ASUS TUF 16" A16 Grey 2026

ASUS TUF 16" A16 Grey 2026

ASUS
66 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
ASUS
86
Microsoft
20
Creator
ASUS
85
Microsoft
35
Developer
ASUS
81
Microsoft
81
Student
ASUS
60
Microsoft
78
Business
ASUS
61
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
ASUS
69
Microsoft
74
Compact
ASUS
48
Microsoft
72
Ai Llm
ASUS
55
Microsoft
33

Specifications

ASUS TUF 16" A16Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 7 260★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
28,203
No data
Cores812★
Frequency3.8 GHz★3.4 GHz
L3 Cache16 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
16,770
59
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM8 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM64 GB64 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5X
Storage 14 TB★1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Display
Size16"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate165 Hz★120 Hz
Brightness—600 nits★
Color Gamut—sRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports3★1
Thunderbolt—USB4
HDMI1 x HDMI—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothYesBluetooth 5.4★
EthernetRJ-45—
Physical
Weight2.20 kg1.66 kg★
Battery—66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

ASUS TUF 16" A16 Grey 2026

  • Strong storage (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong ram (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong gpu (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong cpu (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average portability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong storage (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (26th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 30 specs.

ASUS TUF 16" A16 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreator

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

CompactStudentBusinessEntertainment