Asus
ROG Zephyrus G16
Specifications
| Year | 2026 |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
| RAM | 32GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5x |
| Soldered RAM | Yes |
| Max RAM | 32GB |
| TPM 2.0 | Yes |
| Storage | 1TB NVMe SSD |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| VRAM | 16 GB GDDR7 |
| Display | 16" 2560x1600 |
| Weight | 1.85kg |
Description
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) is a thin-and-light 16-inch gaming and creator laptop built on an Intel Core Ultra 9 (Panther Lake) processor with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. It pairs serious performance with a premium aluminum chassis under 1.5cm thick, a 240Hz 16:10 OLED display, and Slash Lighting. Its memory is soldered.
Upgrade Path
RAM is soldered to the mainboard (LPDDR5x) and cannot be upgraded, so choose the RAM at purchase. The M.2 NVMe SSD is replaceable, so storage is the main upgrade path. The discrete GPU is soldered.
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OS Compatibility
Arch Linux
Rolling
Bazzite
Rolling
CachyOS
Rolling
ChromeOS
Rolling
ChromeOS Flex
Rolling
Debian
13
elementary OS
8.1
Fedora
44
Garuda Linux
Rolling
Kubuntu
26.04 LTS
Linux Mint
22.3
Nobara
Rolling
Pop!_OS
24.04 LTS
SteamOS
Rolling
Ubuntu
26.04 LTS
Windows 10
22H2
Windows 11
25H2
Zorin OS
18.1