ASUS TUF Gaming A16 16" A16
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 7.2 kg
Battery 90 Wh
59 Overall Score
Price CA$1,999
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong ram (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average port (5th percentile)
- Below average compact (6th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Physical
| Weight | 7.2 kg / 15.9 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming A16 16" A16 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 7.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 99 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming A16 16" A16 | 94.6 | 83.3 | 82 | 4.6 | 72.3 | 5.8 | 81.7 | 59.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.7 | 19 | 82 | 79.3 | 99.2 | 70.4 | 98.8 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.7 | 79.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.5 | 81.7 | 32.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.6 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.2 | 59.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.4 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.7 | 79.3 |
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