What launched and what it costs
Sales began on November 3 through ASUS Exclusive Stores, Croma, Reliance Digital, Flipkart, Amazon and the ASUS Eshop. The India configurations and prices, as reported by Smartprix, Digit and NCN Online, are:
| Model | Memory / storage | Colour | India status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProArt P14 | 24GB, 1TB SSD | Nano Black | ₹3,29,990 |
| ProArt P14 | 24GB, 1TB SSD | Neo White | Coming soon |
| ProArt P16 | 48GB, 1TB SSD | Nano Black | Coming soon |
| ProArt P16 | 64GB, 1TB SSD | Nano Black | ₹4,99,990 |
| ProArt P16 | 128GB, 1TB SSD | Nano Black | ₹6,49,990 |
Smartprix also lists two accessories. The ProArt Mouse MD301 is ₹8,499 and the ProArt Keyboard KD300 is ₹14,999. Smartprix says the keyboard goes on sale on November 14, 2026, and that launch offers run until November 30. I couldn't confirm the terms of those offers, so check them at the point of purchase. ASUS's India blog says the accessories are sold separately and are not part of any bundle.
Treat anything marked "coming soon" as unavailable for now.
The price gaps
The 64GB P16 costs ₹1,70,000 more than the P14. The 128GB P16 costs ₹3,20,000 more than the P14.
Smartprix divides price by memory and gets about ₹13,750 per GB for the P14, ₹7,812 for the 64GB P16 and ₹5,078 for the 128GB P16. That arithmetic is fun, but it isn't a value measure. You are also paying for different screen sizes, resolutions, CPU and GPU core counts and storage options, not just RAM.
Hardware compared
Figures below come from Smartprix and ASUS, plus NVIDIA's platform claims.
| ProArt P14 | ProArt P16 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU / GPU | 18-core Grace, 5,120-core Blackwell | 20-core Grace, 6,144-core Blackwell |
| Display | 14-inch 3K (2,880 × 1,800) OLED touch, 120Hz | 16-inch 4K (3,840 × 2,400) OLED touch, 120Hz |
| Memory | 24GB unified (India) | 48, 64 or 128GB unified (India) |
| Storage expansion | 1TB, expandable to 2TB | 1TB, expandable to 4TB (2TB + 2TB) |
| Battery | 90Wh | 99.9Wh |
| Weight | 1.48kg | 1.77kg |
| Card reader (US spec page) | SD 4.0 | SD Express 7.0 |
Both laptops are listed with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, Delta E under 1 and Pantone validation. ASUS US lists three USB4 Type-C ports, one USB-A port, HDMI 2.1, a combo audio jack and a 140W USB-C adapter for both. Those are US-model specs, so confirm the Indian units match.
Display and portability
The 4K P16 panel has about 78% more pixels than the P14's 3K panel. Smartprix calculates roughly 283 ppi against 243 ppi. Those densities are Smartprix's own derived numbers, not ASUS claims.
The P16 weighs about 290g more. If your daily bag already holds a camera and a tablet, that gap matters more than any spec sheet.
Brightness figures conflict between sources. Smartprix cites 500 nits typical and 1,100 nits peak HDR for the P14, against 700 and 1,600 for the P16. ASUS's US spec pages list up to 1,600 nits HDR peak for both. I couldn't reconcile this for the India SKUs, so don't treat the P14's lower figure as settled.
CPU and GPU cores
The P16 has about 11% more CPU cores and 20% more GPU cores than the P14. That doesn't promise proportional speed. Smartprix notes that one benchmark database shows only a small graphics lead. No independent benchmarks for the exact India configurations exist yet, so any claim of performance-per-rupee is guesswork.
Memory is the real dividing line
RTX Spark uses unified memory, so the CPU and GPU share one pool. Nvidia's pitch is up to 128GB of that pool, up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance, and support for models of up to 120 billion parameters. ASUS qualifies that last claim. It says selected 70B and 120B models work with compatible software and suitable quantization, and that speed depends on the model and what else is running.
Here is the back-of-envelope sizing. At four bits per parameter, 120 billion parameters come to roughly 60GB of raw weights. A 30-billion-parameter model comes to roughly 15GB. These are idealised estimates. They leave out runtime overhead, context cache, Windows and your other apps.
What that means in practice:
- 24GB (P14): it fits smaller models while leaving room for the OS. ASUS's own guidance says up to 24GB suits light video generation and hybrid cloud-agent work.
- 64GB (P16): ASUS positions this tier for fully local workflows with bigger models.
- 128GB (P16): this is the only India configuration with real headroom for the headline 120B-class claim. ASUS also cites 3D scenes up to 90GB.
A 128GB machine at ₹6,49,990 is hard to justify unless you will actually fill that memory. Whether the claims hold up in everyday use is untested.
The Windows on Arm question
Both laptops run Windows 11 on Arm, so x86 apps depend on emulation. ASUS says most apps work. Many creative apps have Arm64 builds, and Microsoft's Prism emulation handles much of the rest. It also admits that some games with strong anti-cheat may not work yet, and says Nvidia is working with game makers on that.
ASUS says the platform supports more than 1,000 RTX-accelerated apps, including Adobe, Blender and ComfyUI. That is a vendor claim. What each app actually gets depends on the app and the workload.
Before buying, test the following:
- List the plug-ins, drivers and peripherals your workflow depends on.
- Check each for a native Arm64 build, or for confirmed compatibility under emulation.
- If you rely on anti-cheat games or niche x86-only tools, wait for hands-on reports.
Which one to pick
- Frequent traveller, photographer or editor: the P14 is the lightest and cheapest, as long as 24GB fits your work.
- Colourist or video editor who wants screen space: the P16 64GB offers the 4K panel, a bigger battery and more memory. The ₹1,70,000 premium is not yet backed by benchmarks.
- Local AI developer working with very large models: the 128GB P16 is the only India configuration that fits the headline claim.
- Dependent on x86-only plug-ins or anti-cheat games: wait for compatibility testing.
Smartprix says Lenovo's Yoga Pro 9n Gen 11 reached the market first on this platform, in late October 2026. The ASUS pair were on sale in the US from October 16, with prices starting at $2,599.99 in ASUS's US announcement. The US SKUs differ from India's, so don't compare prices directly.
The sensible move is to wait for reviews of the India configurations. Until then, these are very expensive laptops whose spec sheets are far ahead of the independent testing.