ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong gpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ryzen 7 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 LAN port |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Titan 18 HX AI Norse Myth 18" | HP ZBook C5NB9UT#ABA | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 7 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 18" 3840x2400 | 16" 3840x2400 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX Pro 2000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 100 | 83 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | 83 | 82.9 | 80.1 | 97.4 | 71.2 | 2.3 | 89.9 | 60 | 27.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.2 | 95.8 | 74.2 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.7 | 88.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.3 | 7.3 | 97.3 | 81 | 87.1 |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI Norse Myth 18" Compare | 97.7 | 91.5 | 97.7 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 61.7 | 98.5 | 60 | 80.7 |
| HP ZBook C5NB9UT#ABA Compare | 88 | 88.5 | 97.7 | 94.9 | 97.8 | 19.4 | 94 | 32.9 | 75 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 75 | 93.8 | 89.5 | 97.4 | 91.7 | 41.5 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 96.4 |
Price
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