ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506
- Launched: January 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~72.9%
- Dimensions: 359.8 x 256 x 24.5 mm (14.17 x 10.08 x 0.96 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the TUF Gaming A15 FA506.
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506
| Weight |
2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
359.8 x 256 x 24.5 mm
14.17 x 10.08 x 0.96 inches |
| Area |
921 cm2 (142.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~72.9% |
| Side bezels |
7.2 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Gray |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
120° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level |
49 dB |
| Size |
15.6 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
200 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
460 grams |
| Base frequency |
3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.2 GHz |
| Cores |
6 |
| Threads |
12 |
| L3 Cache |
16 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1492
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
6764
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1429
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
10341
| TGP |
75 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1403 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1635 MHz |
| FLOPS |
6.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
4 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
40 |
GPU performance
6.7 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
32 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
1 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Loudness |
73.9 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
No |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
