ASUS Zephyrus G14 vs Razer Blade 14 - Pick the Right One!

Review and comparison of the 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 vs the Razer Blade 14.
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[@Rawaa_99]

if i got a dollar for everytime matthew said “don’t get me wrong” i could afford both.

[@aliwazni3346]

I wanted to comment that 😂

[@generationdink]

😂

[@Aaron-MS]

At that price the razer cost about the same as a G16 with 4080, which will have the vapor chamber too. I know its not the same size but I would definitely be picking G16 over the blade 14 any day.

[@rickystafford7433]

yep

[@ecavinsa]

but if u looking for 14 inch laptop as it was compared in video - g16 isnt the choice

[@crazyforiegner2]

It actually weighs similarly to the blade 14. And for a 16 inch gaming laptop its quite compact so wouldn't be too much bigger than the blade 14

[@ryanwhipple7703]

I have handled the G16 next to the G14 at least.. both impossibly thin, but the 16” is just such a bigger form factor. Felt way too big on my lap! More for a desktop replacement even with its thinness. 14” laptops are so much lighter and portable, especially this years g14 for the win!

[@marcdave9521]

@@crazyforiegner2 it's still a 16 inch laptop lol, if you're going by price to performance 16 inch gaming laptops will always be better value for performance, so overall the razer blade 14 stays as the most powerful 14 inch gaming laptop released in 2024

[@tylermander7371]

Well phrased and presented. Excellent visuals and data charts. And not too long. People want shorter comparisons. This was well lengthen. Thanks and keep up the good work!

[@MatthewMoniz]

Thank you so much Tyler! I truly appreciate it.

[@bryans8656]

At those prices, along with the lighter weight and longer battery life, the G14 is a win for me. It would make a great travel laptop.

[@MATTHEWMYTHHAVEN]

ok brokie.

[@FlyingNacho]

Shoulda thrown the Omen 14 in there, it's def a solid contender.

[@cameronbosch1213]

He doesn't have it yet.

[@albertoeffe8524]

But isn't full plastic the omen trascend 14?

[@fidelisitor8953]

@@albertoeffe8524 It's aluminium

[@John-lt8wv]

@@fidelisitor8953 the touchpad is plastic

[@fidelisitor8953]

@@John-lt8wv Ooh... that's quite a shame... and if I remember correctly, the GPU caps out at about 60W.

[@infamousincubus2888]

Blade 14 is literally the same as last year's. Either pick last year's Blade 14 on discount or go with the G14

[@Cuda_3D]

This is great thank you. Excited to hear about the 16 inchers

[@123Suryasis]

If I would like to go for the performance, don't need OLED display (Like in Razer 14) then I would probably get neither of those and instead get the 2023 G14 model with 120W RTX 4070, selling around $1400-$1500 most of the times in Best Buy.

[@FakeReal007]

Or $2799 for a RTX4090 G14 2023, which would be the same price as the new Razer.

[@Yayaloy9]

2022 full Ryzen is a solid option too for around $1300

[@bachpachary]

Starting my Master's in architecture and upgradable RAM in a laptop is huge... Autodesk programs like Revit recommend 64gb for optimal performance in larger projects, and this will only go up over time. This option makes it much more enticing as a dual purpose work and play laptop for STEM students

[@amin6380]

Just a suggestion: you could draw the touchpads with a red line, just so we can see the difference more clearly since the blade is black and is not noticeable.

[@antyxwg]

Little bit of misspeaking in the screen comparison part, I think you said G14 when you meant to say Blade 14 a couple times and it was confusing

[@rossdev]

The Acer Predator Triton 14 with 4070 and 240 Hz Gsync mini led display was on sale recently for $1200. Blows both of these out of the water in terms of value for money.

[@mukeshangrish]

Hey Matthew, great comparison. I am considering buying the Zephyrus G16 from BestBuy Canada (since G14 and G16 are similarly priced). However, I don’t know how long I would have to wait to get a small discount on the purchase. When do you think the initial discounts will start appearing? Also is paying additional $400 for 4070 over 4060 worth it if the use-case would rarely appear?

