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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 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 13,299Top 50%
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 51.8/100 (“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 HUAWEI MateBook 14 (2024), ASUS Zenbook A14 (UX3407), HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
