Promo €1499 Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W 165Hz, multimedia gaming laptop PC RTX 5060 Blackwell AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Dragon powerful 1 TB SSD
Our opinion on the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W
Versatile, the multimedia gaming laptop Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W benefits from a powerful Ryzen 9 8940HX AMD Dragon Range processor well suited to processing, as well as fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1 TB and 16 GB of RAM. In addition, the latest generation GeForce RTX 5060 ray tracing NVIDIA Blackwell graphics card, which accelerates processing, runs recent games which benefit from the good fluidity provided by the 165Hz frequency of the 16-inch Full HD 16/10th IPS anti-reflective screen with more faithful than average sRGB colorimetry. Versatile, this dark responsive Windows 11 laptop designed for gaming and creating is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication as well as Wi-Fi 6E, Ethernet and dual USB-C connectivity.
Features of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W
| Screen(s) | 16″ Full HD LED IPS 165Hz 100% sRGB 3ms 16/10th (1920×1200, anti-glare) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Dragon range (16 cores, 2.4 GHz, 55W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB DDR5 5600MHz (64 GB), 2 slots |
| Graphics card | NVIDIA Blackwell GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 (100W, 115W boost), AMD Radeon 610M integrated into the processor and Optimus |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) + 1 free M.2 slot |
| Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 2 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen2), HDMI 2.1 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.3 + Gigabit Ethernet |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes, RGB 1 zone (travel 1.7mm) |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via infrared webcam |
| Audio system | 2 Dolby Atmos speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 5 hours / Li-Ion 4 cells 90Whr (280W adapter) |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 2.2 Kg / 354 x 269 x 17.9-27.3 |
The Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W faces the competition
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W
It’s a resolutely gamer look and yet rather sober for a model of the kind featured in this versatile laptop targeting gamers and creators, rechargeable to 50% in 30 minutes.
Cooled via 2 2nd generation Arc Flow fans (double propeller 84 blades + 42 blades), heat pipes and air grilles adopt a dark angular Jaeger Gray design.
The connectivity integrated into this multimedia gaming laptop PC is good, including Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely, an HDMI video output with which it can easily be connected to a TV or a monitor for example, Ethernet and audio ports but also 4 fast USB ports including 2 USB-C practical for connecting peripherals such as a mouse, a headset, a printer, a game controller or external storage.
Via Windows Hello and the infrared technology of the webcam, biometric authentication is possible by facial recognition.
The chiclet keyboard comes with a backlighting system that simply activates in the dark to better discern the keys.
Players will appreciate that the screen adopts a refresh rate of 165Hz higher than the standard 60Hz because it provides much better overall fluidity, including in games.
The screen also offers sRGB colorimetry that is more faithful than average as well as significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically, thanks to its IPS technology.
On the other hand, fans of High Definition content will be disappointed to be dealing with a Full HD screen. Its 16/10 format, however, displays more information on height than the classic 16/9 format.
Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen is also more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg near a window).
Performance, battery life of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W
The Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608PM-DRV039W is aimed at those looking for a high-performance multimedia versatile laptop PC for gaming and creating equipped with recent components.
Indeed it is powered by a high-end processor, one of the most powerful at the moment, namely the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Dragon Range which integrates within it 16 hearts. Demanding users will be pleased with the great overall power it provides.
Supported by a classic 16 GB of RAM, the Ryzen 9 8940HX shows its potential in CPU-intensive areas that take advantage of multi-core, such as video editing, 3D rendering or photo editing. Thanks to the Ryzen 9 8940HX, we obtain much faster processing than with a Quad/Hexa/Octo Core.
Creators will therefore be delighted, especially as the dedicated onboard graphics card provides acceleration of multimedia processing using multi-core, such as the Adobe, Vegas or VSDC suite.
Featuring NVIDIA architecture Blackwell latest generation, the GeForce RTX 5060 ray tracing is a high-end dedicated graphics card which primarily targets gamers.
The latter can play recent games thanks to the GeForce RTX 5060 which is not restricted here which is appreciable (because this is not the case in all configurations).
And all the more so since playing in Full HD requires less calculations than in High Definition (eg: 2.5K) which implies a higher number of fps.
Operation on the Radeon 610M graphics solution inserted in the Ryzen 9 8940HX is preferred as much as possible using NVIDIA Optimus technology while its performance is much lower than that of the GeForce RTX 5060. Because the Radeon 610M is energy efficient and therefore promotes autonomy which is around 5 hours of operation on battery in light use.
Depending on the tasks performed, Optimus determines the necessary graphics resources in real time. If necessary, it activates the more demanding and, above all, powerful GeForce RTX 5060, typically for gaming. Then deactivates it when the performance of the Radeon 610M proves sufficient.
Optimus therefore automatically switches in real time as needed between the Radeon 610M and the GeForce RTX 5060.
On the storage side Asus offers 2 slots for SSD here, one being free to accommodate a second which gives an evolving aspect to this configuration.
The brand still includes a basic solution that will delight as many users as possible: a 1000 GB SSD. Thanks to this high capacity, you can install and store quantities of various games, applications and files.
Energy efficient, silent and very fast, the SSD obviously contributes to the great responsiveness and fluidity of this versatile laptop thanks to which you can quickly access online game cards, launch games/software, carry out processing and start/stop quickly.
Finally, when it is pushed hard (e.g. games, treatments), expect this versatile multimedia gaming laptop PC to heat up and make itself heard, in which case we can add a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).
