An AMD Ryzen™ 7 170 and an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU, supporting NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus
Lightweight 2.20kg chassis, USB-C power delivery, and MIL-STD-810H durability
Full upgradability with Dual 2280 NVMe SSD slots and dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM
16:10 aspect ratio, FHD+ 1920 x 1200 144Hz/3ms display with NVIDIA G-SYNC support
Large rear exhaust vents
Portable Power, Maximum Impact The design philosophy behind the TUF Gaming A16 is all about blending power with portability. With this lightweight all-around powerhouse, you can enjoy seamless performance wherever you go.
Design
Product type
Laptop
Product colour
Grey, Black
Colour name
Mecha Gray
Form factor
Clamshell
Housing material
Plastic
Market positioning
Gaming
Certified refurbished
No
Display
Display diagonal
40.6 cm (16")
Display resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
WUXGA
Panel type
IPS-Level
LED backlight
Yes
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Display brightness
300 cd/m²
Colour gamut
75.35%
RGB colour space
Adobe RGB
Maximum refresh rate
144 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)
1000:1
Processor
Processor manufacturer
AMD
Processor family
AMD Ryzen™ 7
Processor generation
AMD Ryzen 100 Series
Processor model
170
Processor cores
8
Processor threads
16
Processor boost frequency
4.75 GHz
Processor frequency
3.2 GHz
L3 cache
16 MB
L2 cache
4 MB
Processor cache type
L2 & L3
Memory
Internal memory
16 GB
Internal memory type
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory slots
2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
64 GB
Storage
Total storage capacity
512 GB
Storage media
SSD
Total SSDs capacity
512 GB
Number of SSDs installed
1
SSD capacity
512 GB
NVMe
Yes
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor
M.2
Optical drive type
No
Graphics
On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
Discrete graphics card memory
6 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR6
On-board GPU manufacturer
AMD
On-board graphics card family
AMD Radeon
On-board graphics card model
AMD Radeon 680M
NVIDIA G-SYNC
Yes
Audio
Audio system
Dolby Atmos
Number of built-in speakers
2
Built-in microphone
Yes
Camera
Front camera
Yes
Front camera resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera HD type
HD
Network
Mobile network connection
No
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standards
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Antenna type
2x2
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
5.3
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
HDMI ports quantity
1
HDMI version
2.1
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
Power adapter barrel connector
6.0 mm
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes
Performance
Repairability index
9.9
Keyboard
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Numeric keypad
Yes
Keyboard backlit zone
1-zone RGB
Keyboard backlit colour
RGB
Copilot key
Yes
Software
Operating system installed
Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Trial software
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required, McAfee 30 days
Bundled software
Xbox Game Pass Premium_2 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass Premium. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)
An AMD Ryzen™ 7 170 and an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU, supporting NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus
Lightweight 2.20kg chassis, USB-C power delivery, and MIL-STD-810H durability
Full upgradability with Dual 2280 NVMe SSD slots and dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM
16:10 aspect ratio, FHD+ 1920 x 1200 144Hz/3ms display with NVIDIA G-SYNC support
Large rear exhaust vents
Portable Power, Maximum Impact The design philosophy behind the TUF Gaming A16 is all about blending power with portability. With this lightweight all-around powerhouse, you can enjoy seamless performance wherever you go.
Design
Product type
Laptop
Product colour
Grey, Black
Colour name
Mecha Gray
Form factor
Clamshell
Housing material
Plastic
Market positioning
Gaming
Certified refurbished
No
Display
Display diagonal
40.6 cm (16")
Display resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
WUXGA
Panel type
IPS-Level
LED backlight
Yes
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Display brightness
300 cd/m²
Colour gamut
75.35%
RGB colour space
Adobe RGB
Maximum refresh rate
144 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)
1000:1
Processor
Processor manufacturer
AMD
Processor family
AMD Ryzen™ 7
Processor generation
AMD Ryzen 100 Series
Processor model
170
Processor cores
8
Processor threads
16
Processor boost frequency
4.75 GHz
Processor frequency
3.2 GHz
L3 cache
16 MB
L2 cache
4 MB
Processor cache type
L2 & L3
Memory
Internal memory
16 GB
Internal memory type
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory slots
2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
64 GB
Storage
Total storage capacity
512 GB
Storage media
SSD
Total SSDs capacity
512 GB
Number of SSDs installed
1
SSD capacity
512 GB
NVMe
Yes
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor
M.2
Optical drive type
No
Graphics
On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
Discrete graphics card memory
6 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR6
On-board GPU manufacturer
AMD
On-board graphics card family
AMD Radeon
On-board graphics card model
AMD Radeon 680M
NVIDIA G-SYNC
Yes
Audio
Audio system
Dolby Atmos
Number of built-in speakers
2
Built-in microphone
Yes
Camera
Front camera
Yes
Front camera resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera HD type
HD
Network
Mobile network connection
No
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standards
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Antenna type
2x2
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
5.3
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
HDMI ports quantity
1
HDMI version
2.1
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
Power adapter barrel connector
6.0 mm
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes
Performance
Repairability index
9.9
Keyboard
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Numeric keypad
Yes
Keyboard backlit zone
1-zone RGB
Keyboard backlit colour
RGB
Copilot key
Yes
Software
Operating system installed
Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Trial software
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required, McAfee 30 days
Bundled software
Xbox Game Pass Premium_2 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass Premium. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)
