Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)

Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)
  • Launched: January 2025
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.9%
  • Dimensions: 354 x 269 x 17.9-27.3 mm (13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.07 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the TUF Gaming F16 (2026).
Performance
61
Gaming
20
Display
53
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
72
Portability
61
NanoReview Score
43
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)

Case

Weight 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
Dimensions 354 x 269 x 17.9-27.3 mm
13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.07 inches
Area 952 cm2 (147.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.9%
Side bezels 4.7 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 142 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 75.3%
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left
Charge power 280 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2508
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9153
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
111
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
601

Graphics Card

GPU name
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 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 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
3652
Blender GPU 846
Solar Bay 16850
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

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
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
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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Transit April 13, 2026 at 06:06 PM
Refresh rate is 144hz not 165hz
+5 Reply
Serhii April 14, 2026 at 06:41 AM
It is 165 Hz according to official site.
+6 Reply
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Gokusolos March 13, 2026 at 08:58 AM
Best Midrange Gaming Laptop Right now!
+16 Reply
bhargavM55R... September 8, 2026 at 01:46 PM
Yes 🙌 sir you are right
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