ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black
Its AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Radeon RX 7700S 8GB GPU power a 16-inch 165Hz 16:10 IPS panel with Thunderbolt 4, all housed in a military-grade durable chassis. The anti-glare display achieves a 90% screen-to-body ratio, and Windows 11 Pro provides enterprise security features unusual for a gaming laptop. It’s best for budget-minded creators and gamers who want a large, high-refresh display with Thunderbolt 4 and can forgive its bulk.
About This Laptop
Its AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Radeon RX 7700S 8GB GPU power a 16-inch 165Hz 16:10 IPS panel with Thunderbolt 4, all housed in a military-grade durable chassis. The anti-glare display achieves a 90% screen-to-body ratio, and Windows 11 Pro provides enterprise security features unusual for a gaming laptop. It’s best for budget-minded creators and gamers who want a large, high-refresh display with Thunderbolt 4 and can forgive its bulk.
- CPU Intel Core i7 13700H
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 16"
- GPU NVIDIA AMD Radeon RX 7700S
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 2.2
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong gpu (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong cpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average compact (15th percentile) 15th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13700H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 7700S |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF 16" FA617 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13700H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA AMD Radeon RX 7700S | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 99 | 15 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF 16" FA617 | 79.4 | 80.5 | 53.1 | 75.8 | 59.6 | 15.1 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 51.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 81.3 | 80.8 | 99 | 69.9 | 98.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.5 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.3 | 68.1 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.9 | 78.5 | 94.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.3 | 83.9 | 90.1 | 95.4 | 73.9 | 58.2 | 85.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.1 | 84.2 | 83.9 | 71.5 | 77 | 81.5 | 31.7 | 94.3 |
Usage Scores
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