Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
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Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025), vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Processor | n/a | - Apple M1 Pro - Apple M1 Max |
| Storage | - 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB |
- 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB - 8192 GB |
| RAM | - 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB |
- 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB |
Review
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 comparisonBody
| Weight | 2.6 kg | 2.1 kg |
| Pixel size | 399x283x18.9-26.7 mm | 355.7x248.1x16.8 mm |
| Area | 1129 cm² | 882 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2 % | 86.2 % |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | - Silver - Gray |
| Material | - Top: Aluminum - Middle: Plastic - Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180 ° | 135 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | n/a |
| Cooler count | 2 | 2 |
| Noise Level | n/a | 37.4 dB |
Display
| Diagonal | 18 in | 16.2 in |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | n/a | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Pixel density | 163 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 pixels | 3456x2234 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync Tech | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Anti-Reflective) |
| Light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 25700:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | 100 % | 99.1 % |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| Adobe RGB gamut | n/a | 88 % |
| Response time | 3 ms | 67 ms |
Battery
| Capacity | 90 Wh | 100 Wh |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:25 h |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charge Port Location | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge Power | 100/240 W | 140 W |
| Cable Length | n/a | 2 m |
| Charger weight | n/a | 353 g |
Processor
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Apple M1 Pro |
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 8 | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | n/a |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 5 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| TGP | n/a | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | n/a |
| Graphics Type | Discrete | Integrated |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 450 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | n/a | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 23.2 TFLOPS | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| Video Memory | 8 | n/a |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5 |
| Tire Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 28 Gbit/s | 6.4 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 4608 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Frequency | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 2 | n/a |
| Max RAM | 64 | n/a |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 2 | n/a |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 512 GB | 512 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| Speaker Power | 2x2 W | n/a |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Max Volume | n/a | 84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes |
| IR sensor | No | No |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 3x3.2 | No |
| USB-C | 1x4.0 | 3x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | 1x2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| Card Reader | No | Yes |
| Charging Port | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | n/a | 1 mm |
| Size | n/a | 15.5x9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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