Overview



ASUS TUF Gaming A16
Portable Power, Maximum Impact
The design philosophy behind the TUF Gaming A16 is all about blending power with portability. With this lightweight all-around powerhouse, you can enjoy seamless performance wherever you go.




At-a-glance



  • 16:10 aspect ratio, WUXGA 1920 x 1200 165Hz/3ms display with NVIDIA G-SYNC support

  • An AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX processor and an NVIDIA® GeForce®CloseGeForce is a brand of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by Nvidia RTX 5060 (572 AI TOPS) Laptop GPU, supporting NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus

  • At only 2.2 kg, the TUF Gaming A16 is ready to travel anywhere — and built-in WiFi 6E will keep you connected at lightning-fast speeds wherever you go. Its 90Wh battery provides plenty of juice even without an outlet nearby, and it can fast charge to 50% in only 30 minutes when you need a quick top-off.

  • Despite being the most compact TUF Gaming laptop ever, the A16 boasts some seriously impressive specs for serious Windows 11 gaming. Featuring an AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX processor and an NVIDIA® GeForceCloseGeForce is a brand of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by Nvidia RTX 50 series Laptop GPU, the A16 can easily play the latest games and keep your workflow on schedule. Paired with LPDDR5X 7500MHz memory and extendable storage, this next-gen AI PC stands ready to enhance your productivity.

  • Enjoy truly silent cooling under light workloads with 0dB Ambient Cooling technology. In the Silent operating mode, the cooling system switches off all fans during everyday tasks to dissipate heat passively. This lets you concentrate on your work and immerse yourself in movies with less distraction. If CPU or GPU temperatures increase, the fans automatically switch on again.

  • Full upgradability with Dual 2280 NVMe SSD slots and dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM

  • Keep up with the pros thanks to a 165Hz display. NVIDIA G-SYNC synchronises the display's refresh rate with the GPU's output to reduce lag, minimise stuttering, and eliminate visual tearing for ultra-smooth and lifelike gameplay. The FHD+ panel hits 100% of the sRGB colour space, and when packed into a 16-inch chassis, this resolution boasts an incredible pixel density, ensuring your videos and games are as immersive as possible without sacrificing portability.

  • Large rear exhaust vents

  • Lightweight 2.20kg chassis, USB-C power delivery, and MIL-STD-810H durability

  • No matter your setup, the TUF Gaming A16 will keep you connected. A dedicated HDMI 2.1 port is supplemented by dual USB Type-C with DisplayPort support, as well as the power and versatility of USB 4. Fast and reliable Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) ensures that you'll be able to get online and be productive wherever compatible connections are available, or you can wire up directly with gigabit Ethernet on-board.

    *On StrixCloseAsus Strix Series: Taken from the ancient Roman and Greek word for owl, Strix means the keenest hearing and sharpest eyesight. Strix means feeling your environment so that you detect and react to the slightest movement. Strix means survival on the very edge of instinct Point machines. Hawk Point SKUs offer DisplayPort 1.4.

  • Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI
    Supreme Speed. Superior Visuals.
    DLSS 4 massively increases performance and improves image quality for top games using the power of AI.
    Game-Winning Responsiveness
    NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp gives you the ultimate responsiveness, enhancing target acquisition, reaction time, and aim precision
    True-to-Life Graphics
    Experience cinematic quality visuals at unprecedented speed with full ray tracing and breakthrough neural rendering technologies.




Reasons to buy


  • 16:10 aspect ratio, WUXGA 1920 x 1200 165Hz/3ms display with NVIDIA G-SYNC support
  • An AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX processor and an NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5060 (572 AI TOPS) Laptop GPU, supporting NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus
  • At only 2.2 kg, the TUF Gaming A16 is ready to travel anywhere — and built-in WiFi 6E will keep you connected at lightning-fast speeds wherever you go. Its 90Wh battery provides plenty of juice even without an outlet nearby, and it can fast charge to 50% in only 30 minutes when you need a quick top-off.
  • Despite being the most compact TUF Gaming laptop ever, the A16 boasts some seriously impressive specs for serious Windows 11 gaming. Featuring an AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX processor and an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 50 series Laptop GPU, the A16 can easily play the latest games and keep your workflow on schedule. Paired with LPDDR5X 7500MHz memory and extendable storage, this next-gen AI PC stands ready to enhance your productivity.
  • Enjoy truly silent cooling under light workloads with 0dB Ambient Cooling technology. In the Silent operating mode, the cooling system switches off all fans during everyday tasks to dissipate heat passively. This lets you concentrate on your work and immerse yourself in movies with less distraction. If CPU or GPU temperatures increase, the fans automatically switch on again.
  • Full upgradability with Dual 2280 NVMe SSD slots and dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM
  • Keep up with the pros thanks to a 165Hz display. NVIDIA G-SYNC synchronises the display's refresh rate with the GPU's output to reduce lag, minimise stuttering, and eliminate visual tearing for ultra-smooth and lifelike gameplay. The FHD+ panel hits 100% of the sRGB colour space, and when packed into a 16-inch chassis, this resolution boasts an incredible pixel density, ensuring your videos and games are as immersive as possible without sacrificing portability.
  • Large rear exhaust vents
  • Lightweight 2.20kg chassis, USB-C power delivery, and MIL-STD-810H durability
  • No matter your setup, the TUF Gaming A16 will keep you connected. A dedicated HDMI 2.1 port is supplemented by dual USB Type-C with DisplayPort support, as well as the power and versatility of USB 4. Fast and reliable Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) ensures that you'll be able to get online and be productive wherever compatible connections are available, or you can wire up directly with gigabit Ethernet on-board.

