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The Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) takes the lead in gaming performance, thanks to its GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB graphics, outscoring the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) by 11 points.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) excels in professional work, boasting a 22-point lead over the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) due to its Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) processor.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) is more portable, with a 23-point lead over the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025), making it easier to carry around.
91 | Performance | 69 |
31 | Gaming | 42 |
90 | Display | 53 |
86 | Battery Life | 68 |
80 | Connectivity | 70 |
68 | Portability | 45 |
82 | QuickComparisons Score | 54 |
| October 2024 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83.2% |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches) | Dimensions: | 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm (15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches) |
| 16.2 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Yes (24-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 254 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 3456 x 2234 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 88.80% | Adobe RGB profile | 67.90% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.30% |
| — | Response time | 3 ms |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3775 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2690 |
| 21977 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13740 |
| 169 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 112 |
| 1636 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 954 |
| 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) | Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches | Dimensions | 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm 15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches |
| 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 ) | Area | 1129 cm 2 (175 inches 2 ) |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.2% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 5.7 mm |
| Black, Silver | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 42.3 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 32.5 dB |
| Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) | CPU name | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| 4.51 GHz | Base frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| 14 (10P + 4E) | Cores | 8 |
| 14 | Threads | 16 |
| Apple M4 GPU (20-core) | Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1578 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 8.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 192 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 8.53 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 160 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 80 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 8.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| 2491 | Blender GPU | — |
| 33726 | Solar Bay | — |
| 24GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 3x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 8533 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 100 Wh | Capacity | 90 Wh |
| 1:25 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Left |
| 140 W | Charge power | 100 / 240 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 344 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Optional |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.5 x 9.9 cm | Size | 15.0 x 9.9 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.6 dB | Loudness | ~74.5 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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