Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2026 model starts at $3,450 with Intel Panther Lake CPU

The 2026 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 uses a 16-core Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU. The base model starts at $3,450 with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. 99.

The laptop maintains the same size and weight as the 2024 redesign. 1, and USB-A ports. The 2880 x 1800 120Hz OLED display reaches 500 nits in SDR and up to 1,100 nits at HDR peak. The keyboard offers deep travel and the trackpad provides firm feedback.

Six speakers deliver rich audio with a slight stereo effect. The chassis features updated LED lighting on the lid and circular vents on the bottom.

The G14 completed photo editing tasks in Adobe Lightroom Classic at speeds comparable to prior models when plugged in. Performance showed only a small drop when running on battery power. Battery tests recorded over 17 hours in a mixed browsing and video playback scenario.

In daily use with multiple browser tabs, Slack, and music streaming at 80 percent brightness, the laptop lasted slightly over 10 hours. Heavy graphics tasks reduced runtime to five or six hours. The SSD in the new model recorded read and write speeds about 12 percent slower than the previous generation.

The integrated webcam produced grainy images in low light.