[@ProdByCari]

Thanks for the vid! Think I might go with the G16 with the 4080 and 32 gb whenever its in stock. Great gaming performance is important to me which is why I considered the blade.. but when I can pay the same price for a 4080 with a 16 inch oled I think that's my best option. Only other laptop I am considering is the new Legion 7i but I am not sure when that is releasing all I can find is the 7i pro which is to big.

[@ziptofaf]

Quick question since I might have missed this in the video - when doing battery tests are you doing it native refresh rate (aka 240 Hz for Blade 14) or is it normalized to something like 60 Hz? Asking because some laptops automatically go down to 60 when on battery but some stay at 240 (2023 Razer definitely did) and that can potentially get you 2 more hours on battery in some cases.

[@Legitti]

Loving my last year Legion Pro 7i with RTX 4080 ❤

[@michaellangdon8542]

the fan noise is why i stick with Razer over the g14. i tried both. the noise is seriously unbearable with the asus.. PRO TIP - Just wait for it to go on sale

[@abdulahsan3121]

Which g14 you tried? The new 2024?

[@camouille5372]

Do you have some advices to find the blade at 2000 ?

[@abdulahsan3121]

@@camouille5372 yes buy the older verison 2023 blade, its around 2k and very similar to the 2024 model

[@Thryce23]

I ended up getting a blade 14 based on this review. No complaints so far. I don't care enough about the price difference, the build quality feels better and the thermals are quite a bit better. I'm splitting my time between this and my m1 max macbook now. Thanks!

[@fayzaanriaz796]

How's the battery life compared to the Mac?

[@Thryce23]

@@fayzaanriaz796 fairly bad depending on what you're doing. I can get like 4 hours playing OSRS on the couch @ 75% brightness. Otherwise just using it for software dev, which could be an hour with a ton of shit running, or probably 5+ with lite battery apps.

[@mukeshangrish]

Hey Matthew how would you compare vertical docking for both these laptops?

[@stevemuzak8526]

I don't care how much better build Razer Blade 14 really is. It's a overpriced laptop. ASUS Zephyrus G14 is damn well build and it's much cheaper. g14 is win for me. Once you try OLED display you won't go back to anything else. It's so much better than LCD. Asus G14 has way better speakers and microphone. It's important for company zoom calls etc.

[@Thryce23]

The problem is you’re making assumptions about every consumer as if they have the same values you do. I don’t care as much about value - I want a small form factor laptop with decent performance and high build quality. I don’t care about OLED since I’ll just plug it into my LG C2 if I want that. The g14 also isn’t in stock anywhere currently, while the Razer is. My point = your opinion is valid, and so is mine. We have different goals, and that’s ok.

[@cameronbosch1213]

It's also only $500 more expensive than the G14 because the Blade 14 has constantly been on sale at Best Buy. Heck, you can get last year's Blade 14, which is very similar, for another $100 - $200 off. That makes it much closer in terms of price, and considering the better RAM capacities and the ability to upgrade it post purchase, the better build quality, and the more powerful CPU & GPU, I would only consider the G14 is you can deal with an overall worse laptop apart from the subjectively better OLED screen, which also has a lower refresh rate and has PWM flickering (I'm not sensitive to PWM, but I know some people are). The Blade 14 is worth the $500 more.

[@crearg8259]

I do like the speaker, but I don’t like Liquid Metal and OLED. I spend 14+ hours every day with my personal computer, OLED is not eye-friendly. I like to move around with a small factor, the lighter weight of G14 is attractive, but it requires cool down first before moving, which is unacceptable.

[@joaor.8780]

G14 oled is overpriced. Mini led is actually better. Fk overpriced oled

[@Bradford41350]

Tbh here in the uk the difference is not much, the blade is £2,699 ( the one I have with the 4070 ) and the g14 is £2,399 ) The blade has better performance and is built better, not even close!

