Asus refreshes its gaming laptops with cheaper RTX 5060 options

There are 4 antithetic models of budget-minded Asus TUFs equipped with the RTX 5060, and configuration options beyond that.

Asus is updating 3 of its gaming laptop lines with configurations featuring the caller GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, offering features similar Multi Frame Generation for higher framerates astatine somewhat little prices. Nvidia’s mid-range graphics are coming to the beefy ROG Strix G16 and G18, ROG Zephyrus G14 hybrid gaming / creativity laptop, and the entry-level TUF Gaming A14, A16, A18, and F16. 

That’s 7 caller laptops from Asus. And with the 5060 becoming the caller entry-level paper for each line, the caller configs tin beryllium astir $300 to $400 cheaper than their 5070 versions. Prices connected the caller 5060 models are arsenic debased arsenic $1,499.99 to somewhat higher configurations (with faster CPUs, much RAM, and much storage) arsenic pricey arsenic $2,099.99.

That debased $1,499.99 and precocious $2,099.99 some prevarication successful the ROG Strix G16. The Strix G16 and G18 look overmuch similar stripped-down versions of their pricier Strix Scar counterparts, with 16- and 18-inch 2560 x 1600 240Hz displays and the aforesaid wraparound RGB airy bars built into their chassis. Though, the much simplified Strix G models person IPS panels alternatively of Mini LED, and nary fancy lid with animated LEDs. The caller RTX 5060-equipped G16 and G18 are offered with Intel (Raptor Lake Refresh / Arrow Lake) and AMD (Dragon Range / Fire Range) spot options, 16GB oregon 32GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of storage. 

As Strix laptops are bulky machines (weighing arsenic overmuch arsenic 7 pounds successful the 18-inch model), they’re loaded with ports, including HDMI 2.1, ethernet, 3.5mm audio jack, 5 full USB ports for Intel models (three USB-A, 1 USB-C, and 1 Thunderbolt 4), and 4 full USB ports for AMD configs (two USB-A and 2 USB4).

The caller Asus TUF Gaming laptops besides travel successful a assortment of sizes and flavors, each present equipped with little costly RTX 5060 configurations than conscionable their existent RTX 5070 configurations. Like the Strix G models, the TUFs are reasonably chunky gaming-focused laptops but they marque immoderate sacrifices for the involvement of reaching definite terms points, similar little 144Hz and 165Hz refresh rates and the TUF A18 having an past USB 2.0 plug among its 5 full USB ports. (Heresy, I know.)

At $1,599.99 there’s the 18-inch TUF A18 and 16-inch TUF F16. The A18 comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 260 (Hawk Point) CPU and the F16 has an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (Arrow Lake). The TUF A14 and TUF A16 are adjacent up astatine $1,699.99, with the 14-inch packing an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (the aforesaid Krackan Point spot I precocious tested connected the Framework Laptop 13) and the 16-inch getting the aforesaid Ryzen 7 260 arsenic its bigger 18-inch sibling.

The simplest update is for Asus’s ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop, which is getting a $1,799.99 configuration with RTX 5060 graphics. The Zephyrus is Asus’s thinner gaming laptop that leans a small much towards the conventional, lending itself to traveling and not looking wholly retired of spot successful a cafe oregon library.

The laptop inactive looks arsenic it did erstwhile the G14 was redesigned backmost successful aboriginal 2024, with a 14-inch 2880 x 1800 120Hz OLED display, AMD Ryzen AI 9 270 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, 1 USB4, 1 USB-C, 2 USB-A, HDMI 2.1, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Just arsenic the precocious refreshed models from CES utilizing higher-end RTX 50-series GPUs, its USB-C ports got a tiny upgrade that allows you to usage Power Delivery charging connected either side. But, of course, if you privation to get the astir graphics powerfulness retired of this compact gaming laptop you’ll person to plug successful its hefty charger with reversible proprietary connector.

Since each of these laptops are equipped with the RTX 5060, they’re compatible with Nvidia’s DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation. While immoderate models are disposable present done Asus’s online store and prime retailers, the afloat availability of each configs is expected done June.