Asus TUF Gaming A16 (2024) vs ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 (2024)
- Around 85% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 24-33% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 420 grams less (around 0.93 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- 37% sharper screen – 189 versus 138 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.27 kg (5.01 lbs) | 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 252 x 22.1-28.2 mm 13.98 x 9.92 x 0.87-1.11 inches |
354 x 246 x 16.2-17.2 mm 13.94 x 9.69 x 0.64-0.68 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.7 inches2) | 871 cm2 (135.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.9% | ~85.2% |
| Side bezels | 0.4 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 46.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 240 Hz |
| PPI | 138 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
TUF Gaming A16 (2024)
16″ (16:9 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:52 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 280 W | 100 / 200 / 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 583 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.0 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 24 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 100 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 16.3 TFLOPS | 11.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 6x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~83.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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