[@RockyScenes]

The quietness is definitely something many people overlook. I wouldn't buy the Blade due to the price and the horrible speakers, but that noise reduction is really nice.

[@FoxxFire]

Moooonnniizzzz! I know it's not your style, but in these comparisons it might be helpful for us to hear how loud the fans get at max. If you just have one laptop in front of you, there is no point of comparison and it might not be that useful in that scenario; but when we can hear both, it will help us compare how obnoxious one might get compared to the other. And BTW, no sticker comparison? Adhesion employees around the globe are very disappointed.

[@ramanujdas5803]

Awaiting your take on the new Legion 7i

[@marcdave9521]

looking forward to the hp omen transcend 14 review!

[@aryavchanduka8861]

what is the screen size of asus g14 ?( is it 14.5 or just 14 inches) and what is aspect ratio?

[@Raage.]

G14 was on the right in the video and Blade 14 was on the right in the title, which right are we supposed to pick? 😢

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

I just got this g14. It’s an incredible laptop, 100 percent recommended.

[@thedogclashers3945]

How is the fan noise and battery life?

[@janzsz]

Can you do a ROG Zephyrus G16 vs Razer Blade 16 comparison? Just because I would love to know what the TGP different does to game performance in like the RTX 4080 / 4090 variants.

[@Neekzu]

I have both here. I am shocked how bad the experience on the G16 is..

[@deordered.]

Waiting for G14 with SD Elite X, that would be amazing!

[@davidtaroyan]

Why can't I find the G14 version you have here from your link?

[@MauricioManuelBergancia]

can you make a review about the brand new asus vivobook pro 15 for 2024 with nvidia 4060?

[@superghd]

What about the blade 14 (2023) vs G14 (2024)? which would be a better pick (thinking for next 5 years or so)

[@aquasparx4015]

I'm currently shuffling around which laptop to get.. Zephyrus G14/G16, Razer Blade, or Legion Lenovo... I'm kind of focused on multiple tasks, like 3D design, music, video editing, productivity, gaming, etc. Especially for one with 1TB of SSD and good GPU.

[@tedhsieh3025]

Excellent analysis! Would you possiblly comment also on MSI stealth AI studio 14 2024? Everyone agrees G14 is a stunning and budget friendly 14" gaming laptop but I am undecisive between stealth ai studio and G14.. The bettary life of stealth seems very bad but despite that MSI seems to have better cooling, upgradability, wifi connectivitiy, and similar performance?

[@RichCompMan]

Oled, G-Sync, Micro SD Slot (prefer SD but at least it's there), better customer service and $700 cheaper. ASUS hands down, there is no competition unless you are a Razer Fanboy.

[@bsd103]

I tried to replicate the hinge wobble on my 2023 blade 14... I get absolutely none, not even a vibration

[@bhasselgren]

”Don’t get me wrong” after every sentence🎉 Great vid!

[@iFrk619]

For a total of $2,898.29, you can get the Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 Intel (16″) with RTX 4090

[@Hathos9]

That laptop is 16" and 6.2 lb. Completely different category of laptops.

[@AdamGbl95]

Well my 2021 asus g14 lasted 3 years (before I broke it), so the 2024 has gotta be as good right? Insane price difference. No justification on the blade.

[@leejenshakya8524]

i'll pick g14 even if razer blade was cheaper thatn that....2nd gen oled screen ..better battery...sleek design...thin bezzels....not even close...

[@ravelandexplorewitharnold]

Can you review the Dell XPS please.

[@Jontexperia]

My G14 is whisper quiet on Silent mode while fighting for democrazy, which to me is important while gaming next to my sleeping girlfriend. And the better batterylife+oled screen just makes it a so much better portable laptop. If those extra frames really matter, just get something a bit beefier. But those are just my two cents. (also pls send reinforcements to fight off the automatons, or should I say Crankers..)

