ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617)

Description

Design and ergonomics

On the outside, ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617) looks and feels much like the other TUF Gaming models of recent years, with a plastic main chassis and a metal lid. It does borrow the black theme of the TUF Dash sublineup on our model, but Asus offer this in two color schemes: gray and black, both with black interiors.

Weight

This A16 series slots in between the TUF 15 and 17-inch models in terms of size and weight, as it is a 16-inch laptop and slightly heavier and thicker than the existing 15-inch models, but the same format and footprint.

Display

Asus offers two screen options for this 2023 TUF Gaming A16 lineup, all 16-inch, 16:10, matte and non-touch:

FHD+ 165Hz 7ms with 250+ nits of brightness and 100% sRGB colors;
QHD+ 240Hz 3ms with 500+ nits of brightness and 100% DCI-P3 colors.
The FHD option on this sample, and it’s OK as long as you’re not used to a higher-gamut display and only plan to keep the laptop indoors.

Keyboard and touchpad

The inputs on this ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Editions (FA617) have been ported from the previous TUF Gaming 15-inch lineups, with a full keyboard with a NumPad section and a spacious touchpad. However, the keycaps are full-back now, and no longer translucent around the edges. Even so, the light still shines aggressively from underneath these keycaps. These keys are RGB backlit, with single-zone control through the Armory Crate app. The illumination is uniform and bright enough at the maximum level.

Hardware specs, internals and performance

The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617) is an AMD Advantage design and thus built on an all-AMD hardware platform, with AMD Ryzen zen4 processors and AMD Radeon dedicated graphics. It also gets DDR5 memory (2x DIMMs), gen4 storage (2x 2280 slots), fast wireless connectivity, and a 90Wh battery.

Specifications

• Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8 x 3.2 – 4.8 GHz, 114 W PL2 / Short Burst, 105 W PL1 / Sustained, Rembrandt R
• Graphics adapterAMD Radeon RX 7600S – 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1865 MHz, 95 W TDP, GDDR6, Adrenalin 22.40.01.11, MUX-Switch
• Memory 16 GB
  , 2x 8 GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800 Dual-Channel, two slots (both in use)
• Display 16.00 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 142 PPI, NE160WUM-NX2 (BOE0B33), IPS-Level, FreeSync Premium, glossy: no, 165 Hz
• Mainboard AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH
• Storage Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, 1024 GB
  , NVMe-SSD, two M.2-2280-slots (one empty)
• Weight 2.188 kg ( = 77.18 oz / 4.82 pounds), Power Supply: 532 g ( = 18.77 oz / 1.17 pounds)