Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 discounted by 25 thousand! It has RTX 5080, 64 GB RAM, and its dimensions will surprise you

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CW-QR204 is available at Softcom for 73,540 CZK. Compared to the original 98,990 CZK, this is a drop of over 25 thousand. For a gaming laptop with a mobile RTX 5080, 64 GB RAM, and an OLED display, this is one of the most attractive prices this year.

Quick summary:
✅ Makes sense if you want a top-tier gaming laptop that you can carry in your backpack — 1.95 kg and 17 mm thickness are a rarity in this performance class. The 240 Hz OLED display is also ideal for both gaming and creative work.
⚠️ Consider that the laptop comes without an operating system.
💡 For 73,540 CZK you get a 16-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, RTX 5080 with 16 GB GDDR7, 64 GB LPDDR5X RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD (and a second free M.2 slot), a 2.5K OLED display with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, a 90Wh battery, and Wi-Fi 7.

Performance and portability in one

The main argument for the Zephyrus G16 goes a bit against what you’d expect from a gaming laptop — it weighs only 1.95 kg and is 17 mm thick. For comparison, typical gaming laptops with RTX 5080 usually weigh around 2.5–3 kg, and a thickness of 25 mm or more is not uncommon. ASUS achieved this with an all-aluminum CNC-milled chassis with an anodized finish, making the laptop body feel truly premium. On the lid, you have the characteristic Slash Lighting LED strip with fifteen pre-programmed animations — it’s not a necessity, of course, but it looks effective in a dimly lit room.

At its heart is the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H with 16 cores (6P + 8E + 2LPE) and performance up to 5.4 GHz in turbo mode. It is joined by a mobile RTX 5080 with 16 GB GDDR7 memory, which can handle not only modern AAA games in 2.5K at ultra details with ray tracing, but also 4K video editing, 3D modeling, or local AI model execution. 64 GB of LPDDR5X memory is a luxury in this category, especially appreciated by creatives. ASUS has implemented liquid metal as a thermal interface for the processor and 2nd generation Arc Flow fans in the cooling system — in practice, this means the laptop keeps temperatures under control even under full load.

And now for the display — a 16″ OLED with a resolution of 2560 × 1600 and a refresh rate of 240 Hz. In addition to 100% DCI-P3 color space coverage, it features VESA HDR True Black 500 certification, G-SYNC, Pantone validation, and NVIDIA Advanced Optimus with a MUX switch.

What to expect

The laptop comes without an operating system, so you’ll need to prepare your own Windows 11 license or purchase it separately.

Another thing to consider — the 90Wh battery is a decent capacity, and fast charging can get it to 50% in 30 minutes, but at full gaming performance, you’ll only get one to two hours. For office work and web browsing, however, it will easily last you all day. And finally — the memory is soldered directly to the board with no upgrade option, so you cannot change the selected 64 GB configuration. Storage, on the other hand, is expandable — in addition to the installed 1TB SSD, you have a second free M.2 slot.

What’s more important to you in a gaming laptop — maximum performance, or a thin design and low weight?