Asus tuf gaming a15 gaming laptop, 15

THE GOOD

nicer made và cleaner looking than beforeget"s an IPS 144 Hz display this time aroundawesome performance across the board, especially in demanding loadsfinally on par with most hãng sản xuất intel models in gamesversatile nguồn Profiles90W batterycompetitively priced

THE BAD

still a dim & rather washed out panel, but better than beforelacks certain features available with highter-tier notebooks, such as biometrics, all-metal build or Thunderbolt 3the SSD runs hot on GTX 1660/RTX 2060 configurationsstill high CPU/GPU temperatures và noisy with games

A few years ago hãng asus launched the TUF Gaming notebook series, as a more budget-friendly alternative of their premium ROG Gaming lineup.

This article is a detailed review of their latest TUF Gaming A15 FA506 update, based on an AMD Ryzen 4000 platform and Nvidia RTX graphics. Launched in the first half of 2020, this model follows up on the highly popular asus TUF FX505 models of 2019, & they’re more than just a hardware bump.

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Of course, AMD’s Ryzen 4000 H hardware is a major step-up from the Ryzen 3000 H in the previous generation, with an impact on both performance & efficiency, as you’ll see down below. However, the FA506 generation also improves on exterior design và ergonomics, as well as adds features và configuration options not available before on TUFs, while remaining competitively priced.

We’ve spent the last few weeks with a pre-production version of the asus TUF Gaming FA506IV variant, built on an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor and Nvidia RTX 2060 graphics, & gathered all our thoughts down below, with the solid parts & the quirks. However, based on our expectations & the guidelines provided for us by AMD & Asus, we’re confident that our findings are mostly in line with what you will get on the final models available in stores.

Update: You’ll find more about the recent updates in this series from our articles on the 2021 TUF Gaming series và the latest TUF Gaming revamp from 2022, which địa chỉ more powerful GPUs and a MUX lớn the mix.

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Specs as reviewed – hãng asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IV

This is a highly-specced configuration of the hãng asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506, but hãng asus offers the series in a few different versions. Base models start with an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor, 8 GB of RAM, Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics and a 48 Wh battery (TUF Gaming FA506II), while mid-range units get more RAM & GTX 1660 TI graphics (TUF Gaming FA506IU).

Furthermore, the TUF Gaming lineup also includes 17-inch models with similar specs and features, as the TUF Gaming FA706 series.

We’ll be covering all these in separate articles in the weeks khổng lồ come.

Design & construction

This 2020 update of the 15-inch TUF Gaming line is millimetrically smaller and thicker than the FX505s from 2018/19, as well as about the same weight. The only aspect hinting this reduced footprint is the narrower đứng đầu screen bezel, which now gets a reversed notch, lượt thích the hãng asus ZenBook S.