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M2 MacBook Pro 14” vs. 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for M2 MacBook Pro 14” and 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M2 MacBook Pro 14” Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Pro 14” is better than 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14.

M2 MacBook Pro 14” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14. It supports up to 96GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Max system memory size

M2 MacBook Pro 14”

96 GB

2023 ROG Zephyrus G14

32 GB

M2 MacBook Pro 14” weighed 3.5 pounds, 8% lighter than the 3.79 pounds 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Weight	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Pound	3.5 lbs.	3.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.59 kg	1.72 kg

2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 Pros

Reasons that 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 is better than M2 MacBook Pro 14”.

The 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M2 MacBook Pro 14” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Slots	Onboard	x0,1
Type	LPDDR5	DDR5

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6 125W Max vs. integrated

The 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

The 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Pro 14”. It has eight versus seven amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Pro 14”.

Ports	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x3	No
USB-A	No	Yes x2
USB-C	No	Yes x2
Total	7	8

The 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M2 MacBook Pro 14”. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Pro 14”.

Ports	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	No	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes

Prices

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

M2 MacBook Pro 14” Price
	2023 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M2 Pro Chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,478.98	See at Amazon
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M2 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray By Apple $1,849.95 $1,999.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray By Apple $1,449.00 $1,599.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 Price
	Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop 14" QHD+ 165Hz 500nits AMD 8-Core Zen4 Ryzen 9 7940HS (>i9-12900H) 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphic Backlit USB4 Fast Charging Win11 White + HDMI Cable By Asus $1,269.00	See at Amazon
	EXCaliberPC 2023 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XV-G14.R94060 (AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, RTX 4060 8GB, 14" QHD+ 165Hz, Windows 11) Gaming Notebook - Moonlight White By EXCaliberPC $1,395.91	See at Amazon
	Asus 2023 MUX ROG Zephyrus G14, Thin & Light Gaming Laptop, 14" QHD (16:10) 165Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 9-7940HS, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060, with Cloth(48GB\|2TB) By Asus $1,509.99 $1,609.90 6% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Released	2023	2023
Release Date	Announced on January 17, 2023. Available on January 24, 2023.	Announced on January 04, 2023 (CES 2023)
Pricing	$1,999 M2 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $2,299 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $2,499 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 1TB $3,099 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 30C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $3,299 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $3,699 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 1TB $4,099 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 2TB $4,699 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 4TB $5,899 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 8TB $6,299 M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 96GB, 8TB	-
Applicable Models	-	ROG Zephyrus G14 ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023) ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023) GA402 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XI 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XZ
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 14” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 2021 ROG Zephyrus G14 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14

Exterior	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Dimensions	Height: 0.61 inches (1.55 cm) Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm) Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)	12.28 x 8.94 x 0.77 ~ 0.81 inches (312 x 227 x 19.5 ~ 20.5 mm)
Weight	3.5 pounds (1.60 kg) M2 Pro 3.6 pounds (1.63 kg) M2 Max	3.79 lbs. (1.72 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Eclipse Gray Moonlight White
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Full-size backlit keyboard ROG Overstroek Calibrated Keystrokes N-Key Rollover Fast-Actuating Key Switches White light or One Zone RGB. Gaming Hotkeys Volume down volume up mute Armoury Crate 50% larger Precision Touchpad
Chasis Information	-	Device Lighting Optional AniMe Matrix™ AniMe Matrix™ and Virtual Pet OMNI have both gotten an upgrade. More LEDs mean more animation possibilities, and OMNI returns with a whole host of mini-games, like the Slot Machine, Shoot’em Up, and Whack-A-Mole. The games will also light up the AniMe Matrix™ as you progress, and getting high scores will unlock more animations for OMNI as he joins you on the desktop. Hinge Flexible 180-degree ErgoLift hindge.

