJ45 ports |
0 |
| HDMI ports |
1 |
| HDMI version |
HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort outputs |
0 |
| has AirPlay |
✓ |
| mini DisplayPort outputs |
0 |
| has a VGA connector |
✕ |
The laptop offers a varied port selection, including one Thunderbolt 4 port, one USB 4 40Gbps port, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port, and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-A ports; there are no USB 3.2 Gen 1, Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort, RJ45, or VGA connections. Video output is handled by a single HDMI 2.1 port, and an external memory slot is also present. Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) alongside backwards-compatible Wi-Fi 6E, 6, 5, and 4 standards, paired with Bluetooth 5.4, and AirPlay is supported as well.
Battery:
| battery size |
90 Wh |
| Has sleep-and-charge USB ports |
✓ |
| Has a MagSafe power adapter |
✕ |
The laptop is fitted with a 90Wh battery and includes sleep-and-charge USB ports, allowing connected devices to be charged even when the system is powered down. A MagSafe power adapter is not supported.
Features:
| has stereo speakers |
✓ |
| has a socket for a 3.5 mm audio jack |
✓ |
| supports ray tracing |
✓ |
| supports DLSS |
✓ |
| has Dolby Atmos |
✓ |
| Stylus included |
✕ |
| Has a fingerprint scanner |
✕ |
| number of microphones |
3 |
| Uses 3D facial recognition |
✕ |
| has voice commands |
✕ |
| has a front camera |
✓ |
| Has S/PDIF Out port |
✕ |
| has a gyroscope |
✕ |
| has GPS |
✕ |
| has an accelerometer |
✕ |
| has a compass |
✕ |
| Has an optical disc drive |
✕ |
Audio is handled by stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support, a 3.5mm headset jack, and an array of three microphones, while a front camera is also included. On the graphics feature side, the laptop supports both ray tracing and DLSS, enabling hardware-accelerated lighting and upscaling capabilities. There is no fingerprint scanner, 3D facial recognition, voice command support, S/PDIF output, stylus, or optical disc drive, and the device lacks motion and location sensors such as a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and GPS.
Miscellaneous:
| clock multiplier |
20 |
| AMD SAM / Intel Resizable BAR |
Intel Resizable BAR |
| GPU architecture |
Blackwell |
| has LHR |
✕ |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
45W |
| Supports 3D |
✓ |
| Supports multi-display technology |
✓ |
| OpenCL version |
3 |
| OpenGL version |
4.6 |
| Supports ECC memory |
✓ |
| memory bus width |
128-bit |
| effective memory speed |
28000 MHz |
| maximum memory bandwidth |
448 GB/s |
| render output units (ROPs) |
32 |
| texture mapping units (TMUs) |
104 |
| shading units |
3328 |
| Has Double Precision Floating Point (DPFP) |
✓ |
| GPU memory speed |
1750 MHz |
| number of transistors |
21900 million |
| PassMark result (overclocked) |
24477 |
| GPU execution units |
8 |
| Type |
Laptop, Desktop |
| instruction sets |
MMX, F16C, FMA3, AES, AVX, AVX2, SSE 4.1, SSE 4.2 |
| Has an unlocked multiplier |
✕ |
| Has NX bit |
✓ |
| L3 cache |
16 MB |
| L2 cache |
8 MB |
| GPU name |
Radeon 860M |
| Has integrated graphics |
✓ |
| memory channels |
2 |
| RAM speed (max) |
8000 MHz |
| CPU temperature |
100 °C |
| Uses big.LITTLE technology |
✓ |
The GPU is based on the Blackwell architecture and pairs 3,328 shading units with 104 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, and 8 execution units, backed by a memory bus width of 128-bit, an effective memory speed of 28,000MHz, and a maximum bandwidth of 448GB/s; LHR is not present. The CPU carries a 45W TDP, a clock multiplier of 20, a maximum operating temperature of 100°C, and uses big.LITTLE technology with a locked multiplier, supported by 16MB of L3 cache and 8MB of L2 cache, along with instruction sets including MMX, F16C, FMA3, AES, AVX, AVX2, SSE 4.1, and SSE 4.2; the NX bit is active. Additional technical details include Intel Resizable BAR support, ECC memory compatibility, dual memory channels with a maximum RAM speed of 8,000MHz, Double Precision Floating Point support, OpenCL 3 and OpenGL 4.6, stereoscopic 3D and multi-display support, integrated Radeon 860M graphics, 21,900 million transistors, and an overclocked PassMark result of 24,477.
