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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop vs ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop

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  • 59known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has 84 Hz more maximum refresh rate than the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop (144 Hz vs 60 Hz). The ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop has 999,000 :1 more contrast ratio (typical) than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (1000000:1 vs 1000:1). The ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop has 102 more processor model than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (355 vs 253). Only the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has discrete graphics card. Only the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop has numeric keypad.

  • Product colour
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Grey
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Blue
  • Colour name
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Jaeger Gray
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Arctic Blue
  • Display back cover material
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Aluminium
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Ceraluminum
  • Housing material
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Plastic
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Aluminium
  • Market positioning
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Gaming
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Home
  • Display diagonal
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:40.6 cm (16")
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
  • Panel type
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:IPS-Level
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:OLED
  • RGB colour space
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-TU387W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:sRGB
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:DCI-P3

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156 specifications
Design5 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlue
Colour nameDiffersJaeger GrayArctic Blue
Display back cover materialDiffersAluminiumCeraluminum
Housing materialDiffersPlasticAluminium
Market positioningDiffersGamingHome
Display5 differ
Display diagonalDiffers40.6 cm (16")35.6 cm (14")
Panel typeDiffersIPS-LevelOLED
Display number of coloursKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.78 million colours
LED backlightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Low Blue Light technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RGB colour spaceDifferssRGBDCI-P3
Maximum refresh rateDiffers144 Hz60 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)Differs1000:11000000:1
Anti-glare screenKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one3 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor familyDiffersAMD Ryzen™ 7Intel Core Ultra 7
Processor generationDiffersAMD Ryzen 200 SeriesIntel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)
Processor modelDiffers253355
Processor threadsDiffers168
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.9 GHz4.7 GHz
Performance coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Efficient coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 GHz
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.3 GHz
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.7 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1700 MHz
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2 & L3Smart Cache
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCBGA2540
Maximum turbo powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source55 W
Processor base powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Processor frequencyKnown for one3.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
L3 cacheKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Neural processor unit (NPU)1 differ
Neural processor unit (NPU)DiffersAMD Ryzen AIIntel AI Boost
Sparsity supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows Studio effects supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AI datatype support on NPUKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInt8
AI software frameworks supported by NPUKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceONNX RT, WebNN, Windows ML, OpenVINO
NPU performance up toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source49 TOPs
GPU performance up toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 TOPs
Total processor performance up toKnown for one16 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR5-SDRAMLPDDR5x-SDRAM
Memory form factorDiffersSO-DIMMOn-board
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB16 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one5600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB512 GB
Total SSDs capacityDiffers1 TB512 GB
SSD capacityDiffers1 TB512 GB
M.2 SSD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2280 (22 x 80 mm)
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPUNot available
On-board GPU manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
On-board graphics card familyDiffersAMD RadeonIntel® Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon 780MIntel® Graphics
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ray tracing accelerationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete GPU manufacturerKnown for oneNVIDIAUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR7Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Graphics Power (TGP)Known for one115 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AMD FreeSyncKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersDolby AtmosSmart Amp
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Privacy cameraKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Privacy typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePrivacy shutter
Front camera resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel® Thunderbolt 4Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Repairability indexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.3
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffersYesNo
Keyboard backlit colourKnown for oneRGBUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard backlit zoneKnown for one1-zone RGBUnknown — not stated by the source
Copilot keyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers3-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 (*3-Month Google AI Pro Subscription3-Month GoPro Premium+ Subscription1-Month Membership of Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps, Individual. The redemption duration from September 15, 2021 to August 31, 2028.3-Month Goodnotes Essential Subscription6-Month Dropbox 500GB Subscription1-Year ASUS Secure Auto-B
Microsoft CopilotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers43
Battery capacityDiffers90 Wh50 Wh
Removable batteryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Fast chargingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fast charging time (50%)Known for one30 minUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers240 W68 W
AC adapter output currentDiffers12 A3.4 A
USB Type-C required charging power (max)Differs100 W68 W
Securityidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceREACH, RoHS
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.2 kg1.1 kg
WidthDiffers354 mm311.2 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm215.8 mm
Height (front)Differs1.79 cm1.39 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.57 cm1.69 cm
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedDiffersYesNo

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