Display	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Size	14.2 Inches	14 Inches
Info	Liquid Retina XDR display Size: 14.2-inch Technology: Liquid Retina XDR display Resolution: 3024 x 1964 Pixel Density: 254 PPI XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range) Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio Color 1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz	14” QHD+ 165HzNebula HDR 16:10 2560 x 1600 165Hz 100% DCI-P3 3ms response time Pantone Validated IPS Level Anti-Glare G-Sync / Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated MUX Switch + NVIDIA Advanced Optimus Supports Dolby Vision HDR 14” FHD+ 144Hz 16:10 1920 x 1200 144Hz 100% sRGB 3ms response time Pantone Validated IPS Level Anti-Glare G-Sync / Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated MUX Switch + NVIDIA Advanced Optimus Supports Dolby Vision HDR

Ports	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Left (4) Image Source: Apple 1 x power port MagSafe 3 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) Image Source: Apple 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI v2.1, 8K@60Hz, 4K@240Hz	Image Source: ASUS Left (4) 1 x power port 1 x HDMI v2.1 1 x USB-C USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (4) 1 x microSD card slot UHS-II 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

Internal Specs	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Processor	Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz, Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz, Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz,	AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735HS 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.75 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HS 8 cores, 16 threads, 4.00 → 5.20 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G) Apple M2 Max iGPU 30 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) Apple M2 Max iGPU 38 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,	AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735HS AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HS AMD Radeon™ 780M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 3000 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 96GB Unified Memory	Memory Slots 1 x 16 GB Onboard memory. 1 x SO-DIMM DDR5 slot. Memory Configurations 16GB 32GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz Memory. 1 x 8GB or 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 - 6GB GDDR6 1732 MHz at 80W with ROG Boost up to 1782 MHz at 95W (15W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4050 - 6GB GDDR6 2355 MHz at 95W with ROG Boost up to 2405 MHz at 120W (25W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4060 - 8GB GDDR6 2250 MHz at 100W with ROG Boost up to 2300 MHz at 125W (25W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDR6 1980 MHz at 100W with ROG Boost up to 2030 MHz at 125W (25W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4080 - 12GB GDDR6 1665 MHz at 100W with ROG Boost up to 1715 MHz at 125W (25W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4090 - 16GB GDDR6 1455 MHz at 100W with ROG Boost up to 1505 MHz at 125W (25W Dynamic Boost).
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	512GB 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD. 1 x M.2 slot.

Connectivity	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 6E with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Size	70 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	76 Wh 4-cell Li-ion battery
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback	-
Power Supply	67W USB‑C Power Adapter M2 Pro with 10-core CPU models 96W USB‑C Power Adapter M2 Pro with 12-core CPU or M2 Max models. Supports Fast-Charging.	240W ø6.0 mm power adapter. 200W ø6.0 mm power adapter. Supports Fast charging up to 50% in just 30 minutes.

Software	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
OS	Shipped with macOS Ventura	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Armoury Crate GameVisual

Camera & Audio	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Camera	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.	Front-facing 1080p FHD camera. Top-mount front camera. Built-in IR Camera. For Windows Hello Facial Authentication.
Audio	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones	Speakers 2 x speakers with Smart Amp Technology. 2 x tweeters. Supports Dolby Atmos. 1.78x louder than the 2021 G14. Microphones Built-in array microphone. Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation. Versatile 3D mic array.

Misc	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	IR Camera
Security	Touch ID sensor	Windows Hello Facial Authentication Kensington Lock Slot
In the box	14‑inch MacBook Pro 67W USB‑C Power Adapter M2 Pro with 10-core CPU models. 96W USB‑C Power Adapter M2 Pro with 12-core CPU or M2 Max models. USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 Power Adapter
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage every 12 months, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	Standard 1-year warranty.
More	Display Supports M2 Pro Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI One external display supported at 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display at 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI M2 Max Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to four external displays: Up to three external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI Up to three external displays: Up to two external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display with 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI digital video output Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz	-

Key Features	M2 MacBook Pro 14”	2023 ROG Zephyrus G14
At Glance	Released in Early 2023 16:10 XDR 14.2” 1964p 120Hz Weight 3.5 lb 1.59 kg Up to Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) 12C/12T, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz Geekbench 5 2,075 Single Core Geekbench 5 15,305 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 Max iGPU 38 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 96GB LPDDR5 Memory	Released in Early 2023 16:10 14” 1600p 165Hz Weight 3.79 lb 1.72 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-7940HS 8C/16T, 4.00 → 5.20 GHz With integrated AMD Radeon™ 780M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 3000 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6 125W Max