ASUS TUF 16" A16 Black 2025
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average portability (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ryzen 9 |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF 16" A16 | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 | Gigabyte GAMING A16 PRO DYHG5USCC4SH | HP Omen TPN-Q305 | Honlin PC1068 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Intel Core 7 240H | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Allwinner A133 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 2 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 64 |
| Screen | 16" | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16.1" | 10.1" 1280x800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | ARM Mali-400 MP2 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Android 12 |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | - | 52 | 76 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF 16" A16 | 85.3 | 86.6 | 95.8 | 94.9 | 72.2 | 16.6 | 94 | 60 | 75 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96 | 94.2 | 60.4 | 89.9 | 89.7 | 6.9 | 61.2 | 60 | 89.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Compare | 50.9 | 55.8 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 74.6 | 78.9 | 51.6 | 81 | 75 |
| Gigabyte GAMING A16 PRO DYHG5USCC4SH Compare | 75 | 94.2 | 86.8 | 68.7 | 89.3 | 14.7 | 79.7 | 3.6 | 39.7 |
| HP Omen TPN-Q305 Compare | 93.9 | 89.1 | 80.1 | 62 | 60.6 | 10.3 | 79.7 | 32.9 | 85.4 |
| Honlin PC1068 Compare | 0.1 | 13.7 | 0 | 29.7 | 6.2 | 99.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 88.6 |
Price
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