Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025)

Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025)
  • Launched: January 2025
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~83.2%
  • Dimensions: 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm (15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the TUF Gaming A18 (2025).
Performance
69
Gaming
42
Display
53
Battery Life
68
Connectivity
70
Portability
45
NanoReview Score
54
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025)

Case

Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)
Dimensions 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm
15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches
Area 1129 cm2 (175 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 32.5 dB

Display

Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 67.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 69.3%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 100 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 700 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.8 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz
Cores 8
Threads 16
L3 Cache 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M
Fabrication process 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2690
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13740
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
112
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
954

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
FLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 14.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
11041
Blender GPU 3173
Solar Bay 46380
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC256
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~74.5 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Optional
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.9 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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