2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 vs. 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 and 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

About 31% lighter

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 weighed 3.52 pounds, 31% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Weight2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Pound
3.52 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
1.60 kg
2.30 kg

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is better than 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

11% larger display

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Display size
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
15.6-inch
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14
14-inch
Has one more port and slot

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has more ports and slots count than the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14. It has nine versus eight amount of ports and slots on the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Ports2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotYesYes
power portYesYes
RJ-45NoYes
USB-AYes x2Yes x3
USB-CYes x2Yes
Total89
Slightly more versatile connectivity

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Ports2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
power portYesYes
USB-AYesYes
USB-CYesYes
RJ-45NoYes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 and 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 - AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS
6,956
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 - AMD Ryzen 7-4800HS
6,597
Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14
32 GB
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
32 GB
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Slots
x1
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Price
2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (24GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
 2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (24GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
By Asus
$1,117.91
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ASUS 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 14in VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (8GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
 ASUS 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 14in VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (8GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,296.00
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ASUS 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 14in VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (12GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
 ASUS 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 14in VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (12GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,279.99
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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
By ASUS
$1,299.99
$1,699.99 24% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NC-ES51
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NC-ES51
By ASUS
$749.54
$799.99 6% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
By ASUS
$795.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Released20202021
Release DateAnnounced at CES 2020 on January 06, 2020.Announced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
Generations

Exterior

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Dimensions
  • Width: 32.4cm (12.75”)
  • Depth: 22.2cm (8.74”)
  • Height:
    • Regular: 1.79cm (0.70”)
    • AniMe Matrix™: 1.99cm (0.78”)
14.13 x 10.08 x 0.90 - 0.96 inches (359 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm)
Weight
  • Regular: 1.6kg
  • AniMe Matrix™: 1.7kg
5.07 lbs (2.30 Kg)
Colors
Black White
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chicklet keyboard
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate
  • N key rollover
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key.
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing
  • Overstrike technology can withstand over 20 million presses.

Display

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Size14 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 14-inch Non-glare WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, adaptive sync
  • 14-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 120Hz, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, adaptive sync
  • 14-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 15.6” FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 60Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 240Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:100.00% Adobe:75.35% 240Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync

Ports

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2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (7)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB
Dual-Channel DDR4 3200MHz Memory.
1 x 8GB or 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
Discrete GraphicsROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1285MHz, 65W).
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1435MHz, 60W).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1630 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1510 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots

Connectivity

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Size76 Wh Li-Polymer90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
Battery Life
  • Up to 10.7 hours
    Video playback.
  • Up to 9.5 hours
    Web browsing.
  • Up to 13.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14.5 hours of video playback
Power Supply180W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.

Software

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • 2 x 2.5W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • 2 x 0.7W tweeter, Array Microphones
  • With Dolby Atmos technology
  • Speakers
    • Two speakers with four cut-outs
    • 2 x 2W speakers
    • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
      Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.
  • Microphone
    • Built-in array microphone
    • Advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.

Misc

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Security
  • One-Touch Login
    Fingerprint on the power button.
  • Kensington Lock Slot
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)

Key Features

2020 ROG Zephyrus G142021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9
14”
1440p 60Hz
Weight
3.52 lb
1.60 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,080
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,956
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6
Released in Early
2021
16:9
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6

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