Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
Specifications
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 3 scores (from 9 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
Source: Mezha EN
The TUF Gaming A16 of the 2024 model year is still a good option for those buyers who do not have an unlimited budget for a gaming laptop, but have saved enough to refuse very basic options. Such a laptop will provide a high-quality display, a rather “calm” appearance, a sufficient set of ports, and will be able to recognize the owner using infrared sensors, etc. Most importantly, its performance is easily enough for comfortable gaming sessions without overheating and other major and minor troubles. On the wish list, I would still like more powerful speakers. As for the critical stuff, you should immediately look for a more expensive configuration, since you can't add RAM to the laptop. Otherwise, ASUS has done a very good job.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/28/2025
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 01/01/2025
Source: Laptop Media
The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608 is a good gaming machine. It has a solid chassis and very good input devices. The audio quality is also up to the standards. The hefty cooling is doing a great job when using the laptop for work or gaming. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 maintains a 4.45 GHz / 3.30 GHz P and E core clock which is a respectable result. The 140W GeForce RTX 4070 nears 2.60 GHz core frequency during gaming. All that leads to snappy performance and high FPS in games even when the visual quality is greatly increased. The optional 1600p display (NE160QDM-NYJ (BOE0C80)) impresses with 99% sRGB coverage and a high max brightness of 402 nits.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/31/2024
Source: Matthew Moniz
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/01/2024
Source: Techradar
The Asus TUF Gaming A16 and A14 are my biggest surprises on the gaming laptop front. As someone who's used TUF laptops for years, seeing a far more aesthetically pleasing redesign is a real treat. And the A14 version, brand new to the series, is particularly impressive. Both have great specs, displays, keyboard and touchpads, and port selections as well, making them well-rounded gaming machines.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 06/05/2024
Source: Unbox
The ASUS TUF A14 and TUF A16 are solid refreshes of the brand’s A-series of gaming laptops, though I’m not entirely sure if the addition of AI will help the brand sell more of these units once they go on sale. No local pricing has been set for either laptop, but expect them to retail lower than the brand’s ROG offerings.
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 06/05/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Profesional Review
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 89% performance: 88% display: 88% mobility: 96% workmanship: 89%
Source: Les Numeriques
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/13/2024
Rating: Total score: 100% performance: 100% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Excellent overall performance; powerful hardware; great connectivity; beautiful display; good ergonomics; long battery life; nice cooling system. Negative: High price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/31/2024
Comment
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370: A powerful Strix Point family processor that debuted in June 2024. The Ryzen AI 9 series APU comes with 12 CPU cores, the 16 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 890M graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. There is still no PCIe 5 support here and 8 of the CPU cores are slower than the other 4.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.
Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.
91.33%: There are not very many models that are rated better. Most of the assessments are in percentage ranges below that. The tested product is not considered perfect, but the sources give a clear purchase recommendation.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
