Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop

107specifications compared
40differ
67identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop has 200 cd/m² more display brightness than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (500 cd/m² vs 300 cd/m²). The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop has 96 Hz more maximum refresh rate than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (240 Hz vs 144 Hz). The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop has 8 more processor cores than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (16 vs 8). Only the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has Ethernet LAN. Only the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has numeric keypad.

Colour name
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Jaeger Gray
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:Eclipce Grey
Display resolution
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:1920 x 1200 pixels
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:2560 x 1600 pixels
HD type
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:WUXGA
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:WQXGA
Panel type
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:IPS-Level
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:OLED
Display brightness
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:300 cd/m²
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:500 cd/m²
RGB colour space
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:sRGB
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:DCI-P3
Maximum refresh rate
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:144 Hz
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:240 Hz
Processor manufacturer
- TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:AMD
- ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop:Intel

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Comparison of FA608UP-TU387W, GU606AP-U93AO57CB1
153 specifications	A ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop Model FA608UP-TU387W View product	B ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Laptop Model GU606AP-U93AO57CB1 View product
Design1 differ
Product type	Laptop	Laptop
Product colour	Grey	Grey
Colour nameDiffers	Jaeger Gray	Eclipce Grey
Form factor	Clamshell	Clamshell
Market positioning	Gaming	Gaming
Introduction yearKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2026
Display back cover materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display6 differ
Display diagonal	40.6 cm (16")	40.6 cm (16")
Display resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Touchscreen	No	No
HD typeDiffers	WUXGA	WQXGA
Panel typeDiffers	IPS-Level	OLED
Native aspect ratio	16:10	16:10
Anti-glare screen	Yes	Yes
Display brightnessDiffers	300 cd/m²	500 cd/m²
Maximum display brightness (HDR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 cd/m²
Colour gamut	100%	100%
RGB colour spaceDiffers	sRGB	DCI-P3
Maximum refresh rateDiffers	144 Hz	240 Hz
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one	1000:1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor6 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	AMD Ryzen™ 7	Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor generationDiffers	AMD Ryzen 200 Series	Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)
Processor modelDiffers	253	386H
Processor coresDiffers	8	16
Processor threads	16	16
Processor boost frequency	4.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
Performance coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Efficient coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.9 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 GHz
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 GHz
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2 & L3	Smart Cache
Maximum turbo powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 W
Processor base powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Processor frequencyKnown for one	3.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
L3 cacheKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Neural processor unit (NPU)2 differ
Neural processor unit (NPU)Differs	AMD Ryzen AI	Intel AI Boost
Sparsity supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows Studio effects supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AI software frameworks supported by NPUKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
Total processor performance up toDiffers	16 TOPs	99 TOPs
NPU performance up toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 TOPs
GPU performance up toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	77 TOPs
Memory6 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR5-SDRAM	LPDDR5x-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	5600 MHz	8533 MHz
Memory form factorDiffers	SO-DIMM	On-board
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	Not available
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity	1 TB	1 TB
Storage media	SSD	SSD
Total SSDs capacity	1 TB	1 TB
Number of SSDs installed	1	1
SSD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
NVMe	Yes	Yes
SSD interface	PCI Express 4.0	PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor	M.2	M.2
Optical drive type	No	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Discrete graphics card memory	8 GB	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR7	GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	AMD Radeon	Intel® Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon 780M	Intel® Graphics
Total Graphics Power (TGP)	115 W	115 W
NVIDIA G-SYNC	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card 4K supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card 8K supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AMD FreeSyncKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio system	Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Number of built-in speakersDiffers	2	4
Built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
Cameraidentical
Front camera	Yes	Yes
Front camera HD type	Full HD	Full HD
Front camera resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Infrared (IR) camera	Yes	Yes
Network4 differ
Mobile network connection	No	No
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Antenna type	2x2	2x2
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth versionDiffers	5.4	6.0
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI version	2.1	2.1
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel® Thunderbolt 4Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Combo headphone/mic port	Yes	Yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode	Yes	Yes
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard2 differ
Pointing device	Touchpad	Touchpad
Keyboard backlit	Yes	Yes
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard backlit colour	RGB	RGB
Keyboard backlit zone	1-zone RGB	1-zone RGB
Keyboard layout	QWERTY	QWERTY
Keyboard languageDiffers	Dutch	Portuguese
Copilot key	Yes	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installed	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture	64-bit	64-bit
Trial softwareDiffers	1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required. McAfee® 30 days free trial	1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers; McAfee 30 days free trial
Microsoft CopilotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	3-Month Google AI Pro Subscription 6-Month Dropbox 500GB Subscription 1-Year ASUS Secure Auto-Backup 200GB Subscription Available in eligible markets only. Eligibility varies by region, device, and time. Terms and conditions apply. See promotion pages for details. XBOX Game Pass Premium_2 months (	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cells	4	4
Battery capacity	90 Wh	90 Wh
Fast charging	Yes	Yes
Fast charging time (50%)	30 min	30 min
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	240 W	250 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output currentDiffers	12 A	12.5 A
AC adapter output voltage	20 V	20 V
USB Type-C charging port	Yes	Yes
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)	Yes	Yes
USB Type-C required charging power (max)Known for one	100 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C required charging power (min)Known for one	45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Face recognitionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows Hello	Yes	Yes
Password protection	Yes	Yes
Password protection type	BIOS, User	BIOS, User
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	1.85 kg
Width	354 mm	354 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	246 mm
Height (front)Differs	1.79 cm	1.49 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.57 cm	1.64 cm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	568 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.51 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes

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