ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 Black
CPU Intel Core i9 13905H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 90 Wh
58 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- 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 | Intel Core i9 13905H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.6 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 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Titan 18 HX AI Norse Myth 18" | HP ZBook C5NB9UT#ABA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 13905H | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 18" 3840x2400 | 16" 3840x2400 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX Pro 2000 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 66 | 100 | 83 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | 83 | 82.8 | 80.2 | 97.5 | 71.5 | 2.3 | 89.9 | 60.1 | 27.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.9 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 89.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.3 | 97.3 | 81 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.8 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI Norse Myth 18" Compare | 97.8 | 91.5 | 97.8 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 61.6 | 98.5 | 60.1 | 81.1 |
| HP ZBook C5NB9UT#ABA Compare | 88 | 88.4 | 97.8 | 94.9 | 97.8 | 19.5 | 94 | 32.9 | 75.6 |
Price
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