ASUS ROG 2019 comparison: Mothership GZ700 vs G703 vs Zephyrus GX701 vs GX531 vs GX502 vs GU502 vs GA502 vs Strix SCAR/Hero III

So many new ASUS Republic of Gamers laptops! Which one is for you? Well, let us help you a bit.

Apparently, there isn’t an entry-level or budget ROG notebooks but if you’re on a budget and you want something more than the TUF FX505 / FX705, look no further than Strix SCAR/Hero III. Although the top configuration (see the table below) looks scary for your wallet, there is a variant even with the GeForce GTX 1050. Also, you can get it with i5-9300H which is the most budget-friendly CPU you’ll find in this article.

The Zephyrus line has 5 new series. The most budget one is Zephyrus G GA502. At the moment of writing this article, it has just one configuration – with GTX 1660 Ti and Ryzen 7 3750H. 

Zephyrus M GU502 is a bit lighter (1.9 kg) and a bit thinner (18.9 mm). It comes with Intel Core processors and two M.2 slots with RAID support. You can get it with GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060.

If you want to jump to the next level, here’s the Zephyrus S GX502. It’s almost the same as GU502 but it has a configuration with RTX 2070.

Next on the list is GX531 with…yes, you guessed it – RTX 2080. This is the thinnest model – just 15.3~16.1mm. It has the smallest battery unit too – 60Wh.

If you don’t care that much about the weight and you prefer 17-inchers, get a Zephyrus S GX701. It weighs 2.6 kg but you’ll take advantage of RTX 2080 GPU, i7-9750H CPU, and a big 76Wh battery.

If you don’t care about weight, thickness, and your bank account, ROG Mothership GZ700 and ROG 703 are waiting for you. Core i9-9980HK, RTX 2080, 3 x SSD RAID…do we have to say anything else?

 ROG Mothership GZ700ROG G703Zephyrus S GX701Zephyrus S GX531Zephyrus S GX502Zephyrus M GU502Zephyrus G GA502Strix SCAR/Hero III
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Size17.3″17.3″17.3″15.6″15.6″15.6″15.6″15″ & 17″
Form factorStanding detachableClamshellKeyboard forwardKeyboard forwardClamshellClamshellClamshellClamshell
Display4K 60Hz
FHD 144Hz
FHD 144HzFHD 144Hz
FHD 240Hz
FHD 300Hz
FHD 240HzFHD 240HzFHD 240HzFHD 120HzFHD 240Hz (15″)
FHD 144Hz (17″)
G-SyncYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNo
GPUGeForce RTX 2080GeForce RTX 2080GeForce RTX 2080GeForce RTX 2080GeForce RTX 2070GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce RTX 2070
CPUCore i9-9980HKCore i9-9980HKCore i7-9750HCore i7-9750HCore i7-9750HCore i7-9750HRyzen 7 3750HCore i9-9880H
Memory64GB64GB32GB24GB32GB32GB32GB32GB
Storage3 x SSD RAID3 x SSD RAIDM.2 SSDM.2 SSD2 x SSD RAID2 x SSD RAIDM.2 SSDM.2 SSD
2.5″ SSHD
NetworkingGig+ WiFi
2.5G Ethernet
Gig+ WiFi
2.5G Ethernet
Gigabit WiFiGigabit WiFiGigabit WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet
Battery90Wh96Wh76Wh60Wh76Wh76Wh76Wh66Wh
Thickness33.5mm51mm18.7mm15.3~16.1mm18.9mm18.9mm19.9mm26mm
Weight4.8kg4.7kg2.6kg2.1kg2.0kg1.9kg2.1kg2.4~2.85kg
ReviewIn-depth reviewIn-depth reviewIn-depth reviewReview 15″ / Review 17″

ASUS ROG Strix G531 SCAR III / Hero III configurations:


ASUS ROG Zephyrus G GA502 configurations:


ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GU502 configurations:


ASUS Zephyrus S GX502 configurations:


ASUS Zephyrus S GX531 configurations:


ASUS Zephyrus S GX701 configurations:


ASUS ROG G703 configurations:


ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 configurations:

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Geoff
Geoff
4 years ago

Any idea when we’ll get to see a 17″ 240Hz panel review?