Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 vs Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608, vs Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
- AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 and Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.2 kg 2.6 kg
Pixel size 354x269x17.9-25.7 mm 394x264x22.9-25.4 mm
Area 952 cm² 1040 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 77.9 % 79.3 %
Side bezels 4.7 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
- Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level39.4 dB57.2 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 17.3 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 142 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech G-Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
300 nits
Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
250 nits
Contrast1157:11219:1
DCI-P3 gamut39.8 %100 %
sRGB gamut59.7 %62.5 %
Adobe RGB gamut41.1 %47.3 %
Response time11 ms7 ms

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 90 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:45 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 240 W 240/280 W
Charger weight n/a 734 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.1 GHz 4.75 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 8
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M Radeon 680M
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
3127
Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
2188
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
16932
Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
10408
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
2148
Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
1615
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
24992
Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
14173

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
TGP 140 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 2295 MHz 2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2370 MHz 2370 MHz
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 6
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 3072 2560
TMUs 96 80
ROPs 48 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 79.8 dB 80.7 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a13.0x7.7 cm
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608:

The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 the clear winner in this comparison.

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