Asus TUF A15 FA506 Series

Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 0kg, 1.7kg, 2.3kg
Price: 850, 950, 1500 euro
Average of 15 scores (from 43 reviews)
mobility: 243%, workmanship: 79%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506, Ryzen 5 4600H
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R5 4600H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 6144 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Source: Laptop Mag

The TUF Gaming A15 is an interesting laptop that gamers on a budget should keep an eye out for. It has a 15.6-inch display with a fast refresh rate and AMD FreeSync technology so action should look smooth.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/07/2020
Source: Ultrabook Review

Overall, even if the updated TUF FA506/FX506 address some of my complaints about the previous generations, like battery life, audio and screen quality, they still remain primarily value gaming notebooks and aim to primarily provide excellent performance for the money.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/07/2020
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506UI
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Source: Tech Advisor

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 looks bold, and it’s got solid Nvidia and AMD hardware alongside decent ergonomics, but potential component issues hinder it – and it suffers thanks to a poor screen and mediocre connectivity. It’s not bad, but there is plenty of strong competition.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/02/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: NDTV Gadgets

TUF Gaming is supposed to be Asus' entry-level series, positioned below the ROG models. If you grab the most basic variant of the TUF Gaming A15, at the starting price of Rs. 60,990, you'll have a decent enough experience. We do think that most people will come to this series looking for the most affordable gaming laptop they can buy.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/03/2020
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 770% workmanship: 70%
Source: India Today

After spending almost two weeks with the Asus TUF Gaming A15, I am left impressed. For enthusiast gamers like me, the TUF A15 offers more than enough firepower to get the best out of my games and even do a fair amount of photo editing. There’s no compromise on performance here. The new Ryzen 7 4800H processor offers visible performance boosts over the older models and with the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti, you are assured of great graphics rendering, without the ray-tracing goodness.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/09/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Think Digit

There's been a lot of excitement around AMD's 4000-series processors and the Asus TUF Gaming A15 is the first gaming laptop to land in India with it. Our review finds the processor to be a beast of a performer, improving performance across a host of metrics but as much as 100 per cent. Our gameplay testing found the laptop to deliver very good frame rates and our Lightroom render times were reduced by half in comparison to everything we've tested in the mid-range gaming segment. The keyboard and trackpad on this machine are nice and the port selection is fairly generous, as is their left-side-heavy placement. Asus has used a generous amount of copper all throughout the insides to keep the temperatures well under control. Lastly, the Gaming A15 is also user upgradeable as far as storage and RAM are concerned, future-proofing the laptop to some extent, especially if you're getting yourself a lower-end model.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/03/2020
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 85% performance: 90% workmanship: 73%
Source: Bob Of All Trades

Does the TUF506 do the Ryzen 4800H justice?
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/29/2020
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Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 6144 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Source: The Tech Revolutionist

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 comes at a great price point of S$1498 with a premium Ryzen 7 4800H processor and a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card. We found this notebook to perform very well in usual compute tasks, but it failed to meet the mark in games. If ASUS was to introduce a GTX 1660Ti variant for the Singapore market instead, we would have a clear and firm recommendation for our readers. However, this time, we would only recommend the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 if you need the raw compute performance of the Ryzen 7 4800H and wouldn’t mind gaming at a lower graphics quality.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/21/2020
Source: Trusted Reviews

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 is a great gaming laptop for those on a budget. It has an excellent Full HD performance, decent display and ample storage for a very generous price. It is a rather ugly laptop though, while its loud fans can be annoying, but such flaws can be overlooked if you're unwilling to pay a few hundred quid more for classier alternatives.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/12/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Hot Hardware

Overall, ASUS delivered a superb system for the price. At $1200 or less for a machine this kind of horsepower, there are always cost-cutting measures that have to be considered, and ASUS mostly made the right decisions. All of the gaming essentials are still here: a wicked-fast CPU, plenty of graphical horsepower, a fast VRR display, and enough cooling to keep it from throttling. The RGB-backlit keyboard is a fun eye catcher, but overall the system wouldn't look out of place doing serious work either—especially with the light show turned off. Anybody who needs great gaming performance without breaking the bank should absolutely look into the ASUS TUF Gaming A15.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/12/2020
Source: Tech Nave

