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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608
The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608 is a 16-inch gaming laptop with a 165Hz G-Sync IPS panel, upgradeable DDR5 and SSDs and a 90Wh battery. It comes with Ryzen 7 260, Ryzen 9 270 or Ryzen 9 8940HX and RTX 5050 to 5070 graphics; specs here are for the reviewed Ryzen 7 260, RTX 5070, 32GB, 1TB model with the 2560x1600 panel, which was listed at EUR 2,199 in Europe. US listings ran from about $1,450 to $1,700.
Pros
- RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7, 115W with Dynamic Boost) with Advanced Optimus, a MUX switch and G-Sync
- 16:10 2560x1600 165Hz IPS-level panel with 100% sRGB, no PWM flicker and about 480 nits peak in review testing
- Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots (up to 64GB) and two M.2 PCIe slots, so RAM and storage can be upgraded
- 90Wh battery ran about 13 hours in a Wi-Fi web-browsing test at 150 nits in review testing
- Full-size HDMI 2.1 and RJ45 Ethernet, five USB ports and MIL-STD-810H durability testing
Cons
- The Zen 4-based Ryzen 7 260 trails newer chips in single-core speed, at about 2,673 in Geekbench 6 in review testing
- Fans were very loud in Turbo mode in review testing
- Wi-Fi 6E only, and the reviewed model had no USB4 port
- Heavy at about 2.2kg with a 240W adapter, and mostly plastic apart from the aluminum lid
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS-level, anti-glare, G-Sync (100% sRGB)
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 480 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 260
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7, 115W)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (SO-DIMM, 2 slots, up to 64GB)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (2 slots)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,673Bottom 35%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 13,299Bottom 48%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 13,644Top 31%
Battery
- Capacity
- 90 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 13 h
- Charging
- 240 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.2 kg
- Thickness
- 25.7 mm
- Material
- Plastic body with aluminum lid
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort, one with G-SYNC and power delivery), 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x RJ45 LAN, 3.5mm combo audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- FHD with IR
- Biometrics
- IR face (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608 good in 2026?
The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608 earns an Inno Score of 56.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608 is a 16-inch gaming laptop with a 165Hz G-Sync IPS panel, upgradeable DDR5 and SSDs and a 90Wh battery. It comes with Ryzen 7 260, Ryzen 9 270 or Ryzen 9 8940HX and RTX 5050 to 5070 graphics; specs here are for the reviewed Ryzen 7 260, RTX 5070, 32GB, 1TB model with the 2560x1600 panel, which was listed at EUR 2,199 in Europe. US listings ran from about $1,450 to $1,700.
What are the key specs of the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 260 · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.2 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) FA608?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition, Acer Swift Go 16 SFG16-73, Dell XPS 13 (9350) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
