ASUS TUF A16 Gaming Laptop | 16"
CPU Ryzen 7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.2 kg
50 Overall Score
Price $999
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average compact (15th percentile)
- Below average port (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (31th percentile)
- Below average cpu (33th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ryzen 7 |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 4050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF A16 Gaming Laptop | 16" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 7 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 99 | - | 71 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF A16 Gaming Laptop | 16" | 32.7 | 76.7 | 54 | 19.2 | 60.5 | 14.8 | 31 | 59 | 32.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82.7 | 19 | 60.1 | 72.6 | 99.5 | 67.8 | 90.3 | 96.7 | 88 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 65 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.6 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 96 | 71.4 | 69.7 | 32.4 | 96.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 Compare | 98.7 | 39 | 82 | 60.6 | 88 | 87.6 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 91.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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