ASUS TUF Gaming 16" TUF Gaming A16 Black
The dedicated Radeon RX 7700S with a MUX Switch and a 165Hz 100% sRGB display ensures tear-free, color-accurate gaming visuals. A massive 90Wh battery and military-grade durability make this a rare long-lasting, rugged 16-inch performer. This laptop is best for competitive gamers and streamers who need high framerates and reliable wired connectivity on the go.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA AMD Radeon RX 7700S
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 90 Wh
64 Overall Score
Price $1,299
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong gpu (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong cpu (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (0th percentile)
- Below average compact (15th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 7700S |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming 16" TUF Gaming A16 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | 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) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA AMD Radeon RX 7700S | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 99 | - | 71 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF Gaming 16" TUF Gaming A16 | 72.2 | 80.9 | 82 | 87.2 | 71.7 | 14.8 | 69.7 | 0.4 | 59 | 49.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.7 | 19 | 82 | 79.2 | 99.2 | 70.3 | 98.8 | 78.3 | 96.7 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 94.2 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 65 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 94.2 | 59 | 86.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.6 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 96 | 71.4 | 69.7 | 78.3 | 32.4 | 96.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 Compare | 98.7 | 39 | 82 | 60.6 | 88 | 87.6 | 81.8 | 0 | 79.3 | 91.4 |
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