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
57 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong gpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (26th 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 | RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe 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 | RJ-45 |
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 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 13905H | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | 83.3 | 82.2 | 80.8 | 97.6 | 71.7 | 2.1 | 94.3 | 59.5 | 26 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.5 | 96.1 | 77.3 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 98.7 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.8 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 6.9 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 87.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.5 | 90.6 | 91.1 | 96.3 | 73.5 | 67.9 | 32.6 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64.6 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 72.7 | 59.5 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 26.6 | 98.7 | 64.4 | 90.9 | 57.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 79.8 |
Usage Scores
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