ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
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.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
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.
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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.
Full details →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.
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.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 | Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,49,990 | ₹3,49,900 |
| Battery | 90 Wh | 100 Wh -- the legal maximum for aircraft cabin baggage |
| Brightness | About 350 nits sustained full screen, 500 nits on an HDR window | 600 nits sustained full screen, 1600 nits peak HDR |
| Display size | 16 inch | 16.2 inch |
| Form factor | 16 inch gaming laptop | 16 inch professional laptop |
| Memory | 32 GB LPDDR5X, soldered | 36 GB unified, soldered |
| Panel type | OLED, 2560 x 1600, 240 Hz | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED, 3456 x 2234, 120 Hz ProMotion |
| Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 2 x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, card reader | 3 x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SDXC, MagSafe 3, headphone |
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | Apple M3 Max, 14 core CPU, 30 core GPU |
| Storage | 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe | 1 TB SSD, soldered |
| Sustained TDP | GPU holds about 115 W plus 25 W dynamic boost. This is the figure that decides gaming performance, and no listing prints it | About 78 W, and it holds there on battery as well as on mains, which x86 laptops do not |
| Weight | 1.85 kg | 2.16 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Chassis | 1.85 cm thick, which is what limits sustained TDP | not published |
| External displays | not published | Up to 4 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop, 8 GB GDDR6 | not published |
| Performance on battery | not published | Full performance unplugged, unlike every x86 gaming laptop |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.