[@Thaletto]

"Don't get me wrong the G14 has a fantastic IPS pannel it gets brighter than the OLED display on the G14"

[@TheEndlessConsumption]

K I was wondering if I was crazy lol

[@generationdink]

lol, same callout

[@Delta2099]

I'll stick with my oversize jet engine legion , you can get 4080 for around the same price sometimes even cheaper

[@SoumyaRajalt.]

Legion 7 lineup 2024 please, there's not a single unbiased review out there!

[@cameronbosch1213]

Seems to be a Legion Slim 7i but with a worse port layout and two RAM slots.

[@nihal484]

Can you compare them with thelenovo slim 5 14 inch plz

[@ProdByCari]

Curious, how does the G14 stack up to the ZenBook 14 Pro OLED | RTX 4070? They seem relatively similar and around the same price range.

[@PKperformanceEU]

I have the zenbook 4060. LM swapped the paste on the cpu, 19500 r23, timespy 9800gpu 13900 on the cpu. Better cpu performance than most 16inch laptops.

[@PKperformanceEU]

Battery life 6-8hours web, cool to the touch

[@paultam544]

In UK, the price difference is very narrow G14 £2300 (4060) £2400+ (4070,) Blade 14 £2150 (4060) and £2650 (4070, both colour amazon) last year blade 14 £2100.....

[@paultam544]

And in China, the G14 is around £1300...... almost £1000 difference.

[@marianbencat6658]

Still going for lenovo yoga pro 9i (2024). I am pretty sure even 14" version will destroy this refresh

[@skyybeats]

I would never recommend anyone to buy a Razer laptop. They are built to fail after warranty. I’ve had to have 4 replaced and now Razer support just doesn’t answer me

[@yuvalyaacov6914]

Please make a comparison between the 2023 highest version g14 4090 to the 2024 highest version g14 4070 🙏🙏🙏🚀

[@user-pz8mv9ie5v]

Do Zenbook 14 vs Acer swift go 14 2024

[@Juanchicookie]

Pros and cons to each model, still… The G14 would be perfect with the same upgrades the blade 14 offers and the vapor chamber they got rid off this year. The blade 14 needs an Oled panel, better speakers and better microphone for me to be fully invested. My humble opinion so far is that none of these 2024 laptops are worth the money, because for half the price you can get a 2022 or 2023 variant that is really nice. And I think that is worth considering when you realize that you are paying 2-3k for something that still has a lot of compromises.

[@ScurvyMcGruff]

100% agreed.

[@vanrolandobenza8649]

Do omen 14 as well next time

[@sanshammanchanda4328]

Will take the lcd anyday for better robustness in the long run

[@adeebkhan1445]

Please do omen 14 vs g 14 😩😩

[@tndgu]

Asus beats the Razer at mic and video quality. By far.

[@rickystafford7433]

Like you said, it comes down to price. I really wish Razer would get a little more competitive, because the Blade 14 is a great laptop at a mediocre price

[@AhmedKhaled-hg9hx]

The "don't get me wrong" comparison 🤣

[@robertcercel4078]

They both lost me at no fingerprint sensor :(

[@BrianZajac]

If anyone runs 3D applications, can you get away with 32GB of Ram? Or is 64GB Ram still needed? I usually work on architectural 3D renderings in 3ds Max + Corona.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Depends on what you do. If what you're doing is very RAM intensive, then the G14 shouldn't be considered.

[@BrianZajac]

@@cameronbosch1213 My focus is communities, SFH + commercial interiors and exteriors.

[@CodeEnthusiast78912]

razer battery performance is sooooo bad, for that price. I would never pay that much premium for that battery performance.

