ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 Eclipse Gray
The RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB GDDR7 and DLSS 4 drives high frame rates at 1900x1200, while the 16-core Ryzen 9 8940HX handles heavy multitasking. Its ROG Intelligent Cooling system sustains clock speeds during long sessions, and the 165Hz display keeps motion sharp for competitive play. This laptop is best for esports gamers and streamers who need a large, fast screen and desktop-class CPU power without thermal throttling.
About This Laptop
The RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB GDDR7 and DLSS 4 drives high frame rates at 1900x1200, while the 16-core Ryzen 9 8940HX handles heavy multitasking. Its ROG Intelligent Cooling system sustains clock speeds during long sessions, and the 165Hz display keeps motion sharp for competitive play. This laptop is best for esports gamers and streamers who need a large, fast screen and desktop-class CPU power without thermal throttling.
- CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- Screen 16" 1900x1200
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 2.5
- Battery wh 90
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong storage (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average compact (11th percentile) 11th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1900 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100 percent |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1900x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 | 94.4 | 89.8 | 87.6 | 74.8 | 73.8 | 11.3 | 90.9 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.8 | 18.4 | 99.5 | 79.9 | 99 | 67.2 | 94.5 | 96.2 | 80.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 90.2 | 97.9 | 94.5 | 8.5 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 90.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.4 | 63.9 | 81 | 83.2 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.4 | 58.2 | 91.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.6 | 63.9 | 81 | 66.8 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.4 | 78.6 | 94.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.6 | 60.1 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 71.5 | 77.2 | 69.1 | 31.8 | 94.3 |
Usage Scores
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