The Dawn of A New Age The 2026 Zephyrus G16 and Windows 11 Pro make gaming, creation, and everything in between a breeze. Featuring an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 386H and up to an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 Laptop GPU, this 16-inch machine can easily handle the latest games and cutting-edge creative software alike. The Zephyrus G16 can effortlessly transcribe voice notes into text documents, save valuable time during a video render, and play the latest AAA games at blazingly fast refresh rates. The future is here.
Design
Product type
Laptop
Product colour
White
Colour name
Platinum White
Form factor
Clamshell
Display back cover material
Plastic
Housing material
Aluminium
Market positioning
Gaming
Display
Display diagonal
40.6 cm (16")
Display resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
2.5K
Panel type
OLED
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Colour gamut
100%
RGB colour space
DCI-P3
Maximum refresh rate
240 Hz
Processor
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor family
Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor generation
Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)
Processor model
386H
Processor cores
16
Processor threads
16
Processor boost frequency
4.9 GHz
Performance cores
4
Efficient cores
8
Low Power Efficient-cores
4
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
Performance-core base frequency
2.1 GHz
Efficient-core base frequency
1.6 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Base Frequency
1600 MHz
Processor cache
18 MB
Processor cache type
Smart Cache
Maximum turbo power
80 W
Processor base power
25 W
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Intel AI Boost
Sparsity support
Yes
Windows Studio effects support
Yes
AI software frameworks supported by NPU
DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
Total processor performance up to
99 TOPs
NPU performance up to
50 TOPs
GPU performance up to
77 TOPs
Memory
Internal memory
32 GB
Internal memory type
LPDDR5x-SDRAM
Memory form factor
On-board
Memory clock speed
8533 MHz
Maximum internal memory
32 GB
Memory channels
Dual-channel
Storage
Total storage capacity
1 TB
Storage media
SSD
Total SSDs capacity
1 TB
Number of SSDs installed
1
SSD capacity
1 TB
NVMe
Yes
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor
M.2
Optical drive type
No
Card reader integrated
Yes
Compatible memory cards
SD
Graphics
On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPU
Discrete graphics card memory
8 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturer
Intel
On-board graphics card family
Intel® Graphics
On-board graphics card model
Intel® Graphics
NVIDIA G-SYNC
Yes
Audio
Audio system
Dolby Atmos
Number of built-in speakers
6
Built-in microphone
Yes
Camera
Front camera
Yes
Front camera HD type
Full HD
Infrared (IR) camera
Yes
Network
Mobile network connection
No
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standards
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Antenna type
2x2
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
6.0
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
1
HDMI ports quantity
1
HDMI version
2.1
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity
1
Intel® Thunderbolt 4
Yes
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes
USB Power Delivery
Yes
Keyboard
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Numeric keypad
No
Keyboard backlit zone
1-zone RGB
Keyboard backlit colour
RGB
Copilot key
Yes
Software
Operating system installed
Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Trial software
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required. McAfee® 30 days free trial
Bundled software
Xbox Game Pass Premium_2 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass Premium. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)
