Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (K3502, 12th Gen Intel) vs Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
Compared 2 laptops: Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (K3502, 12th Gen Intel), vs Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Processor | - Intel Core i5 12500H - Intel Core i7 12700H |
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H |
| Storage | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
- 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| RAM | - 4 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 8 GB - 16 GB - 32 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 | 1.8 kg | 2.3 kg |
| Pixel size | 359.8x232.9x18.9 mm | 359.8x256x24.5 mm |
| Area | 838 cm² | 921 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.1 % | 72.9 % |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Green |
- Black - Gray |
| Material | - Top: Aluminum - Middle: Plastic - Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180 ° | 120 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | n/a |
| Cooler count | 1 | 2 |
| Noise Level | 62.6 dB | 49 dB |
Display
| Diagonal | 15.6 in | 15.6 in |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Pixel density | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 pixels | 1920x1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync Tech | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | n/a |
| DCI-P3 gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| Adobe RGB gamut | 98.6 % | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
Battery
| Capacity | 70 Wh | 90 Wh |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | n/a |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes |
| Charge Port Location | Right | Left |
| Charge Power | 90 W | 200 W |
| Charger weight | 390 g | 460 g |
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core i5 12500H | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 7 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB |
| TGP | 15 W | 75 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | n/a | MUX |
| Graphics Type | Integrated | Discrete |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU Frequency | 300 MHz | 1403 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1635 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 6.7 TFLOPS |
| Video Memory | n/a | 4 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Tire Width | n/a | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbit/s | 12 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 640 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| ROPs | 20 | 40 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Replaceable | Yes | Yes |
| Total Slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max RAM | 16 | 32 |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | Yes |
| Total Slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 512 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Speaker Power | n/a | 2x2 W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | n/a |
| Max Volume | 80.3 dB | 73.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Optional | No |
| IR sensor | No | No |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1280x720 | 1280x720 |
| USB-A | 2x3.2 | 3x3.2 |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 1x3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x2.0 | 1x2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| Card Reader | No | No |
| Charging Port | No | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.4 mm | n/a |
| Size | 13.0x8.0 cm | n/a |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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Attention!
Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (K3502, 12th Gen Intel) the clear winner in this comparison.
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