ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GU405 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)

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ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GU405 compared with ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)

	ASUSROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) GU405	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)
Overview
Released
Released	2026	2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	OLED	IPS LCD
Brightness
Brightness	–	400 nits
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,100 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	ROG Nebula HDR 3K (2880 × 1800) OLED, 16:10, 0.2 ms	Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3; Delta E < 1	Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-reflection	Anti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panel
Display features
Display features	VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1000; G-SYNC; Pantone Validated; MUX Switch with NVIDIA Advanced Optimus; ambient light sensor	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Intel Core i5-10210U
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	16	8
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU	Intel UHD Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	16 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 2 TB (better)	512 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, 16 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.9 GHz, 18 MB cache	10th-generation Core i5/i7 Comet Lake processors; listed i5-10210U, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20S1S06B00 tested by Notebookcheck
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (8 GB GDDR7, 115 W in Manual mode), RTX 5070 Ti (12 GB GDDR7, 130 W) or RTX 5080 Laptop GPU (16 GB GDDR7, 130 W)	Listed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5
AI engine
AI engine	Intel NPU, up to 50 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-8533 on board, dual-channel; 16 or 32 GB (ASUS's press release lists up to 64 GB)	DDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHz
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe slot; 1 or 2 TB fitted	One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck
Cooling
Cooling	ROG Intelligent Cooling with a redesigned vented bottom panel	–
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 16.5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	73 Wh (better)	50 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.5 kg	1.49 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.3 mm	17.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	311 × 220 mm	329 × 227 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	73 Wh, 4-cell Li-ion	Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 16.5 hours MobileMark 2014, 11.45 hours MobileMark 2018 or 17.05 hours JEITA 2.0; headline 1.49 kg is maker weight for low-power FHD, other panels 1.49–1.61 kg
Charger
Charger	250 W rectangular-plug adapter; 100 W USB-C power delivery	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter
Materials
Materials	CNC-milled aluminium chassis	Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover
Colours
Colours	Eclipse Grey; Platinum White	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6.0	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) with DisplayPort 2.1 and 100 W PD; USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and 100 W PD; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A; HDMI 2.1 FRL; SD card reader (UHS-II, 312 MB/s); 3.5 mm combo jack	Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 plus separate USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3; HDMI 1.4b, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM
External displays
External displays	–	Native screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit chiclet keyboard, 1-zone RGB, 1.7 mm key travel, Copilot key; 35-zone Slash Lighting on the lid	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	–	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	6 speakers (4 dual-force woofers, 2 tweeters), Dolby Atmos, Smart Amp	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in array microphone with AI noise cancelling	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0