Promo €1649 Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W Blackwell multimedia gaming laptop 2.5K 165Hz sRGB RTX 5070 AMD Ryzen 7 260 RAM 32 GB SSD 1 TB

Our opinion on the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W

To play recent games and create in High Definition, the multimedia gaming laptop Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W represents a good solution with its latest generation GeForce RTX 5070 ray tracing high-end NVIDIA Blackwell graphics card. This GPU accelerates processing like the recent AMD Ryzen 7 260 Hawk Point Refresh processor and the large quantity of powerful 32 GB RAM but also the very comfortable fast SSD storage of 1 TB (upgradable). Responsive, this versatile dark Windows 11 laptop for gamers and creators features a 2.5K High Definition IPS anti-reflective screen with more faithful than average sRGB colorimetry with a frequency of 165Hz providing good fluidity. It is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication as well as Wi-Fi 6E, Ethernet and fast dual USB-C connectivity.

Features of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W faces the competition

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W is currently displayed in promotion at the house of Darty and the Fnac. It offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to adopt a graphics card as powerful and recent as the processor with such substantial RAM/storage capacities but also a High Definition screen.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W

Certified to the American military durability standard MIL-STD-810H, this versatile laptop targeting gamers and creatives adopts a resolutely gamer look and is nevertheless rather discreet for a model of its kind thanks to its dark angular Jaeger Gray design cooled by 2 2nd generation Arc Flow fans (double propeller 84 blades + 42 blades), heat pipes and ventilation grilles.

This multimedia gaming laptop PC, rechargeable to 50% in 30 minutes, has good connectivity with its Ethernet and audio ports, its practical HDMI video output for easily connecting it to a TV or monitor in particular, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely without forgetting its 3 USB and 2 USB-C including 1 very fast USB 4 Type-C with which you can easily connect peripherals such as a mouse, a game controller, a headset, printer or external storage.

Biometric authentication is possible using Infrared technology, in particular via Windows Hello, because it allows facial recognition.

The chiclet keyboard – which supports 20 million keystrokes – is obviously accompanied by a practical backlighting solution since you simply activate it whenever you need to better discern the keys.

Thanks to its refresh rate of 165Hz, the screen provides much better overall fluidity, including in games, than the standard 60Hz.
Players will appreciate it, especially as the viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, are substantial thanks to IPS technology and the sRGB colorimetry is more faithful than average.
Creative people are not left out since the screen is adorned with 2.5K High Definition whose 16/10th format displays more information vertically than the classic 16/9th.
As it has an anti-reflective treatment, the screen is also more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outside).

Performance, autonomy of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 TUF608UP-DRQT057W may appeal to those who wish to acquire a powerful multimedia versatile laptop PC for gaming and creating equipped with recent components.

Players will be delighted to be able to play their favorite games on this gaming laptop PC even though playing in 2.5K implies a lower number of fps than in Full HD since High Definition requires more 3D calculations.
In fact, this computer embeds the latest generation high-end graphics card GeForce RTX 5070 ray tracing NVIDIA Blackwell all the more capable of running recent games as its TDP is not restricted (which is not the case in all market configurations).

If gamers will be delighted with the performance of the GeForce RTX 5070, so will creators.
Because it accelerates graphics processing under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, such as the Adobe suite, Vegas or VSDC.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is in practice activated by NVIDIA Optimus technology to carry out graphics processing deemed too heavy for the Radeon 780M graphics module inserted in the processor.

If watching HD photos and videos is obviously possible with the GeForce RTX 5070 or the Radeon 780M solution, the performance of the latter is much lower. Despite everything, operation on the Radeon 780M is preferred as much as possible by Optimus because it consumes little energy which promotes autonomy.
Expect approximately 6 hours of battery operation in light use.

Optimus therefore automatically switches in real time as needed between the Radeon 780M and the GeForce RTX 5070.

The heart of this computer supports the GeForce RTX 5070 well in its tasks and delivers good overall power which will appeal to demanding users.
Because it is made up of a good amount of 32 GB of RAM – double the average – as well as a recent Ryzen 7 260 processor which houses 8 cores in addition to the Radeon 780M and which is very relevant although it adopts the old AMD architecture Hawk Point Refresh.

Creative people will particularly appreciate that their processing is carried out much faster with this core than with 16/24 GB DDR4/5 as well as a Quad/Hexa Core. The difference is strongly noticeable under work requiring RAM and CPU resources using multi-core, such as 3D rendering, video editing or photo editing.

We will be able to store and install many diverse and varied files with peace of mind, including any personal creations in addition to games and software.
Because this multimedia gaming laptop PC offers 1000 GB of very comfortable space provided by its silent, energy-efficient and very fast SSD.
As a bonus, a second M.2 slot is available to accommodate a second SSD if necessary in the future, appreciable scalability potential.

On a daily basis, this versatile laptop is very fluid and responsive, ensuring rapid arrival on online game cards as well as game/software launches, processing or even starts/stops.

Finally, expect this versatile multimedia gaming laptop to heat up and make itself heard when pushed hard (e.g. games, processing).
To contain its temperatures, we can add a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).