In the race to integrate AI into everything, it does not matter if you just released a great laptop a few months ago. At Computex2024, Asus announced an updated version of the recently released ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 gaming laptops.

Functionally, the new version has almost the same specifications as the previous 2024 version. Both feature an updated OLED display with a refresh rate of 240Hz and a resolution of 2.5K. 

Both versions have Nvidia GeForce RTX4070 laptop GPUs and the same RAM and SSD configurations, respectively. But there's one big difference — this new G16 comes with a new AMD Ryzen AI300NPU chip. The chip is designed to improve performance and grow into AI at 50 trillion operations per second (TOPS). When combined with the RTX4070 card, it will be about 321 top. 

Microsoft claimed that Copilot+ PCs would require at least 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a processor or system-on-chip that could incorporate a Neural Processing Unit (Npu) at least 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS). It is no exaggeration to say that this will crush its requirements and some.

In terms of how this is used, the G16AI comes with the usual AI tools: web content summarization, image generation, code reading and debugging In terms of gaming, AI seems to be using Nvidia's DLSS technology to help with resolution and frame generation.

Another slight difference between the G14 and G16 (2024) versions and the new AI variant is that the new version has WiFi1, while the slightly older laptop is running WiFi6e. Released on May 1 this year, the WiFi7 introduced a 320MHz channel, while the G16 appears to only reach 160MHz, with a peak speed of 2.88Gbps. 

Overall, this is a simple update to what is already called the MacBook Pro for Windows laptops, with the AI performance improvements expected from the announcement of all laptops at Computex.