    *On Strix Point machines. Hawk Point SKUs offer DisplayPort 1.4.
  • Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI
    Supreme Speed. Superior Visuals.
    DLSS 4 massively increases performance and improves image quality for top games using the power of AI.
    Game-Winning Responsiveness
    NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp gives you the ultimate responsiveness, enhancing target acquisition, reaction time, and aim precision
    True-to-Life Graphics
    Experience cinematic quality visuals at unprecedented speed with full ray tracing and breakthrough neural rendering technologies.

Specification


Technical Description: ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608PM-RV009W AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX Laptop 40.6 cm (16") WUXGA 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForceCloseGeForce is a brand of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by Nvidia RTX 5060 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Grey

Audio
Built-in microphone:Microphone that is found inside the product.
Yes
Number of built-in speakers:
2
Audio system:System used to play music or speech.
Dolby Atmos

Battery
Fast charging time (50%):
30 min
Fast charging:
Yes
Battery capacity:A measure of the charge stored by the battery. Determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery.
90 Wh
Number of battery cells:
4
Battery technology:The type of battery in the device, e.g. nickel–cadmium (NiCd).
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Camera
Front camera HD type:
HD
Front camera:Camera at the front of the product.
Yes

Design
Market positioning:
Gaming
Form factor:The shape or design of the product.
Clamshell
Colour name:
Jaeger Gray
Product colour:
Grey
Product type:The sub-category of the product.
Laptop

Display
Contrast ratio (typical):The difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black.
1000:1
Maximum refresh rate:
165 Hz
Colour gamut:
100%
RGB colour space:
sRGB
Display brightness:Brightness is the amount of radiating light emitted from the screen. The brightness rating is measured in candellas per square meter, commonly known as 'nits'.
400 cd/m²
Anti-glare screen:Always gives an optimal view, even in direct sunlight.
Yes
Native aspect ratio:The aspect ratio is the ratio of the width of an image to its height. The native aspect ratio is the one which the projector/display is particularly designed for. Images shown in native aspect ratio will utilize the entire resolution of the display and achieve maximum brightness. Images shown in other than native aspect ratio will always have less resolution and less brightness than images shown in native aspect ratio.
16:10
Panel type:
IPS-Level
HD type:Type of supported High Definition (e.g. Full HD, 4K Ultra HD).
WUXGA
Touchscreen:A screen of a laptop, smartphone, etc., that responds to touch so you can control the interface using your fingers.
No
Display resolution:The number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It is usually quoted as width × height, with the units in pixels: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels. The higher the number of pixels, the sharper the image.
1920 x 1200 pixels
Display diagonal:Size of the display for this product, measured diagonally, usually in inches.
40.6 cm (16")

Graphics
AMD FreeSync:
Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNC:
Yes
On-board graphics card model:
AMD Radeon 610M
On-board graphics card family:
AMD Radeon
On-board GPU manufacturer:
AMD
Discrete graphics memory type:
GDDR7
Discrete graphics card memory:
8 GB
Discrete graphics card model:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Discrete GPU manufacturer:
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card:
Yes
On-board graphics card:
Yes

Keyboard
Copilot key:
Yes
Keyboard backlit colour:
RGB
Keyboard backlit zone:
1-zone RGB
Keyboard backlit:
Yes
Numeric keypad:Small, palm-sized, seventeen key section of a computer keyboard, usually on the very far right. The numeric keypad features digits 0 to 9, addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*) and division (/) symbols, a decimal point (.) and Num Lock and Enter keys. Laptop keyboards often do not have a numpad, but may provide numpad input by holding a modifier key (typically labelled "Fn") and operating keys on the standard keyboard.
Yes
Pointing device:
Touchpad

Memory
Memory channels:
Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory:The maximum internal memory which is available in the product.
64 GB
Memory slots:Number and type of memory expansion slots, including connector and memory module descriptions.
2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speed:The frequency at which the memory (e.g. RAM) runs.
5600 MHz
Memory form factor:Design of the memory e.g. 240-pin DIMM, SO-DIMM.
SO-DIMM
Internal memory type:The type of internal memory such as RAM, GDDR5.
DDR5-SDRAM
Internal memory:A computer's memory which is directly accessible to the CPU.
16 GB

Network
Bluetooth version:The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).
5.3
Bluetooth:Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates:The different speed levels of the Ethernet LAN connection.
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN:An Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) interface is present, for a wired conection via a cable.
Yes
Antenna type:Type of antenna, also known an aerial, e.g. external, internal.
2x2
Wi-Fi standards:The type of wireless local area network (LAN). It can be ad-hoc, where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer, or Infrastructure, where units communicate with each other via an access point A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Mobile network connection:
No

