ASUS TUF Gaming 16" 165Hz Gray 2025
The Intel Core i7-14650HX and RTX 5070 with 8GB VRAM drive strong 1080p gaming performance on a 165Hz IPS display with full sRGB coverage. Military-grade durability and a Thunderbolt port add practical value uncommon in its class. This laptop suits competitive gamers who prioritize high refresh rates and color accuracy over 4K resolution or portability.
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.3 kg
66 Overall Score
Price ₹0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average portability (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 16" 165Hz | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 16" 165Hz | 86.3 | 85.3 | 61.6 | 95.2 | 77.8 | 14.6 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 65.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.9 | 96.3 | 77.1 | 99.2 | 69.2 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 88 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.8 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
Usage Scores
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