Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605 (64/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
ASUS

Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605

64/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 50.0 Below Average
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 64.0 Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 73.0 Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 240 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 778 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adobe RGB profile — 98.1%
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Glossy
Contrast — 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 189 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 1 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — OLED
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Base frequency — 2.2 GHz
Cores — 16 (8P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
L3 Cache — 30 MB
Threads — 24
Turbo frequency — 5.2 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Area — 871 cm2(135.1 inches2)
Colors — White, Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 354 x 246 x 14.9-17.4 mm13.94 x 9.69 x 0.59-0.69 inches
Liquid metal — Yes
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 68 dB
Number of fans — 3
Opening angle — 130°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~85.2%
Side bezels — 4.7 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Blender GPU — 3684
Solar Bay — 54324

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
FLOPS — 18.4 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~24 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 3328
TGP — 115 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 104

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 7467 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~80 dB
Microphones — 3
Power — 6x2W
Speakers — 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 2

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