ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Zephyrus G (GA502)

2019/04/23

KEY POINTS

  • Sleek and subtle: Just 20 mm thin and weighs just 2.1 kg, with professional brushed-metal finish, diamond-cut edges and tasteful white backlight
  • Gaming prowess: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with ROG Boost, up to 120Hz vIPS display with 81% screen-to-body ratio
  • Powerful multitasking: AMD Ryzen 7 3750H APU, NVMe SSD, up to 32GB DDR4 RAM
  • Intelligent cooling: Self-cleaning thermal module, anti-dust tunnel fans, 33% thinner blades for up to 17% improved airflow, fan scenario profiles and modes
  • Flexible and versatile: Smart amplifier and HRA certification, earlier actuation with ROG Overstroke, N-key rollover, HDMI and USB C with DisplayPort

Fremont, California (April 23, 2019) - ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the new Zephyrus G (GA502), the first laptop in the Zephyrus series to bring ultraslim gaming to a wider audience. Building on the principles of its predecessors, Zephyrus G covers all the essential gaming needs in an enviably compact form at a surprisingly affordable price. Its new NVIDIA® GeForce® 1660 Ti GPU deftly handles the most popular games, while its energy efficient AMD® Ryzen™ 7 APU offers up to 8.8 hours of battery life and ample power for everyday productivity. Combined with cutting-edge Intelligent Cooling that optimizes system settings based on the scenario, Zephyrus G blurs the line between capable gaming machine and ultraportable laptop.

Sleek and subtle

Like its siblings, Zephyrus G is a svelte stunner. At just 20 mm thin and 2.1 kg light, it's eminently portable. Slim bezels on three sides squeeze the 15 inch display into a 14 inch chassis that's small enough to fit into any backpack or carry-on luggage.

Its portability is accompanied by a clean design that blends in anywhere, with a professional outlook that distinguishes Zephyrus G from other gaming laptops in its class. Tasteful white backlighting illuminates the keyboard for easier typing in the dark. Subtle details, like the brushed-metal finish on the lid and diamond-cut chamfers around the exterior, exude a refinement that makes an impression without demanding attention.

Gaming prowess

The latest GeForce GTX GPU and punchy Ryzen APU deliver solid frame rates with reliable smoothness.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti brings NVIDIA’s new Turing architecture to the well-loved GTX series, providing a serious step up from its Pascal predecessors. An upgraded video encoder improves live-stream video quality by up to 15%, offering accelerated capture with less burden on the CPU. Tweaks to the CUDA cores, cache hierarchy, and memory subsystem also result in a significant per-core performance lift that benefits a broad range of modern games. Thanks to Intelligent Cooling, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti clocks up to 1335MHz at 60W in Turbo mode with ROG Boost.

The display has up to a 120Hz refresh rate that doubles the output of standard screens, Zephyrus G is fast enough to fully support the triple-digit frame rates that the GPU can deliver. It delivers smoother gameplay that’s especially noticeable and advantageous during fast-paced FPS games.