ASUS TUF Gaming 16" 165Hz Gray 2025
Equipped with an Intel Core i7-14650HX and RTX 5070 graphics, this laptop delivers strong 1080p gaming performance on its 165Hz IPS display with full sRGB coverage. The 32GB of DDR5 RAM and military-grade TUF durability provide a generous, resilient out-of-box experience for its class. It’s best for competitive gamers who prioritize high frame rates and a robust, full-size chassis over portability.
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.7 kg
62 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average compact (9th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 5.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 16" 165Hz | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 99 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 16" 165Hz | 88.1 | 87.5 | 88.3 | 53.4 | 77.1 | 9.2 | 39.8 | 59 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 96.4 | 79.2 | 99.2 | 67.4 | 99.7 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 |
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