HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD) vs ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 25-34% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 90 against 70 watt-hours
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
Dimensions | 370 x 260 x 23.5 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
359.8 x 256 x 24.5 mm 14.17 x 10.08 x 0.96 inches |
Area | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) | 921 cm2 (142.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.3% | ~72.9% |
Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.2 mm |
Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Black, Gray |
Material | Plastic | Plastic |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 130° | 120° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 52 dB | 49 dB |
Display
Size | 16.1 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 137 ppi | 141 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Sync technology | FreeSync | G-Sync |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
TUF Gaming A15 FA506
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~6% more screen space
Contrast | 1203:1 | - |
sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Adobe RGB profile | 73.2% | - |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.6% | - |
Response time | 12 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 200 W | 200 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 500 grams | 460 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Cores | 6 | 6 |
Threads | 12 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | - | 75 W |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes | MUX |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
GPU base clock | 1375 MHz | 1403 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1645 MHz | 1635 MHz |
FLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS | 6.7 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 1408 | 2048 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 88 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC245 | - |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | - | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Loudness | ~78 dB | ~73.9 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | No | No |
Infrared sensor | No | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | No | No |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
SD card reader | Yes | No |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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