ASUS TUF Gaming 18" FA808UH 2025, Ryzen 7 260, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5050, Eclipse Gray
The 16-core Ryzen 7 260 and RTX 5050 with 8GB GDDR7 deliver strong 144Hz gaming on its 18-inch 100% sRGB IPS display, backed by 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM. HIDevolution’s Gelid GC Extreme thermal compound application optimizes cooling for sustained performance under load, while the 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD ensures rapid load times. This laptop is best for gamers and streamers who prioritize a large, color-accurate screen and out-of-the-box thermal tuning over portability.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong cpu (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong gpu (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 1900x1200 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Color Gamut | sRGB:100% |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 18" FA808UH | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 1900x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 18" FA808UH | 83.8 | 81 | 86.4 | 89.4 | 75.8 | 2.3 | 79.3 | 37 | 60.4 | 15.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.4 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 99 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 81.2 | 33.4 | 8.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 60.4 | 10.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.1 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.2 | 97.3 | 61 | 65.3 | 90.8 | 33.4 | 12.9 |
Usage Scores
- Overall55.8
- AI/LLM44.4
- Gaming73.2
- Portability36.1
- Creator72.9
- Student50
- Business50.1
- Developer70.5
- Entertainment60.3
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