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Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 takes the lead in gaming performance with its GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB graphics, outscoring Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 Gen 9 14 (14Q8X9) by 12 points.
Both laptops deliver strong performance for professional work, with Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 edging out Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 Gen 9 14 (14Q8X9) by just 1 point.
Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 Gen 9 14 (14Q8X9) stands out as the more portable option, boasting a 17-point lead over Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 in portability.
62 | Performance | 61 |
41 | Gaming | 29 |
53 | Display |
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68 | Battery Life | 79 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
61 | Portability | 85 |
52 | QuickComparisons Score | 58 |
| June 2024 | Launched | September 2024 |
| ~77.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~80% |
| 354 x 269 x 17.9-25.7 mm (13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.01 inches) | Dimensions: | 313 x 227 x 17.5 mm (12.32 x 8.94 x 0.69 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 14 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 142 ppi | PPI | 162 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| No | HDR support | No |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | Yes |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy |
| No | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1157:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 59.70% | sRGB color space | — |
| 41.10% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 39.80% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 11 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 400 nits |
| 2651 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2364 |
| 13288 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10944 |
| 109 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 103 |
| 931 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 690 |
| 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) | Weight | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| 354 x 269 x 17.9-25.7 mm 13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.01 inches | Dimensions | 313 x 227 x 17.5 mm 12.32 x 8.94 x 0.69 inches |
| 952 cm 2 (147.6 inches 2 ) | Area | 711 cm 2 (110.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~77.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% |
| 4.7 mm | Side bezels | 5.8 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Gray |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | Yes |
| 180° | Opening angle | 360° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 1 |
| 39.4 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 260 | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) |
| 3.8 GHz | Base frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 8 |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Adreno X1-45 |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | — |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 768 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | 5156 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5200 MHz | Clock | 8448 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 90 Wh | Capacity | 57 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 1:15 hr |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 240 W | Charge power | 65 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 748 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | 1.5 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.0 x 8.5 cm | Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~79.8 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |