If you ever wanted a gaming laptop and thought 15.6-inch solutions would be too big, then this latest Asus system might be for you. The Zephyrus G14 is one of the very few 14-inch gaming laptops in the market which will definitely help it stand out from the crowded 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch space. Other 14-inch laptops with dedicated GeForce graphics exist, but they have either been discontinued (MSI GS43VR) or are not "true" gaming laptops (MSI Prestige 14, ZenBook 14) in the traditional sense.

Aside from its uncommon screen size for the category, the Zephyrus G14 also carries the distinction of being the first laptop to ship with a next generation 7 nm AMD Renoir H-series CPU. Our particular test unit has been configured with the octa-core Ryzen 9 4900HS designed to compete directly with the octa-core Intel Core i9-9880H or Core i9-9980HK. The CPU comes paired with the new GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q which we didn't expect to come to fruition.

Lesser SKUs with the Ryzen 7 4800HS CPU and GTX 1660 Ti GPU are expected to be made available at a future date and there are even plans for a WQHD (2560 x 1440) display option. Prices will range from $1049 to $1999 USD.

Direct competitors in the 14-inch gaming space are far and few between and so we will instead compare the Zephyrus G14 to upper mid-range and high-end ultrathin gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 15, MSI GS65, Aorus 15, Alienware m15 R2, and other Asus Zephyrus laptops.

A more traditional 15.6-inch Zephyrus G15 will also be coming for fans who want something larger than our 14-inch Zephyrus G14.

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