Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506 (15.6-Inch, 2020)

Great 1080p gaming performance ; Very respectable battery life ; Crisp high refresh rate screen

Intel internals fare better at certain workloads ; Not everyone will like the ‘tough’ design

Fantastic performance from gamer-friendly hardware that manages to stay on the right side of affordable. The TUF Gaming A15 also fares just as well for daily duties.

Plenty of power ; 144Hz display ; Reasonable price

Display is dull ; Plastic chassis

I’d love to give the Asus TUF Gaming a glowing write-up, truly I would. And if I thought all that people were interested in was outright speed, there would be a five-star Best Buy in the offing.

Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3070 Laptop deliver the goods for gaming.

A PCIe 4.0 SSD would’ve been a good inclusion.

It’s a very solid gaming laptop that has no significant weaknesses. It is in a fight against ASUS’ own Strix G15 Advantage however, as that laptop is very compelling at its current price-point.

Solid gaming, productivity for the price ; Day-long battery life ; Satisfying keyboard feel

Dull screen ; Large biker tattoo logo

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 proved it can go toe-to-toe with competitors in our benchmarks. Gaming framerates usually edged out slightly pricer machines by a hair, but the laptop’s screen makes things look bland.

Good battery life ; Great performance for price ; Good all-rounder

No biometrics ; Okay screen ; Tiny hard disk

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is a great laptop. As well as being capable of running today’s AAA games at decent quality, it has enough all-round strengths to make it a good choice for most buyers. Gaming pros will probably want something fancier (but then...

design refresh and good build quality for the class ; good inputs, IO ; excellent QHD 240Hz screen ; significantly more powerful than the 2021 generation ; support for the Manual profile added in Armory Crate ; 90W battery and fair runtimes, USB-C...

still some quirks affecting everyday ergonomics ; most ports squeezed together on the left edge ; choked-up fans leading to high CPU/GPU temperatures with the laptop sitting on the desk

Backlit keyboard with a separate numeric keypad ; Good screen with a thin bezel ; Pretty efficient cooling system ; Good keyboard and trackpad ; Durable built

A bit heavy ; Trackpad is located off-center ; No ; Average webcam ; Tight hinges

Excellent performance ; Great keyboard ; 144Hz screen

Bulky ; Muted colors ; Short battery life

The TUF A15 offers everything you need for a great, high-refresh esports experience, from a responsive keyboard to reliably good performance, and the screen is “good enough” for the occasional movie. It has powerful mid-range hardware in a well-built...