Well, that's it for our review on the ASUS TUF Gaming A15. If you'd like to find out more, you could check out the product page for more details or visit your nearest ASUS store to try it out for yourself. With that said, do you think this is a gaming laptop you'd be interested in? Let us know on our Facebook page and stay tuned to TechNave.com for more reviews like this!
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/04/2020
Source: Techradar

The Asus TUF A15 is a brilliant affordable gaming laptop that manages to strike the right balance between performance and value. It’s strong 1080p performance, tough build quality, and large selection of ports will win it a lot of fans, especially amongst competitive esports players.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/21/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Pokde

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop has a very solid value-for-money proposition. The build quality is solid, the performance is good, it’s easy to upgrade memory, 144Hz refresh rate, it has a good array of ports, and the built-in speakers are superb.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/20/2020
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 90% performance: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80%
Source: Hitech Century

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 represents a superbly tuned combination of performance and rugged good looks that lets you tackle the latest games and heavy duty content creation at a reasonable price point.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/18/2020
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 100% performance: 100% display: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 100%
Source: Appuals

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 surprised everyone with the launch of octa-core AMD processors. Even though there is not a lot of difference between this model and the previous model apart from CPU improvement, this alone makes the upgrade worthy and you should buy this laptop if you want a mid-range laptop that allows you to do 1080P gaming at high settings with a high-refresh-rate panel. The graphics card is refreshed, with slightly efficiency improvement, there is minimal improvement in performance. There are some other noticeable differences as well, such as a much larger battery, larger speakers, much better chassis and slightly better display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/21/2020
Source: Techtesters

Meet the new ASUS TUF Gaming A15, an affordable AMD Ryzen + Nvidia RTX Gaming Laptop.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/14/2020
Source: Ultrabook Review

If you’re shopping for a gaming notebook and don’t have thousands to spend for, this Asus TUF Gaming FA506 could well be the best bang for your buck in the months to come. With the latest AMD hardware on board, an updated screen and various other improvements over the previous FX505 generation, the 2020 TUF notebook is highly competitive in is class. Yes, it still lacks certain bells and whistles, but it's well priced, performs spectacularly well for its class, and doesn’t majorly compromise on any important aspect.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/30/2020
Rating: Total score: 85%
Foreign Reviews
Source: El chapuzas Informatico

Positive: Excellent price / performance ratio; powerful processor; nice display; backlit keys. Negative: Noisy under loads; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/28/2020
Source: Phonandroid

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/05/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Lab.pl

Positive: Good price; decent hardware; nice gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/30/2020
Source: PC Lab.pl

Positive: Attractive price; powerful hardware; high gaming performance; excellent display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/29/2020
Source: Komputerswiat

Positive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; long battery life; metal case; good price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/02/2020
Source: PurePC

Positive: Beautiful design; great built quality; backlit keys; high performance; excellent display; long battery life; attractive price. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/28/2020
Source: PC Lab.pl

Positive: Powerful processor; high gaming performance; excellent display; long battery life; nice ergonomy; premium design; compact size and light weight; attractive price. Negative: Overheats while using; noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/28/2020
Source: Antyweb

Positive: Powerful processor; solid workmanship; backlit keys; good cooling system; nice display; light weight. Negative: Noisy under loads; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/28/2020
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IV-AL029T
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Source: Techtesters

Uiteraard is het even afwachten of de straatprijzen die beloftes waar gaan maken, ik wil in deze crisistijd niet helemaal op de zaken vooruit lopen natuurlijk en als de A15 opeens veel duurder wordt dan alternatieven met vergelijkbare specs verandert het spel. Maar de A15 belooft er zeker één te worden waar je echt scherp op wilt letten de komende weken. Dat je dan zelf dan maar WiFi 6 in moet schroeven (kosten: 2 tientjes voor een AX200 chip) moet je dan maar even door de vingers zien, concessies bij andere laptops in zijn prijsklasse waren tot dusver altijd groter.
Positive: Decent hardware; nice gaming performance; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/05/2020
Foreign Reviews
Source: Zive

Positive: Classical design; slim size; backlit keys; decent hardware; nice gaming performance. Negative: Plastic case.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/27/2020
Source: The Gioididong

Positive: Premium design; solid workmanship; powerful hardware; high gaming performance; good price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/02/2020
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-BQ018
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R5 4600H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Tekno Seyir

Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/04/2020
Rating: Total score: 50%
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-BQ027T
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Source: Laptop Media

Well, there is no device on the market right now that has no downsides. Here, you won’t get a Thunderbolt certification (although the USB Type-C port supports 3.1 (Gen. 2) speeds and a DisplayPort 1.4 output), and there is no SD card reader on board. Yes, the laptop would get more expensive if it gets the former, and you can always snatch a deal on a USB to SD card reader dongle for no more than 5 bucks. However, it is good to have it onboard.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/26/2020
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook.cz

Positive: Good cooling system; nice ergonomy; decent hardware.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/25/2020
Source: CZC

Positive: Powerful hardware; high performance; beautiful design; good ergonomy; silent system; decent speakers; long battery life. Negative: Poor webcam; high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/24/2020
Asus TUF A15 FA506II-HN188
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R5 4600H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 4096 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 850 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Source: The Indian Express

Being a gaming laptop, it weighs in over 2kgs. This means, your back might hurt when you plan to carry the laptop around, once this COVID situation is in control. If that is something that won’t bother you much, the Asus TUF A15 is one of the best gaming laptops you will find in this segment.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/02/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Cell Phones

Positive: Stylish design; great built quality; powerful hardware; big screen; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/02/2020
Source: Cell Phones

Positive: Powerful processor; high gaming performance; good price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/01/2020
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IV-AL064T
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Chip Online TR

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/10/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IV-HN320T
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R9 4900H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Frandroid

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/26/2020
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% display: 50% mobility: 60% workmanship: 70%
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-BQ150
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tekno Seyir

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/16/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IV-HN337
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Ofertaman

Positive: Good price; powerful hardware; high gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/14/2020
Source: Ofertaman

Positive: Powerful hardware; high performance; big screen.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/01/2020
Asus TUF A15 FA506IU-HN278
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 0kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Ofertaman

Positive: Big screen; attractive price; powerful processor.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/09/2020
Source: Ofertaman

Positive: Big screen; good price; powerful processor.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/05/2020
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IH-BQ027T
Specifications

Processor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 4800H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4096 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 950 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Source: The Tech Revolutionist

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 comes at a great price point of S$1498 with a premium Ryzen 7 4800H processor and a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card. We found this notebook to perform very well in usual compute tasks, but it failed to meet the mark in games. If ASUS was to introduce a GTX 1660Ti variant for the Singapore market instead, we would have a clear and firm recommendation for our readers. However, this time, we would only recommend the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 if you need the raw compute performance of the Ryzen 7 4800H and wouldn’t mind gaming at a lower graphics quality.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/18/2020
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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
In the notebook sector, Asus had a global market share of about 11% from 2014-2016, making it the fourth largest laptop manufacturer. In the smartphone sector, Asus is not among the Top 5 and has only a small market share (as of 2016).
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile: Mid range dedicated graphics card for laptops based on the desktop GTX 1660 Ti and therefore the Turing architecture without raytracing and Tensor cores. The performance of the Max-P variant should be similar to an older GTX 1070.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile: Mid range to high end laptop graphics card based on the Turing architecture with raytracing features and 1,920 shaders. Compared to the similar named desktop card it offers reduced clock rates.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile: Mid range dedicated graphics card for laptops that uses a Turing TU117 chip without raytracing and Tensor cores. Should be slightly faster than a GTX 1650, but is also available in different variants with a TGP ranging from 55 - 80 Watt (and two packages).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile: Mid range dedicated graphics card for laptops based on the desktop GTX 1650 and therefore the Turing architecture (TU117 chip in 12nm FFN) without raytracing and Tensor cores. Available with 896 and 1024 shaders.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU):
R5 4600H: Mobile Hexa-Core APU using Zen 2 cores clocked at 3 to 4 GHz and a Vega graphics card with 6 CUs clocked at up to 1500 MHz.
R7 4800H: Mobile Octa-Core APU using Zen 2 cores clocked at 2.9 to 4.2 GHz and a Vega graphics card with 7 CUs clocked at up to 1600 MHz.
R9 4900H: Mobile Octa-Core APU using Zen 2 cores clocked at 3.3 to 4.4 GHz and a Vega graphics card with 8 CUs. Fastest model of the Renoir series of APUs (Ryzen 4000H series).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
0 kg:
2.3 kg:
Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.