ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 Gray 2025
An 18-inch 144Hz display paired with an RTX 5060 and Ryzen 7 260 delivers smooth 1080p gaming with DLSS 4 and ray tracing support. The 90Wh battery and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity add practical versatility to a chassis that remains under six pounds. This machine suits gamers who want a large screen for immersive play without stepping up to a more expensive 1440p or 4K panel.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 260
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 18" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.6 kg
Battery 90 Wh
58 Overall Score
Price MX$42,950
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong gpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong cpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| 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 | 18" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 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 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | GPD Pocket 4 | Acer Nitro ANV16S-41-R2AJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 1920x1200 | 16" 3840x2400 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | ?" 2560x1600 | 16" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 890M | 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) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 100 | - | 66 | 45 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 18" A18 | 81.5 | 82.1 | 61.4 | 98.7 | 76.3 | 1.9 | 80.4 | 59.5 | 62.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 99.8 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 11.8 | 98.6 | 80.4 | 51 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96.3 | 93.8 | 61.4 | 91.1 | 89.9 | 9.5 | 62.5 | 59.5 | 89.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.6 | 64.5 | 89.9 | 64.4 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 48 |
| GPD Pocket 4 Compare | 88.8 | 67.6 | 91.1 | 69.2 | 88.7 | 83.6 | 94.3 | 3.6 | 92.4 |
| Acer Nitro ANV16S-41-R2AJ Compare | 81.5 | 82.1 | 87.4 | 72.4 | 78.5 | 17 | 67.8 | 9.8 | 93.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From MX$42,950
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