Quick/Comparisons
Both laptops fall short in gaming performance, with the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) scoring 42 and the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (14) scoring 32.
The Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) takes the lead in professional work with a score of 69, thanks to its AMD Ryzen 7 260 processor.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (14) is the clear winner in portability, boasting an impressive score of 83 due to its 14.5 inches display and lightweight design.
69 | Performance | 64 |
42 | Gaming | 32 |
53 | Display | 78 |
68 | Battery Life | 77 |
70 | Connectivity | 80 |
45 | Portability | 88 |
54 | QuickComparisons Score | 72 |
| January 2025 | Launched | May 2024 |
| ~83.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83.3% |
| 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm (15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches) | Dimensions: | 325 x 225.15 x 12.9 mm (12.8 x 8.86 x 0.51 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 14.5 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 90 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 126 ppi | PPI | 239 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 2944 x 1840 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | Yes |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 67.90% | Adobe RGB profile | 90.80% |
| 69.30% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| 2690 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2274 |
| 13740 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13385 |
| 112 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 102 |
| 954 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 866 |
| 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | Weight | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) |
| 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm 15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches | Dimensions | 325 x 225.15 x 12.9 mm 12.8 x 8.86 x 0.51 inches |
| 1129 cm 2 (175 inches 2 ) | Area | 732 cm 2 (113.4 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.3% |
| 5.7 mm | Side bezels | 6.3 mm |
| Black | Colors | Blue |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | 165° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 32.5 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 40.5 dB |
| AMD Ryzen 7 260 | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) |
| 3.8 GHz | Base frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 12 |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Adreno X1-85 |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.8 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) | 1536 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | 8759 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 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 | 70 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:05 hr |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 100 / 240 W | Charge power | 65 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 324 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Optional | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| 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] | — |
| 15.0 x 9.9 cm | Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~74.5 dB | Loudness | ~81.3 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 4 |
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