ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 Black
CPU Ryzen 7
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
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong gpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ryzen 7 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | 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 | RJ45 LAN port |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | HP ZBook Fury A6UM9UT#ABA | LG gram Pro 17Z90TR-E.ADB9U1 | Gigabyte GAMING A16 CVHI3US894SH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 7 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core i9 13950HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 1000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 1920x1200 | 16" 3200x2000 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 1920x1200 | 17" 2560x1600 | 16" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada | NVIDIA RTX 5050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 100 | - | 95 | 90 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | 83 | 82.9 | 80.1 | 97.4 | 71.2 | 2.3 | 89.9 | 60 | 27.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96 | 91 | 99.8 | 99.4 | 97.7 | 12.1 | 98.5 | 81 | 75 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96 | 94.2 | 60.4 | 90 | 89.8 | 6.9 | 61.2 | 60 | 89.6 |
| HP ZBook Fury A6UM9UT#ABA Compare | 90.5 | 93.5 | 97.7 | 94.9 | 74.6 | 14.3 | 94 | 32.9 | 2 |
| LG gram Pro 17Z90TR-E.ADB9U1 Compare | 88 | 77.5 | 91.6 | 78.3 | 88.9 | 8.7 | 94 | 9.8 | 86.6 |
| Gigabyte GAMING A16 CVHI3US894SH Compare | 72 | 89.1 | 56.6 | 68.7 | 78.4 | 15.9 | 79.7 | 3.6 | 92 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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