

When it came to our benchmark suite, this configuration of the Gaming A15 ran Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1920 x 1080, highest settings) at 77 fps. That dropped to as low as 37 fps during big explosions and went as high as 52 fps. With ray tracing on, the framerate dropped to the 45 fps range. When I played Battlefield V with ultra settings and ray tracing off, frame rates typically hovered around 63 frames per second (fps), sometimes dropping to 53 fps during intense action and peaking at 79 fps. With an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card and octa-core AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU, our review configuration of the TUF Gaming A15 can handle most games at high settings, and can even do ray tracing in supported titles. Gaming Performance of Asus TUF Gaming A15 Asus put the PC through military-grade durability testing ( MIL-STD-810H), including drops, extreme temperatures, vibration and humidity. But I’d prefer the screen to have less wobble to it. The W also has a mark like the F and J to help prevent your gaming fingers from getting lost.įrom the rugged plastic base to the deck’s visible and tangible brushed finishes, the TUF Gaming A15’s far from feeling cheap. The contrast of the white keys is enough pop. That’s because, even as an RGB fan, I have to admit the keyboard looks better with it off. I nearly forgot the keyboard’s single-zone (one color at a time) RGB lighting. The deck’s brushed finish also offered resistance that stopped my wrists from slipping. It also spices up the design, along with the more aggressive font. Speaking of interesting input, the spacebar has a unique shape that makes it easier for your thumb to find. There’s a lot of space between the top of the deck and the function row, but diagonal lines and power button that reminds me of a spaceship keep it from looking empty. The panel sits on a thick border with a brushed finish and Asus logo that’s big but blends into the dark bezel a bit. When the TUF Gaming A15’s lid is open, the screen almost looks like it’s floating.

But the layout’s unbalanced, and the right side is more crowded when all ports are occupied.

On one hand, this makes it easy to remember where the fastest ports are. That’s a decent port party, but one might feel left out: The left deck is barren except for a USB 2.0 port. The left side of the TUF Gaming A15’s deck features the AC connector, Ethernet jack, HDMI 2.0b output, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports and a USB-C port.
