Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401 vs ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
- Higher screen refresh rate: 180 versus 165 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
- Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 22-30% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 45%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (94.9 vs 109.4 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 311 x 227 x 16.9-19.9 mm 12.24 x 8.94 x 0.67-0.78 inches |
300 x 204 x 12.9-14.9 mm 11.81 x 8.03 x 0.51-0.59 inches |
| Area | 706 cm2 (109.4 inches2) | 612 cm2 (94.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.5% | ~85.1% |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | - | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 216 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
TUF Gaming A14 FA401
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1727:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.6% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 89.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 100 / 200 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 571 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 64 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 8050S |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 55 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1295 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 11.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 64 |
| GPU performance | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 11.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1827 | 1145 |
| Solar Bay | 26490 | 43074 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~79.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on TUF Gaming A14 FA401:
- The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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