Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) is ₹99,910 dearer.
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ)
Apple
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
₹3,49,900
The specification that separates this from every x86 competitor is not peak performance but where it holds: about 78 W sustained on battery as well as on mains.
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ASUS
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ)
₹2,49,990
115 W sustained is the number that actually predicts frame rates, and it is the reason two laptops with the same RTX 4070 can differ by a third in delivered performance.
Full details →Who the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max is for
Buy it if: Professionals doing sustained heavy work away from mains power.
Avoid it if: Anyone whose work is light -- the Air does the same everyday tasks for a third of the price.
Who the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is for
Buy it if: Anyone who wants genuine gaming performance in a machine light enough to carry daily.
Avoid it if: Anyone chasing maximum frames per rupee -- a thicker chassis delivers more from the same GPU.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹3,49,900 | ₹2,49,990 |
| Battery | 100 Wh -- the legal maximum for aircraft cabin baggage | 90 Wh |
| Brightness | 600 nits sustained full screen, 1600 nits peak HDR | About 350 nits sustained full screen, 500 nits on an HDR window |
| Display size | 16.2 inch | 16 inch |
| Form factor | 16 inch professional laptop | 16 inch gaming laptop |
| Memory | 36 GB unified, soldered | 32 GB LPDDR5X, soldered |
| Panel type | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED, 3456 x 2234, 120 Hz ProMotion | OLED, 2560 x 1600, 240 Hz |
| Ports | 3 x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SDXC, MagSafe 3, headphone | 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 2 x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, card reader |
| Processor | Apple M3 Max, 14 core CPU, 30 core GPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| Storage | 1 TB SSD, soldered | 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe |
| Sustained TDP | About 78 W, and it holds there on battery as well as on mains, which x86 laptops do not | GPU holds about 115 W plus 25 W dynamic boost. This is the figure that decides gaming performance, and no listing prints it |
| Weight | 2.16 kg | 1.85 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Chassis | not published | 1.85 cm thick, which is what limits sustained TDP |
| External displays | Up to 4 | not published |
| Graphics | not published | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop, 8 GB GDDR6 |
| Performance on battery | Full performance unplugged, unlike every x86 gaming laptop | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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