Complete Guide to New Asus Tuf Gaming A16 (2025) Review 2026
If it was only just a little bit cheaper. The Asus TUF Gaming A16 mixes an entry-level GPU with a fairly hot CPU and produces something that can run the latest games with little fuss. It’s heavy and makes a bit of noise, but that’s fine: the main issue here is that it costs just a bit too much, and your eye will be drawn by other offerings at the same price point.
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The entry level is a funny place to be. While laptops with RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs are pored over, looking for every little fluctuation in frame rate to discover the different effects various CPUs and cooling solutions have on the rendering ability of Nvidia’s finest silicon, the low end tends to get lumped into an amorphous mass.
In fact, PC Gamer hasn’t reviewed many laptops with an RTX 5050 GPU. Creeping through the dusty stacks, marvelling at the symmetrical book stacking (just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947) and trying not to attract the attention of the librarian, I could find only one other point of reference: the Medion Erazer Scout 15 E1.
It didn’t do particularly well when put through the testing regime, which might have something to do with the Core i5 13420H and low, low price, but if you’re looking for PC gaming on a budget, it’s worth a look.
The Asus TUF Gaming A16 takes the same GPU and mixes it with a much more interesting CPU. The AMD Ryzen 7 260 (from the Hawk Point generation) uses eight Zen 4 cores and can boost up to 5.1 GHz. It’s capable of Hyperthreading, or whatever AMD calls it, and each of those cores is a high-performance core, as AMD doesn’t use the P and E distinction. This means you get quite a lot of processing capability, and indeed it puts in a performance that’s up there with multiple Core i7 and Ultra 7 chips, as well as Ryzen AI 7s.
Model: FA608UH-RV027WCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 260GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 8GBMemory: 16 GB DDR5-5600Storage: 1 TB SSDScreen size: 16-inchScreen type: IPSResolution: 1920 x 1200Refresh rate: 165HzPorts: 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x Type-C USB 4, 1x Type-C USB 3.2, 1x Ethernet, 1x 3.5mm audio, chargingWireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3Dimensions: 35.4 x 26.9 x 1.79cmWeight: 2.2 kgPrice: £1,400
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