Networking
Bluetooth version:The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).
5.3
Bluetooth:Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates:The different speed levels of the Ethernet LAN connection.
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN:An Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) interface is present, for a wired conection via a cable.
Yes
Antenna type:Type of antenna, also known an aerial, e.g. external, internal.
2x2
Wi-Fi standards:The type of wireless local area network (LAN). It can be ad-hoc, where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer, or Infrastructure, where units communicate with each other via an access point A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Mobile network connection:
No

Operating system/software
Microsoft Copilot:
Yes
Bundled software:Software distributed with another product such as a piece of computer hardware or other electronic device, or a group of software packages which are sold together. A software suite is an example of bundled software, as is software which is pre-installed on a new computer.
Xbox Game Pass for PC_3 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass for PC. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)
Trial software:
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.
Operating system architecture:The way in which the operating system of a computer/smartphone (32-bit/64-bit) is set up.
64-bit
Operating system installed:Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.
Windows 11 Home

Packaging content
AC adapter included:
Yes

Ports & interfaces
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode:
Yes
Combo headphone/mic port:
Yes
HDMI version:
2.1
HDMI ports quantity:The number of sockets (ports) for HDMI connections. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed/uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant device ("the source device") to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. HDMI is a digital replacement for existing analog video standards.
1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports:Number of Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports allow a computer to connect to the ethernet.
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity:
2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity:
2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity:
0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:
0
USB 2.0 ports quantity:Number of USB 2.0 ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. USB 2.0 was released in April 2000 (now called "Hi-Speed"), adding higher maximum signaling rate of 480 Mbit/s (effective throughput up to 35 MB/s or 280 Mbit/s), USB 2.0 ports are usually black.
0

Power
USB Power Delivery (USB PD):
Yes
USB Type-C charging port:
Yes
AC adapter output voltage:
20 V
AC adapter output current:
14 A
AC adapter input voltage:
100 - 240 V
AC adapter frequency:
50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter power:
280 W

Processor
Processor cache type:
L2 & L3
Processor cache:
80 MB
Processor frequency:The speed that the microprocessor executes each instruction or each vibration of the clock. The CPU requires a fixed number of clock ticks, or cycles, to execute each instruction. The faster the clocks rate, the faster the CPU, or the faster it can execute instructions. Clock Speeds are usually determined in MHz, 1 MHz representing 1 million cycles per second, or in GHz, 1 GHz representing 1 thousand million cycles per second. The higher the CPU speed, the better a computer will perform.
2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequency:The turbo boost is an automatic, managed accelleration of the processor when one of the cores is overloaded.
5.3 GHz
Processor threads:
32
Processor cores:The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).
16
Processor model:The model number for the processor in a computer.
8940HX
Processor generation:
AMD Ryzen 8000 Series
Processor family:A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.
AMD Ryzen™ 9
Processor manufacturer:The manufacturer that produced the processor.
AMD

Security
Password protection type:
BIOS, User
Password protection:The computer, smartphone etc. can only be used when the correct password is entered, therefore making it more secure.
Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
Yes
Cable lock slot type:
Kensington
Cable lock slot:Holes on the edge of devices through which a cable lock can be passed, so the device can be locked to a desk etc.
Yes

Software
Microsoft Copilot:
Yes
Bundled software:Software distributed with another product such as a piece of computer hardware or other electronic device, or a group of software packages which are sold together. A software suite is an example of bundled software, as is software which is pre-installed on a new computer.
Xbox Game Pass for PC_3 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass for PC. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)
Trial software:
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.
Operating system architecture:The way in which the operating system of a computer/smartphone (32-bit/64-bit) is set up.
64-bit
Operating system installed:Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.
Windows 11 Home

Storage
Optical drive type:An optical drive uses laser to read optical discs such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray. Some types of optical drive are: CD ROM drive, CR-RW (CD writer) drive, DVD-ROM.
No
SSD form factor:
M.2
NVMe:
Yes
SSD interface:
PCI Express 4.0
SSD capacity:
1 TB
Number of SSDs installed:
1
Total SSDs capacity:
1 TB
Storage media:Used for the storage of date e.g. HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid-state drive).
SSD
Total storage capacity:The total amount of data that can be stored on the device.
1 TB

Weight & dimensions
Height (rear):Height of the backside of the product.
2.73 cm
Height (front):The height of the frontside of the product.
1.79 cm
Depth:The distance from the front to the back of something.
269 mm
Width:The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
354 mm
Weight:Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.
2.2 kg


Product details


FA608PM-RV009W ASUS 4711387969113

ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608PM-RV009W AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX Laptop 40.6 cm (16") WUXGA 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Grey

£1499.99 and

SKUFA608PM-RV009W

ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608PM-RV009W AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX Laptop 40.6 cm (16") WUXGA 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForceCloseGeForce is a brand of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by Nvidia RTX 5060 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Grey

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