[@Thewickedjon]

great comparison matt, quality content as always. Please talk about these docked, and how that experience feels like. These are expensive laptops, folks who buy these would want to use them as everyday driver,

[@ananayjoshi]

if I was buying a laptop to use it for 6-7 years, I wouldn't buy an OLED one purely due to fear of burn in. the extra ram is also too good especially upto 96gb and it can handle future engineering applications as well

[@VaydaladaVodalada]

What a baby

[@xbt2459]

a laptop for 6 years? lmao

[@leejenshakya8524]

really? ips over oled... i dunno what to say....

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@VaydaladaVodaladaYou mentioned yourself? 😂

[@VaydaladaVodalada]

@@cameronbosch1213 who uses emojis on KZbin? Stop meat riding

[@midnightwolf7417]

G14 has a much better mic

[@cameronbosch1213]

Not really. Both suck. I actually think the Blade 14 sucks less.

[@MM-zo7q]

@@cameronbosch1213 Try and give it another listen. G14 is way less fuzzy and doesn't suck in any way.

[@HATCH5T]

Why is no one even talking about the new omen transcend 16 or 14?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Because we don't have them yet. We will soon

[@transimpedance]

G14 has a better keyboard. That’s such an important factor for me.

[@Alejanvc]

The absence of ram upgradable is the biggest problem in the Asus g14 2024

[@BartBoyBlu9234]

Really dumb move in my opinion. Very anticonsumer to pigeonhole people into buying the much more expensive 32 gb RAM versions since 16 gb will likely be much too little in just a few years time.

[@omarcortes5754]

Longevity is important to me.

[@kotenkostiantyn1282]

Once blade 14 will get an optional oled display and second ssd slot that would be the best gaming 14’ laptop. But not this year i guess.

[@k1x16]

And once camm comes and zephyrus gets that upgradable ram slot, it will automatically become the best latop cuz no one can afford that blade 14 lol

[@kotenkostiantyn1282]

@@k1x16 who even needs a ram slot? 32Gb is enough for every game or office thing

[@MM-zo7q]

@@kotenkostiantyn1282 Yeah, throw in an OLED in the Razer and it will jump to $3k.

[@Jayguevara1982]

I would buy the Blade if it were cheaper. I think for around 2200, it'd be a great deal. As things stand, though, the G14 is just the better deal of the two.

[@azimsyed5177]

Which one should i go for £100 difference between the two

[@hotsos8162]

I'd suggest the G14, the difference in battery life alone is game changing let alone the better display.

[@AlbertoColon2016]

This should've been a 3-way with the lenovo legion slim 5 14"

[@cameronbosch1213]

Hasn't been updated this year.

[@cutthat4643]

The price is the same in Europe

[@harikrishnanrajendran4032]

Ok... Convince me. What am I gonna do with an awesome built quality, when I'm gonna carry my laptop from work to home and home to work in a good laptop bag?

[@fidelisitor8953]

Convince me. What am I gonna do with awesome build quality and software of a $1000 iphone when all I do is make calls and do social media? What am I gonna do with awesome build and features of a mercedes when all I do is drive to work and back everyday? People love and are attracted to fancy stuff. Just because you're not doesn't mean others aren't.

[@harikrishnanrajendran4032]

@@fidelisitor8953 exactly.. that's my point

[@fidelisitor8953]

@@harikrishnanrajendran4032 Then speak for yourself! Why have anyone convince you? Just say you don't fancy it instead of trying to make it seem pointless.

[@generationdink]

Sadly if I was keeping a laptop for 6 years, it wouldn’t be 2024.

[@bluefiredemon448]

How is gaming on the g14 4060?

[@cameronbosch1213]

Below the Blade 14 with a 4060.

[@rbtfly]

Like 10%?

[@itzdcx7991]

I'm still have the 2022 model😢

[@GetBuk86]

Better buy the Razer Blade 14 from 2023. costs reduced €1800 with rtx4070 and the processor is practically the same. I bought it yesterday and it's great.

[@thesecondtonone3010]

I can't get my eyes off the G14. Dang that's one sleek laptop!!

[@MatthewMoniz]

Its a beauty!

[@TransparentlyDuplicitous]

Does anyone trust Razer's build quality? That's a serious concern for expensive laptops like these.

[@lachaderp4021]

Owned both. Save the headache and get the G14 and install Ghelper. Synapse is a joke.

[@fran.fndz.techart]

I always read forum people complaining g14 barely go 2-3 hours of use , 10 hours really?

[@Nanchon21]

Well obviously you won't be gaming on battery power for 10hrs

[@fran.fndz.techart]

@@Nanchon21 if was for game 2 hours would be good, but school use, web browsing getting less than 2-3 hours is kinda disappointing.

[@MyronZhao]

Gotta turn off the GPU. For web browsing and productivity I get 10 hours on my 2021 G14. If i had the GPU on, it would be around 4 hours of use.

[@Nanchon21]

@@fran.fndz.techart I can get 4-5 hrs of productivity on my 2022 tuf f-15 so unless something went very wrong I have a hard time believing 2-3 hours . I guess it all depends on how you've configured the power options

[@Nanchon21]

@@fran.fndz.techart I can get 4-5 hrs of productivity on my 2022 tuf f-15 so unless something went very wrong I have a hard time believing 2-3 hours . I guess it all depends on how you've configured the power options

[@nightowl1337]

Blade are to expensive for what you get.

[@AlwaysCewing]

G14 is superior and cheaper, Razer is becoming less than average

[@cameronbosch1213]

How so?

[@AlwaysCewing]

@@cameronbosch1213 How did you design your picture?

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@AlwaysCewing Inkscape.

[@AlwaysCewing]

@@cameronbosch1213 Thanks, it looks good

[@cinolacerti9394]

How is a ''thicker chassis'' more flexible than a thinner one. Makes no sense commentary wise in my eyes.

[@aoikemono6414]

No! I insist on getting you wrong!

[@isaacpiegat6735]

review completely misses the opportunity to talk about software. razer has god awful software with virtually zero customization. the g14 has an application called ghelper which replaces the armory crate bloatware. ghelper allows you to undervolt both the CPU and the GPU with virtually zero processes sucking up your RAM/CPU providing more customization than armory crate. i have a m16 (4070) and because of ghelper i can get max value out of my gpu with under 40 decibals of noise when undervolting and power limiting my cpu. matthew, you really need to include ghelper when reviewing asus laptops. using armory crate completely handicaps all asus laptops in your reviews.

[@MadridistaFrieren]

You do realize that undervolting the cpu & gpu on the ROG would make it more weaker than the Blade right?

[@isaacpiegat6735]

@@MadridistaFrieren Undervolting is not underclocking. Stable undervolting improves performance and reduces power draw.

[@jimmytrinh95]

you mean blade 14 3:50

[@albertinodebritobarros8041]

I found the asus camera and mic better

[@benjaminhill1954]

That screen wobble on the ASUS is atrocious. Probably the biggest downside for me.

[@melchizedek_v]

with macbook air m1 too

[@fidelisitor8953]

Or you mean with macbook pro 14 M3

[@andrewc31394]

The Blade has got to be the most overpriced laptop ive seen in ages compared to the G14

[@Polyeith]

The right one? As in, the one on the right? Bet

[@pcsecuritychannel]

This does not even feel like a contest, the G14 looks better, has better battery life, better portability and about the same performance at a lower price. The 2024 Blade 14 is a joke, Razer needs to wake up if they want to be relevant in the laptop space.

[@CoderRaven19]

The ASUS Zephyrus G14 also has better arrow keys...

[@taupangnang1245]

We can hate Razer, we can love G14 more....but for this year, i think Dell is giving up with Alienware X14, the competitor are just getting too good for them 😂

[@egnerozo1160]

G14 vs MacBook Pro 14…

[@STVN20]

WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR AND THE PRICE WILL DROP FOR RAZER BLADE 16.

[@nigeljamalbrink]

Hope they remove the stripe next year

[@kite5882]

It looks terrible, the previous designs were waaaaay better.